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From WTOP.com: Bill bans those convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol from serving on Maryland boards

https://wtop.com/maryland/2026/03/bill-bans-those-convicted-in-the-jan-6-attack-on-us-capitol-from-serving-on-maryland-boards/

Bill bans those convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol from serving on Maryland boards

If you were convicted for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a bill says you should not be able to serve on a Maryland state panel or garner “a special appointment” by the governor for certain positions.

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Prince George’s County has seen two redistricting disputes in the past decade.

Residents and voting‑rights advocates have proposed a charter amendment to strengthen the County’s redistricting rules before the next cycle begins.

I’m glad to be working on this both professionally and as a County resident.

Learn more:
https://www.mdredistricting.org/pgc_council

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From CBS News.com: Maryland mom now wearing ankle monitor, fighting to prove U.S. citizenship after ICE deportation threat

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-mom-ice-deportation-dulce-consuelo-diaz-morales-u-s-citizenship/

Maryland mom now wearing ankle monitor, fighting to prove U.S. citizenship after ICE deportation threat

Through a translator, 22-year-old Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales spoke publicly for the first time about her fight to prove her citizenship and a new ICE requirement that she now must wear an ankle monitor.

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From WTOP.com: We have to stand with the community’: Montgomery Co. leaders introduce bills to limit immigration enforcement

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2026/01/we-have-to-stand-with-the-community-moco-bills-on-ice-being-proposed/

‘We have to stand with the community’: Montgomery Co. leaders introduce bills to limit immigration enforcement

Montgomery County Council members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink are proposing bills to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to county facilities and bar the use of masks by law…

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From WTOP.com: Emotional testimony on immigration enforcement bill under consideration in Montgomery Co.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2026/01/montgomery-council-committees-to-consider-trust-act/

Emotional testimony on immigration enforcement bill under consideration in Montgomery Co.

Community members packed a Montgomery County Council meeting to speak in favor of a bill that would codify policies to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

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From WTOP News.com: Frederick County Council approves proposal that could lead to more data centers

https://wtop.com/frederick-county/2025/12/frederick-county-council-approves-proposal-that-could-lead-to-more-data-centers/

Frederick County Council approves proposal that could lead to more data centers

The Frederick County Council voted Tuesday night to approve a zoning plan that would allow for new data centers to be built on 2,600 acres of land.

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What’s on the line? Six Flags, Northwest Stadium, Morgan Blvd Metro, and a ton of rural greenfields beyond the Beltway. Massive development potential with no transparency - a disaster waiting to happen! Let the Planning Board know: #NoFPOZ
More info at: https://gchic.org/nofpoz

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From WTOP News.com: Lawmakers call denial of disaster assistance for Western Maryland floods a ‘gut punch’

https://wtop.com/maryland/2025/07/lawmakers-call-denial-of-disaster-assistance-for-western-maryland-floods-a-gut-punch/

Lawmakers call denial of disaster assistance for Western Maryland floods a ‘gut punch’

State leaders said they plan to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of disaster assistance for Western Maryland communities slammed by flooding in May.

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From WTOP News.com: Trump’s EPA calls on Maryland to reissue wind farm permit for Ocean City

https://wtop.com/maryland/2025/07/trumps-epa-calls-on-maryland-to-reissue-wind-farm-permit-for-ocean-city/

Trump’s EPA calls on Maryland to reissue wind farm permit for Ocean City

Federal officials are calling on the state to reissue a permit for a wind farm planned off the Ocean City coast, to correct what they say is an error in the original document.

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