500+ Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Filed
As of May 2023, there have been an estimated 500+ bills across the country targeting LGBTQ+ people according to the ACLU, Trans Legislation Tracker, and more.
Plastic Bag Ban
On March 7th, the County Commissioners met with Commanding Officer Derrick Kingsley of NAS/PAX. Unfortunately, the video recording of this meeting is unavailable because of a technical issue. Although no official memo was released summarizing this meeting, documents presented during the meeting are available online. Several topics were covered during this meeting, including a proposed ban of plastic bags in the county.
Editorial: HB 447
There has been much consternation over HB447, a bill from Delegate Crosby (D-29B) intending to change how St. Mary’s Countians vote for County Commissioners. The conversation about this idea has included misleading information and outright propaganda.
2023 Legislative Session Update
The Maryland General Assembly was sworn in on January 11th. Here’s an update on the progress of the St. Mary’s County Delegation.
Commissioner’s Public Meeting
On Tuesday, the County Commissioners will meet with the St. Mary’s County Delegation to discuss Commissioner & citizen proposed legislation. There were seven proposals submitted.