“The bill is an important statement that our state government is going to prioritize the health and financial needs of our student athletes,” said Del. Brooke Lierman, a Democrat who was a bill sponsor.
More than a dozen states have approved laws to allow athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image or likeness, or NIL for short.
“I think it’s something nationally that’s beginning to pick up steam on the specific issue of NIL,” said Sen. Justin Ready, a Maryland Republican who sponsored the legislation. “The NCAA has dragged its feet for so long on this issue. It makes no sense to me why a student athlete can’t earn money based on their name, image and likeness.”
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Harford County Executive Barry Glassman (R) (Screenshot from campaign video)
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Harford County Executive Barry Glassman said Monday that his bipartisan appeal and history of working across the political aisle make him well-positioned to become Maryland’s first Republican comptroller since 1900.
Glassman thus far has no primary opponents. The Democrats running for comptroller are Del. Brooke Lierman (Baltimore City) and Bowie Mayor Tim Adams. The candidates are vying to succeed popular incumbent Peter Franchot who has served as comptroller since 2007 and is running for governor.
Below is an edited excerpt of an interview Glassman did with MarylandReporter.com. Glassman discussed his campaign to be elected the state’s chief tax collector, his political leanings, and vaccination rates in Harford County.
Research shows that the path to becoming an unhealthy adult starts as early as in utero and infancy, and that conditions during childhood greatly affect individual health trajectories across the entire life course.
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