We got the bus lanes. Now we need to make them work! [Community Architect Daily]
https://communityarchitectdaily.blogspot.com/2019/04/we-got-bus-lanes-now-we-need-to-make.html
2019 Pre-Session Newsletter
1. Session 2019 Happy 2019! On Wednesday January 9th, the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes in Annapolis for the 90-day legislative session. I am really excited to get to work …
NRA Questionnaire
Responsible Gun Owners nationwide agree that we should strengthen background checks, and permit additional requirements and ‘hurdles’ to legal gun ownership…
Clean Water Activists Arrested at the State House [via The Arundel Patriot]
Five clean-water activists were arrested at the Maryland State House yesterday. The five Grandmothers blocked the West entrance to the building in an attempt to get Gov. Hogan to stop …
Bill Proposes Cameras to Keep Motorists Out of Bus-Only Lanes [via The Baltimore Sun]
A pair of bills pending in the Maryland General Assembly propose equipping Maryland Transit Administration buses with cameras to photograph and fine drivers using downtown Baltimore’s new red, bus-only lanes. …
Here’s Why Maryland Needs a Basic Health Plan [via The Washington Post]
Health care is a human right. But affordable care is under attack. The first line of defense to protect health care for millions of Americans falls on the states. We …
Amid a Record Homicide Rate, Baltimore Called a Ceasefire — and It Worked [via The Intercept]
Democratic Delegate Robbyn Lewis, who was canvassing in support of her legislative agenda during the Ceasefire weekend, cited an increase in opioid deaths during an interview with The Intercept. “More people in Baltimore City have died of opioid overdose than died of gunshot wounds,” she said, noting that, in 2017, there were more than 500 opioid overdose deaths.