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Oct 10, 2024 · Poll: Majority of Marylanders support reproductive rights ballot question. BY: Bryan P. Sears - October 9, 2024. Maryland voters are poised to enshrine the right to abortion access in the state constitution, with 69% of voters saying they will support it and just 21% opposed, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Is ‘abortion’ actually on the November ballot? Breaking down …
4 days ago · Supporters say opponents are just “making stuff up” to confuse voters on an issue that has overwhelming support – a recent poll said 69% of those surveyed plan to vote for Question 1, compared to 21% who will vote no. Even though the word abortion is not on ballot, they said, there’s no way the amendment can be interpreted otherwise.
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Oct 11, 2024 · Medicare policy on supplemental oxygen has forced some patients to retreat from life. BY: Mary Kitlowski - September 23, 2024. Medicare policy treats oxygen, something we all need to stay alive, like a medical device, with the lowest bidder getting the contract. The goal was to save money, but it made many oxygen users less active and homebound.
Know your ballot: The five constitutional questions facing …
Oct 27, 2022 · Although the Maryland gubernatorial election remains the major focus in the Nov. 8 general election, voters also have a say on five constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some could have a profound effect on Marylanders’ everyday lives; others are more obscure. Voters have a choice to legalize cannabis for recreational use, raise the monetary threshold […]
Adopt fix-it-first, climate-resilient, sustainable transportation ...
1 day ago · The act requires MDOT to budget at least $450 million in both FY 2025 and FY 2026 for MTA’s state of good repair, but MDOT is allocating just $336 million and $376 million in each year. Upgrading MTA facilities is essential, because revitalization of Baltimore depends on maintaining a modern, reliable transit system.
Issue 1: Reproductive rights (2024 Voter Guide) – Maryland Matters
Reproductive rights. During the 2023 General Assembly session, the General Assembly passed a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive rights — including the right to abortion — in Maryland’s constitution, if approved by voters. The language to be added to the Constitution’s Declaration of Rights states: That every ...
With Pandemic Benefits Ending, Maryland and U.S ... - Maryland Matters
Sep 18, 2021 · The American Rescue Plan and other emergency measures kept an estimated 729,000 Marylanders out of poverty this year, according to a recent congressional report. But the cutoff of extended unemployment and other benefits could trigger a reverse effect. The coronavirus pandemic brought a new wave of financial hardships for families across the ...
The key to Maryland’s growth is not austerity
Sep 3, 2024 · Maryland’s economy continues to produce one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.7%, yet our economy is not growing as it should due to high cost of housing, long commutes and young workers leaving the state as a result. Maryland’s budget is facing a huge shortfall in the next fiscal year, as federal COVID-19 relief has ...
Medicaid ‘unwinding’ leading to more health care purchases on …
Mar 6, 2024 · The massive Medicaid eligibility redetermination period — often called “unwinding” — has contributed to more Marylanders buying individual private health care plans through the state’s insurance marketplace, according to a Monday budget hearing in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Social Services.