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The Cyber Battlefield: Top Cybersecurity Threats Facing Businesses
As the digital world develops, so do the cybersecurity threats that businesses face. With attacks escalating in frequency and diversity, it’s become crucial for organizations to understand these threats to be able to react accordingly. Research shows 72% of organizations feel their business is under the threat of cyber attacks, which isn’t at all surprising considering the thousands of incidents that have recently occurred and over 8 billion data breaches worldwide.
Anti-scalping bill spurs controversy
ANNAPOLIS, Md – Season ticket holders are pushing back against an anti-scalping bill in the Maryland General Assembly they say would harm their right to transfer tickets and make a profit when they miss a game. The bill – which calls for greater transparency in ticket pricing and restricts...
State Roundup: Stalwart motorcyclists continue to loosen helmet requirement; Moore advocates for affordable housing bills
BIKERS AGAIN SEEK TO MAKE HELMETS OPTIONAL: A group of bikers in leather vests and wispy beards greets lawmakers here each Monday of the legislative session, hoping this is the year they’ll succeed in their galvanizing cause: gutting a Maryland law that requires them to wear helmets. The group, which calls itself A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments, has experienced decades of setbacks on the helmet issue. Its vociferous critics say ABATE’s position is at a minimum, eccentric and at worst, dangerous. Sapna Bansil of Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com.
Meet the bikers who try – and fail – each year to erode Maryland’s helmet law
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A group of bikers in leather vests and wispy beards greets lawmakers here each Monday of the legislative session, hoping this is the year they’ll succeed in their galvanizing cause: gutting a Maryland law that requires them to wear helmets. The group, which calls itself...
State Roundup: Bill would shield names of child victims in court records; new state portal causes delay in some tax refunds
BILL WOULD SHIELD NAMES OF CHILD VICTIMS IN COURT RECORDS: News organizations generally do not publish the names of victims of crimes such as sexual assault, including children. But the victims’ names are available for anyone to see in publicly-available court documents, including indictments and statements of charges. The process to remove those names is opaque and cumbersome — a facet of the justice system that lawmakers and advocates are working to change. Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner.
State Roundup: Moore pulls together $90M to reduce carbon pollution, fight for environmental justice; poll finds broad support for medical aid in dying
MOORE ANNOUNCES $90M TO REDUCE CARBON, SEEK ‘ENVIRO JUSTICE:’ Gov. Wes Moore announced plans Friday for spending $90 million on reducing carbon pollution in Maryland, using an unexpected pot of money to fight what he called “environmental injustice.” Kiersten Hacker of Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com. Electrifying large...
Security Tips for Renters: Protecting Your Apartment or Rental Home
Moving into a new apartment causes a rush of emotions accompanied by fears about security issues and how safe the place will be for you and your family. That could reside in the fact that we constantly see information about various property offenses despite statistics about crime trends in the US showing a steady decline. Property crime is at its lowest in decades, and still, wondering about the safety of a rental home is a valid concern.
Moore puts extra pot of cash toward green projects
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore announced plans Friday for spending $90 million on reducing carbon pollution in Maryland, using an unexpected pot of money to fight what he called “environmental injustice.”. The largest portion of the money, $50 million, will go toward decarbonizing community buildings like hospitals,...
State Roundup: John Teichert pulls out of U.S. Senate race, backs Larry Hogan; U.S. House Democrats push for more foreign aid; Adrienne Jones releases ‘decency agenda’ video
TEICHERT WITHDRAWS FROM U.S. SENATE RACE, BACKS HOGAN: The field of Republicans vying for U.S. Senate will get a little smaller Friday as one of the leading candidates departs the race and endorses former Gov. Larry Hogan. John Teichert, a retired Air Force General, was to announced today that he is ending the campaign he began last October and throwing his support behind Hogan, who was a surprise entry at the filing deadline last Friday.
Hogan’s run for U.S. Senate is all the buzz among former Capitol colleagues
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Larry Hogan’s recent decision to run for U.S. Senate comes as a shock to many of the state’s lawmakers — especially Democrats who worked with the former Republican governor and think he wasn’t all that cooperative with the legislature. Now, he’s aiming...
State Roundup: Fate of bill uncertain to give voters a say in filling legislative vacancies; mixed testimony over 11% tax on guns and ammo to fund trauma care
BILL TO GIVE VOTERS MORE SAY IN FILLING VACANCIES REMAINS UNCERTAIN: The fate of a bill in the General Assembly to give voters a say in filling vacancies in the legislature — a process now firmly in the hands of local political party committees — remains uncertain with two months left in the session. But, after two recent legislative hearings, advocates of moving toward a special elections process to fill such vacancies are coalescing around a plan — labeled a “compromise” by its sponsor — intended to prevent legislators appointed by party committees from serving almost an entire four-year term without facing the voters. Louis Peck/MoCo 360.
Sparks fly as Maryland Democrats try to cap live-event ticket prices
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – State lawmakers are proposing legislation that cracks down on ticket scalping in Maryland, hoping to stop unfair ticket prices and bad actors in the resale market. Sen. Dawn Gile, D-Anne Arundel, and fellow Democrats in both chambers are pushing this ticketing reform bill, inspired by the...
State Roundup: Advocates hope to raise the tipped minimum wage through ballot issue; lawmakers propose tougher sentences for crimes in ‘sacred spaces’
ADVOCATES OF HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED WORKERS SEEK TO GET ISSUE ON BALLOT: Advocates pushing for a higher minimum wage for tipped workers announced Tuesday that they will press to take the question directly to Maryland voters in November after lawmakers scrapped a bill that would have raised the pay floor. Katie Shepherd/The Washington Post.
Maximizing Your Potential: Strategies for Excelling in the Washington Real Estate License Course
Taking up a career in real estate in Washington State is one of the best decisions you can make in your life. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing it as a part-time sideline, or you’re in it full-time, you need to understand that enrolling for a Washington real estate license course is an essential initial step towards achieving your goal.
State Roundup: Family of slain teen lobbies for services for children who commit violent acts; Poll: Marylanders say ‘no’ to 1-cent tax hike for transit projects
FAMILY OF SLAIN TEEN LOBBIES FOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO KILL: The family of a Baltimore teen shot and killed by a 9-year-old boy has been working for more than a year to force the state to help children who have committed acts of violence. Since Nykayla Strawder’s death in August 2022, her family members have lobbied lawmakers in Annapolis to pass a bill that would mandate services for young children whose actions resulted in someone’s death. But that journey to make one small change in the law has proved harder and more complicated than they’d ever imagined. Brenda Wintrode/The Baltimore Banner.
State Roundup: Larry Hogan runs for GOP nomination to U.S. Senate; patients testify on medical aid-in dying bill
HOGAN TO MAKE RUN FOR THE U.S. SENATE: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will run for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Hogan, a Republican, announced his campaign on Friday via social media, releasing a video just nine hours before Maryland’s candidacy deadline and surprising a lot of political observers. Brennan Stewart, Yesenia Montenegro, Torrence Banks, Lisa Woelfl and Angel Gingras of Capital News Service/MarylandReporter.com.
Nobody saw it coming – Hogan files for U.S. Senate
Nobody saw it coming. Nobody expected Larry Hogan would run for U.S. Senate. Having covered the man closely for the last decade, I took him at his word two years ago when he said he was not interested in being a U.S. senator. That was fully consistent with the Larry Hogan I had come to know since he launched Change Maryland in 2011.
Maryland’s Hogan makes surprise entry into GOP race for US Senate
WASHINGTON – Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will run for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Hogan, a Republican, announced his campaign on Friday via social media, releasing a video just nine hours before Maryland’s candidacy deadline and surprising a lot of political observers. “Fifty years ago, my...
Officer fights to deter drivers like one who injured him
Less than four months after losing his legs in an attempt to stop a reckless highway driver, a Montgomery County police officer is at the forefront of a movement to crack down on negligent driving in Maryland. Sgt. Patrick Kepp plans to testify on two bills in the state capital...
State Roundup: Speaker defends Juvenile Justice Reform Bill; Kim Klacik files again for Congress
SPEAKER JONES DEFENDS JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM BILL: As Maryland lawmakers take on criticism for a proposed juvenile justice reform bill, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones testified Thursday in its support. Jones, who rarely appears at bill hearings, spoke first before a packed Judiciary Committee room on House Bill 814 – Juvenile Law Reform. She expressed some frustration at how the legislation has been characterized by critics. William J. Ford/Maryland Matters.
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