Gov. Wes Moore’s administration is reversing changes to Maryland’s vehicle emissions program that were enacted late in Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration.
New regulation and an accompanying procurement process designed to execute the Hogan administration’s plan to scale back emissions inspections has been put on hold.
The reason for the oversight visit is aimed at strengthening oversight, public participation, and promoting accountability and transparency in government. The legislature is expected at the Tswaing.
Violent attacks against non-Muslims in regions outside the capital Bishkek have continued in 2022 and into 2023, local Protestants told Forum 18. Officials refused to explain why perpetrators are not prosecuted and punished, and what is being done to stop such attacks. When such attacks happen, Protestants stated, "local believers are afraid to complain to the authorities" as "they are afraid of reprisals from the authorities and local mobs for complaining". "These are only isolated cases," Kanatbek Midin uuly of the State Commission for Religious Affairs claimed.
Proposed changes in vehicle emissions program would ease the burden of VEIP testing for newer model cars and put the burden of paying for the anti-pollution measures on the backs of low-wealth people.