Abdullah Sultan, Author at MarylandReporter.com

A Right Worth Defending: What Enshrining Citizenship in Maryland Could Mean

As federal agencies roll back protections for immigrants and the Supreme Court threatens access to birthright citizenship, Maryland lawmakers face growing pressure to assert the state’s commitment to inclusion. One proposed response is a constitutional provision that would affirm that all persons born in Maryland are Marylanders, entitled to full protection under state law.

State Roundup: Harford schools among first to go to trial against social media companies; electricity bills to rise up to 5% next summer

Harford schools among first to go to trial against social media companies over student harms; electricity bills to rise up to 5% next summer.

State Roundup: With FEMA funds axed, what will happen to Crisfield? Trump policies threaten Maryland’s other climate efforts

With FEMA funds axed, what will happen to a sinking Crisfield? Trump policies threaten Maryland’s other climate efforts; 19th century children’s graves rediscovered at Cheltenham; medical examiners called 20% of deaths autopsied ‘undetermined.’

Trump administration policies pose threats to Maryland’s ambitious climate efforts

The low-lying coastal community of Crisfield, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, lost a federal grant aimed at preventing flooding and managing sea-level rise, while universities and research institutions across the state face extensive funding cuts. Disappearing, too, are federal incentives to move to clean energy sources — replaced by President Donald Trump’s effort to repeal state laws aimed at addressing climate change. Meanwhile, scores of employees at federal environmental agencies, including many from Maryland, have already lost or could soon lose their jobs.

State Roundup: Maryland defends permit for offshore wind farm; what happened to Moore’s support for reparations bill? the daring audit that sparked a reckoning over deaths in police custody

Maryland defends permit for offshore wind farm; What happened to Gov. Moore’s support for reparations bill? A daring audit sparked a reckoning over deaths in police custody.

Maryland Doubles Down on Electric School Bus Boondoggle

Despite the warnings from previous failed experiments — and a damning Montgomery County Inspector General report — Maryland continues to throw millions at electric school buses that work better in press releases than on actual roads. Last week, the Maryland Energy...

state roundup: NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPT. REASSIGNED; Senate committee approves FBI HQ stay in D.C.; MOORE SIGNS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORDER;

NAVAL ACADEMY’S FIRST FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT BEING REASSIGNED: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first woman and Hispanic person to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, is being reassigned after just 18 months in the latest Trump-era change at the Annapolis military college,...

State Roundup: Power project firm files another suit for land access; Mo Co gives job preference to laid off federal workers

Power project company files another lawsuit seeking access to private land; Do you understand Maryland’s climate goals? State sues feds to keep disaster mitigation program; Montgomery County gives job priority to laid off federal workers.

Questions – and answers – about Maryland’s climate efforts

Maryland touts its climate goals as some of the most ambitious in the country. The state is required by state law to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2031 and hit net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Legislation passed in 2022 and a pollution reduction plan published in late 2023 lay out a road map to reaching these goals. But what does this plan involve, and what does it mean for Marylanders? Here’s a closer look.

State Roundup: Pedestrian, bicyclist input sought on road safety improvements; loan program for laid off federal workers criticized; state benefits application streamlined

Pedestrian, bicyclist input sought on road safety improvements; loan program for laid off federal workers criticized; state benefits application streamlined

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