Saltar al contenidonuevas leyesLlegó el mes de octubre y con él, la implementación de varias leyes en Maryland y DC.En Maryland, el control de armas, el abuso infantil, el fentanilo, entre otros, son los temas que acapararon la política pública durante esta sesión.Recibe las noticias locales y los pronósticos del tiempo directo a tu email. Inscríbete para recibir newsletters de Telemundo Washington aquí.En DC, comenzará la aplicación de una ley que prohíbe a las empresas dejar de usar efectivo.A continuación un resumen de las medidas que entraron el domingo 1 de octubre de 2023.DC aprobó...…Saltar al contenidonuevas leyesLlegó el mes de octubre y con él, la implementación de varias leyes en Maryland y DC.En Maryland, el control de armas, el abuso infantil, el fentanilo, entre otros, son los temas que acapararon la política pública durante esta sesión.Recibe las noticias locales y los pronósticos del tiempo directo a tu email. Inscríbete para recibir newsletters de Telemundo Washington aquí.En DC, comenzará la aplicación de una ley que prohíbe a las empresas dejar de usar efectivo.A continuación un resumen de las medidas que entraron el domingo 1 de octubre de 2023.DC aprobó...WW…

Skip to contentnew lawsNew laws on guns, child abuse, fentanyl, sexual assault and much more went into effect in Maryland on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.In D.C., enforcement begins for a law that prohibits businesses from going cashless.New Maryland gun control laws were approved as part of state lawmakers' response to last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended a requirement to demonstrate a particular need for a license to carry a concealed gun in public. The laws face a federal court challenge brought by gun rights groups.For abuse survivors, Maryland's statute of limitations has ended...…Skip to contentnew lawsNew laws on guns, child abuse, fentanyl, sexual assault and much more went into effect in Maryland on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.In D.C., enforcement begins for a law that prohibits businesses from going cashless.New Maryland gun control laws were approved as part of state lawmakers' response to last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended a requirement to demonstrate a particular need for a license to carry a concealed gun in public. The laws face a federal court challenge brought by gun rights groups.For abuse survivors, Maryland's statute of limitations has ended...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/727706a75d4402097eb013b374558835Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/727706a75d4402097eb013b374558835Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The names of two members of the Confederacy should be removed from buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy, the chairman of the academy’s Board of Visitors said Thursday.Rep. C.A Dutch Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, said the Pentagon should consider removing Confederate names from all military bases as people across the country protest against racial inequality and police brutality.“There has been...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/727706a75d4402097eb013b374558835Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/727706a75d4402097eb013b374558835Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The names of two members of the Confederacy should be removed from buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy, the chairman of the academy’s Board of Visitors said Thursday.Rep. C.A Dutch Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, said the Pentagon should consider removing Confederate names from all military bases as people across the country protest against racial inequality and police brutality.“There has been...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press analysis.Rapid, widespread testing is considered essential to tracking and...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press analysis.Rapid, widespread testing is considered essential to tracking and...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/maryland-virus-outbreak-elijah-cummings-us-news-ap-top-news-c883502301dc71ed2336c7c2ade533f0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/maryland-virus-outbreak-elijah-cummings-us-news-ap-top-news-c883502301dc71ed2336c7c2ade533f0Click to copyRelated topicsBALTIMORE (AP) — Democrat Kweisi Mfume easily won a mostly mail-in election to finish the term of retaking a Maryland congressional seat he held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP.Mfume defeated Republican Kimberly Klacik in the heavily Democratic 7th Congressional District, capping a race...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/maryland-virus-outbreak-elijah-cummings-us-news-ap-top-news-c883502301dc71ed2336c7c2ade533f0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/maryland-virus-outbreak-elijah-cummings-us-news-ap-top-news-c883502301dc71ed2336c7c2ade533f0Click to copyRelated topicsBALTIMORE (AP) — Democrat Kweisi Mfume easily won a mostly mail-in election to finish the term of retaking a Maryland congressional seat he held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP.Mfume defeated Republican Kimberly Klacik in the heavily Democratic 7th Congressional District, capping a race...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/maryland-larry-hogan-a32a3ed77f005f986cf8825217d99611Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/maryland-larry-hogan-a32a3ed77f005f986cf8825217d99611Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot.The vote by Maryland’s House of Delegates comes after decades of debate over the song titled “Maryland, My Maryland.” It sends the measure to Republican Gov. Larry...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/maryland-larry-hogan-a32a3ed77f005f986cf8825217d99611Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/maryland-larry-hogan-a32a3ed77f005f986cf8825217d99611Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot.The vote by Maryland’s House of Delegates comes after decades of debate over the song titled “Maryland, My Maryland.” It sends the measure to Republican Gov. Larry...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/maryland-police-baltimore-police-reform-86ee51ff1def506086b461bc62bfe731Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/maryland-police-baltimore-police-reform-86ee51ff1def506086b461bc62bfe731Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Every Wednesday, for 395 weeks, Tawanda Jones has held a vigil to protest the death of her brother, Tyrone West, who died after a struggle with Baltimore police in 2013.Jones’ protests used to take place on the streets of Baltimore, but since the pandemic, she has moved her activism online, where she recently waited late into...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/maryland-police-baltimore-police-reform-86ee51ff1def506086b461bc62bfe731Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/maryland-police-baltimore-police-reform-86ee51ff1def506086b461bc62bfe731Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Every Wednesday, for 395 weeks, Tawanda Jones has held a vigil to protest the death of her brother, Tyrone West, who died after a struggle with Baltimore police in 2013.Jones’ protests used to take place on the streets of Baltimore, but since the pandemic, she has moved her activism online, where she recently waited late into...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-maryland-baltimore-laws-d23c517a1cb771777bd717020386af83Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-maryland-baltimore-laws-d23c517a1cb771777bd717020386af83Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law taxing digital advertising by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google is being challenged in federal court as “a punitive assault” on digital advertising and should be struck down, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by leading trade associations.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-maryland-baltimore-laws-d23c517a1cb771777bd717020386af83Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-maryland-baltimore-laws-d23c517a1cb771777bd717020386af83Click to copyRelated topicsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law taxing digital advertising by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google is being challenged in federal court as “a punitive assault” on digital advertising and should be struck down, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by leading trade associations.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in...WW…