The legislation allowing voters to decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in Maryland’s Constitution is expected to reach the House floor this week.

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones was one of five Black state house speakers invited to a White House meeting on Monday, the same day Gov. Wes Moore attended a Black History Month event at the White House.

Last year, thousands of Marylanders had federal food benefits stolen from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Several dozen GOP legislators implored Democrats to help them strip juvenile justice reforms the General Assembly passed last year and to impose stronger penalties on those who commit crimes with guns or those who steal them.

Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones both said Monday that they support moving the 2024 primary so that it does not overlap with Passover.

The Maryland Republican Party has to look for a new nominee to put on the State Board of Elections, after Gov. Wes Moore rejected the party’s pick of a self-described “election integrity activist.”

But Senate Republicans, who are outnumbered nearly 3-to-1, made it clear during floor speeches Vincent Schiraldi’s philosophies didn’t align with theirs.

The ceremonial handoff of names between the coequal branches marks a Maryland tradition researchers have traced back well over a century.

The acting secretary of juvenile services was the only Cabinet nominee to receive an unfavorable vote from Republicans.

Most of Gov. Moore’s Cabinet picks advanced to a full Senate vote, but Republicans requested more time with juvenile services nominee Vincent Schiraldi.

The former New York City Department of Correction Commissioner favors abolishing youth prisons.

At the end of a week bookended by threats and acts of gun violence, Senate President Bill Ferguson said Maryland and a the country has a “massive, massive problem” with guns.

Maryland lawmakers chose a simpler tax structure than other states, opting for only a sales tax instead of a combination of excise, weight and potency taxes.

The expansive legislation, which tackles a host of commerce-related issues, including safety regulations, taxes and licensing equity, comes months after voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana.

Legislative leaders have said the bill will be introduced soon — possibly Friday.

The former executive, U.S. Army captain and Rhodes scholar invited six guests from across the state. As he tied each person’s history to his administration’s plans, he asked legislators and dignitaries to recognize each Marylander’s accomplishments.

“At a time when civic bonds are frayed, where many feel more disconnected from their neighbors than ever before, service is the antidote to the epidemic of loneliness and otherness,” Moore said in his speech before lawmakers.

The coalition of gun safety groups has the backing of new Gov. Wes Moore and other state leaders, but gun rights groups say the law is in their favor.

Legislative services, the department responsible for writing the bills, confirmed receiving more than 700 requests in the last two days before the deadline — a new record.

The budget plan does not include tax increases, and keeps $2.5 billion in the state’s Rainy Day Fund.