February 20113 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis (in the high school) We need people to register to attend, so we know which actual lobby appointments to arrange and to have the right amount of food for the light dinner being provided by ST. Mary’s. Here is the link to register
A letter from Tiffany Hartung, field director or Interfaith Power & Light Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin reached an agreement on $369 billion in crucial climate investments. The bill, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, is a budget reconciliation bill that requires only a simple majority in
Aug. 2, 2022 The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to expand lifesaving health care benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Senators voted 86-11 after Republicans agreed to lift their blockade of the popular bill, caving in to pressure from more than 60 veterans groups —
From Toni Moore-Duggan Please consider joining the League of Women Voters. We are in need of your membership. The League has been a long standing voice for voters rights for many years. I serve as the Chair of the DEI Committee and Flo has served as past President and is
Testimony IN FAVOR of SB 275 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Establishment (Time To Care Act 2022) Senate Finance Committee February 10, 2022 1:00 PM Presented to: Delores G. Kelley, Chairman BY: Candra Healy, St. Ignatius Catholic Community, Justice & Peace Committee Chair My
What is Time To Care? The Time to Care Act (HB8/SB275) will help Marylanders take time away from work to care for new babies, loved ones with serious health conditions, or themselves. With income partially replaced from an insurance fund into which they’ve paid, families are also better able to
Hunger & Poverty Laws Hundreds of new laws are on the books in Maryland as of July 1. These include a repeal of the Civil-War-era state song, support for low-income and at-risk students to continue their education; tax credits for diaper donations; crisis support for service members, veterans and their families;
The Police Bill of Rights is intended to protect American law enforcement personnel from investigation and prosecution arising from conduct during official performance of their duties, and provides them with privileges based on due process additional to those normally provided to other citizens. On April 10th, Maryland became the first
The Dignity Not Detention Act, sponsored by Delegate Vaughn Stewart, was originally intended to prohibit Maryland law enforcement from opening contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain undocumented individuals in their local jails. Exciting news – Dignity Not Detention passes in the General Assembly! There are no words
The Driver Privacy Act (HB23/SB234) just PASSED in on 3rd reader the Senate with a veto-proof majority. Words can not express how incredible this win is for immigrant families. We got 33 votes in total – all Democrats AND Republican, Senator Chris West. Here are the next steps: The bill
Congress faces a March 22nd deadline to pass critical funding bills to avert a government shutdown. These funding bills include lifesaving assistance to meet the humanitarian needs of those arriving at our borders and millions of displaced persons overseas. Due to continued inaction by Congress, many essential U.S. humanitarian programs—both foreign and domestic—remain in limbo.
After months of delay, a pair of bills requiring—and incentivizing developers to build more affordable housing units will be presented before the full Baltimore City Council Tuesday, and could be called for a vote. The bills are part of a package of what’s known as inclusionary housing legislation because they
Baltimore coalition launches effort to campaign for land bank to acquire vacant properties By Giacomo Bologna Iya Kenya MahaliyaDara loves her Northwest Baltimore home, but she’s getting tired of her neighbors. For the past seven years the 48-year-old Baltimore native has lived in a Park Heights rowhome she inherited from
Please let President Biden and his administration know you strongly support temporary protective status (TPS) for immigrants from Nicaragua, Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala by signing this petition from CASA. Since 1990, temporary protected status (TPS) has allowed migrants from countries with unsafe conditions to reside and work legally
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