The 2019 legislative session wrapped up late Monday night sparing the last 30 minutes of Sine Die for a joint session to honor House Speaker Mike Busch who died Sunday.

Sine Die was the day Sen. Sarah Elfreth cracked. The 30-year-old Annapolis Democrat loved every minute of the previous 89 days of the General Assembly. But Monday was different.

In theater, we have a time known as tech week when we feel like gods because we create whole worlds in six days, and on the seventh day, we do two shows.

In the state of Maryland, there are no laws stating that medical students in training cannot perform a pelvic exam while a patient is under anesthesia without first getting the patient’s consent.

The Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank is close to securing a 15-year lease and Maryland lawmakers have placed $165,000 for roof repairs.

A state delegate is fighting to stop the practice of performing a pelvic exam while a patient is under anesthesia without the patient's consent in hospitals in Maryland. In Maryland, there's no law against it.

Last year was called the Year of the Woman and indeed women won unprecedented seats nationally and locally.

The Anne Arundel County delegation voted in support of House Bill 993 that would allow the County Council to take up campaign finance reform.

If the Anne Arundel County delegation solely decided on the passage of a medically assisted suicide bill, it would have failed on an 8-7 vote Thursday afternoon.

It is easy to forget that politicians are people, that we have lives, and families, and that sometimes we are messy.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Anne Arundel County Democratic Women’s Club (AACDWC) is inviting the community to learn about the county’s “herstory.”

Maryland House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Friday barring the placement of items or symbols on property to intimidate specific groups of people.

I’ve only donated blood once before and hadn’t planned to again, but Saturday I gave for Wendi.

Del. Heather Bagnall has proposed legislation to forbid health care practitioners, students and trainees from performing pelvic, rectal or prostate exams on unconscious or anesthetized patients without written consent or unless medically necessary.

There is an expression veteran legislators use frequently when describing the experience of a 90-day session in which approximately 3,000 pieces of legislation will be considered — “drinking from a fire hose.”

It is a challenge even before I have entered my office to know what will be the hot-button issue of the season.

The 188-member Maryland General Assembly will engage in policy debates, with Democrats and Republicans drafting legislation that will have a long-term impact on Marylanders.

Thank you to Jeff Macris, Annapolis Education Commission, and County Councilwoman Lisa Rodvien, for testifying on Thursday before our superintendent and Board of Education in support of retaining and hiring seven temporary teacher assistants, aka, community ambassadors, based at Annapolis High School.

About a third of the lawmakers in this year’s session are freshmen, part of the largest group ever of women lawmakers to serve the State House.

With spouses and children by their sides, Maryland’s 188 lawmakers were sworn into office Wednesday. The House of Delegates and state Senate held simultaneous ceremonies at noon on opposite sides of the State House. While lawmakers are expected to hash out tricky issues over the next 90 days, the first day was largely reserved for celebration and optimism.