Robert Butler, Author at Baltimore Independent

Hogan announces new Maryland initiative will serve foreign companies

Maryland comptroller calls for special session to stop gas tax increase

Percentage of New Mexico state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014

Louisiana House committee approves education savings account program for victims of bullying

Hogan implores Maryland comptroller to deter summer gas tax hike

Maryland parents scrambling to find baby formula

Wyoming is only state so far to change number of state legislators after redistricting

Louisiana Legislature puts finishing touches on nearly $40B budget

Hospital transfer to advance health care in Maryland

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ nears for Maryland chicken farmers battling avian flu

Marylanders have capital budget in place, cap on cost of insulin

Maryland governor signs 105 bipartisan bills into law

New container line welcomed to Port of Baltimore

Maryland’s oyster harvest largest in 35 years

Maryland state park budget increase to prepare parks for next century

Iowa will recognize abortion rights if SCOTUS reverses Roe v. Wade

Frosh announces Maryland part of settlement with Inuit over tax products

Frosh calls contents of leaked abortion ruling ‘dangerous departure’

Maryland recycling bill remains in limbo after not passing this legislative session

Maryland board approves $5.2 million allocation to preserve historic Annapolis park

Think tank speakers call on Minnesota to offset tax cuts with $9.3 billion surplus

Maryland assisted-living facilities ordered to pay back wages

Carbon reduction bill for Connecticut’s electric grid awaits governor’s signature

U.S. production facility moving to Prince George’s County in Maryland

Hogan urges Marylanders to get vaccinated with $1M prize on the line

Rutherford celebrates mental, behavioral health victory in Maryland

Maryland governor signs 100 bipartisan bills into law

Maryland governor addresses police, visits human trafficking support center

Tennessee House passes bill to lower age for carrying handgun from 21 to 18

Ravnsborg impeachment trial slated to start 2 days before Republican convention

8 candidates running in the GOP primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District

Maine House approves plan to expand tribal sovereignty

Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner running in Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District

Occupation licensing reform bill for new Louisiana residents deferred by Senate committee

Maryland governor signs 79 bipartisan bills into law, including tax relief

General Assembly overrides Maryland governor’s veto of family paid leave

Maryland abortion bill veto overridden by Democrat-controlled General Assembly

Maryland investing $67 million in cancer projects, research

Maryland hasn’t ‘had any problems’ with gas stations complying with gas tax holiday

Missouri seeing double-digit percentage increases in tax collections

Connecticut bills could bring changes to property, income tax calculations

Rate of state legislative incumbents facing primary challengers doubles in Idaho compared to recent years

Hogan announces major manufacturer coming to Baltimore

Maryland House bills call for referendum and reform of cannabis legalization

Maryland General Assembly considering election bills on curing ballots, prosecuting violations

Hogan, Maryland legislative leaders announce long-term tax savings for residents

Maryland’s Cardin, Van Hollen urge president to protect the Chesapeake Bay

Bill could create revolving loan fund for Maryland child-care providers

Whitmer, lawmakers strike $4.8B spending deal for water, broadband, housing

Hitachi Rail to invest $70 million in Maryland

Republicans outraise Democrats by 128% in Indiana House races

Mississippi Legislature moving closer on income tax bills, but still far apart

Degree requirement for thousands of Maryland jobs dropped

Texas warns firms they could lose state contracts for divesting from fossil fuels

Maryland lawmakers review more than a dozen abortion bills in legislative cycle

Maryland leaders work to suspend gas tax for 30 days

Here are the Indiana education bills that passed in 2022

How Indiana’s anti-CRT bill failed even with a GOP supermajority

Fighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas Republicans

Maryland bill to double school safety spending heads to committee

Grant program to help Baltimore seniors ‘live with health and dignity’

Enrollees in health insurance sets record in Maryland

Maryland bill would call for investigations of unemployment insurance overpayments

Second round of Project Restore funds benefits downtowns

Indiana’s ‘divisive concepts’ bill dies in the Senate

Maryland lagging behind the 18 states that have legalized cannabis use

Select Shreveport residents to start getting income boost later this month

Debate between Texas GOP attorney general candidates got heated, even though incumbent Ken Paxton wasn’t there

Hogan calls on state’s Board of Education to rescind school mask policy

Maryland delegates review bills related to tax cuts, election laws

51% of Kentucky legislative districts are contested by only one of the two major parties

Advocate says USDA funds will help rural Maryland’s agriculture ‘diversify’

Maryland revitalization dollars go ‘all across the state of Maryland’

House deadlocks on Clean Fuel Standard Act, which fails on tie vote

Michigan Senate Oks bill to drop personal, corporate tax rate to 3.9%

Hogan announces $9 million in student loan debt relief

Four petitions filed against Maryland’s legislative maps

One of the hundreds of Texans who died in the 2021 winter storm was a Lubbock ex-hippie with a “brilliant, magical mind”

Skirmish Between Biden and Red States Over Medicaid Leaves Enrollees in the Balance

Arkansas’ net available revenue up $188.7M over forecast

Hydrogen Hub Act on hold after Egolf puts it on ‘Speaker’s Table’

Lamont names Gilman to commissioner post

Iowa cities’ preliminary plans for ARPA funding emphasize infrastructure spending

Threats from QAnon conspiracists have forced a butterfly sanctuary in the Rio Grande Valley to close

Maryland Senate panel reviewing eight election-related bills

A memorial to study paid family medical leave impacts goes to House floor next

Maryland delegate introduces voting bills requiring photo ID, signature verification

Hydrogen Hub Development Act tabled in first committee

Indiana House sends sweeping anti-CRT bill to the Senate

Iowa governor requests DHS staff salary increases, ‘status quo’ on Medicaid funding

Indiana bills seek to regulate teaching race in upcoming session

Louisiana lawmaker files legislation to fight homeowners associations

Ethics watchdog issues report on payday loan industry lobbying

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has fought vaccine mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

Maryland delegate panel hears testimony on five tax relief bills

Kemp’s budget proposal increases Georgia spending by $3B

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz join united Republican opposition to federal voting rights bills

Texas judge opens door for widespread constitutional challenges to Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative

Oklahoma sets December record for gross receipts

Tennessee bill would extend school vouchers to parents upset over mask mandates, virtual learning

How violence shook a Newark high school, despite pleas for help

February’s winter storm caught Texans by surprise. Here’s how to prepare this year.

‘We have done great things … but we don’t have the funding we need.’

Hawaii could be more transparent about CARES Act spending, report says

Maryland ranked 11th most severe in report balancing first-year COVID-19 lockdowns with economic impact

Dunleavy again asks lawmakers to split Alaska’s DHSS into two agencies

North Dakota could provide more details about CARES Act spending

Federal appellate court panel upholds Illinois’ new legislative maps

Iowa should look to North Carolina as an example for transformational tax reform

IDPH progressing on filling state medical director role

Fulfer, Parks win primaries in Arkansas Senate special election

New Jersey Assembly advances legislation to require new residents to register firearms

Iowa leisure and hospitality leaders say November job gains fall short of industry profitability

Maryland committee gives favorable nod to $156 million in school improvement projects

CPS chief says schools will reopen as planned Jan. 3 — but more classrooms could go remote

IPS won’t renew Ignite Achievement Academy contract

General Assembly to take up ARPA spending bills in January

Illinois ranks last for tax friendliness with ‘no end in sight’

Maryland takes action to protect against COVID-19 hospitalizations

Michigan legislature passes $1 billion budget supplements

New Hampshire faces lawsuit over ‘divisive concepts’ law

Government accountability bill becomes law in North Carolina

Five Colorado agencies found to have $15.1 million in excess funds

New Mexico state senator leaves Democratic Party after winning lawsuit against governor

Maryland public sector unions share COVID-era concerns with lawmakers

Colorado paid out $73.1 million in ‘likely or potentially fraudulent’ unemployment benefits last year

Report ranks North Carolina as 16th freest state in the U.S.

Gov. Lujan Grisham announces special session for redistricting, appropriating COVID relief funds will be next week

Sheriff’s deputies to remain in Shelby County Schools after board approves controversial contract

Texas regulators pass rule aimed at preventing natural gas producers from having power cut off during future winter storms

Minnesota GOP ask for special session for hero pay, drought relief

Tennessee spent about $245K for October’s special sessions

Queens Teacher Allowed Back to School After Report Details Alleged Grooming, Sex With Ex-Student

Becerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices

Tennessee board reviews $3.1B in ARPA spending, previews $6.2B in infrastructure

A swelling Texas treasury gives 2022 hopefuls room for big ideas

At funding trial, educators say they’re doing their best with less

Tay Anderson files defamation lawsuit against accusers

Senate, House ARPA spending bill not ready to be sent to governor

Election officials caution against rushed software rollout

For this West Philadelphia teacher, racial justice is at the core of her work

Four Republican women are running for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District

Newark will spend some school COVID aid on security cameras, cars, floor polishers

What Idaho will get under new infrastructure bill

A state district court judge hears over a dozen challenges to Texas’ abortion law Wednesday

From SoHo to Gowanus to the Upper East Side, de Blasio Legacy Projects Hit Crossroads

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over new COVID-19 vaccination rules for big businesses

Democrats rip New Hampshire GOP over political maps

Should Tennessee limit school mask mandates? Tell us what you think.

Philly district attorney joins effort to keep students safe

With a congressional seat suddenly open, Democrats in the Rio Grande Valley race to recruit for a competitive district

A former professor files free speech lawsuit against Collin College over tweets about Mike Pence

Section 8 tenants struggle to find homes in Albuquerque

Governors Island Climate Research Hub Hopefuls Include Ex-Bloomberg Deputy Mayor

Michigan’s GOP Senate votes to restrict school mask and vaccine rules

Report says Georgia government could operate more than a month with rainy funds

Texas’ new political maps create safer districts for incumbents — and put an end to some challengers’ runs

Worn-Out Nurses Hit the Road for Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets — and Morale

Tennessee lawmakers attempt to ban school mask mandates, again

Who’s Got Competition in the City Council? Look Up Who’s Running in Your District

First lawsuit filed challenging new Texas political maps as intentionally discriminatory

California Democrats rally around union as leader resigns over felony charges

Federal judge grants temporary restraining order in Colorado discrimination lawsuit over relief funds

GOP state Rep. Lyle Larson, who has increasingly broken with his party, won’t seek reelection

Another minority group challenges Illinois’ legislative maps

Feds forgive millions in Superstorm Sandy loans to New Jersey towns

Texas Senate approves congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled population growth

Civil forfeiture lawsuit against Arizona moving forward

South Texas was already a political battleground. New maps could alter game plans.

Asian New Yorkers See Hope in Preliminary Political Map That Unites Some Neighborhoods

Oklahoma lawmakers seeks answers on number of available jobs

Hearings on new Illinois congressional maps announced

Shelby County Schools cabinet member leaving to head Memphis charter network

Texas appears to be paying a secretive Republican political operative $120,000 annually to work behind the scenes on redistricting

Colorado taxpayers on the hook for $1,800 each despite federal aid infusion

John Wray fights for old Texas House seat against Brian Harrison in special election that has turned personal

All migrants have been cleared from encampment in Del Rio, homeland security secretary says

Newly disclosed prisoner addresses show 30% in Albuquerque. Advocates want to exclude them from political maps.

A Young Black Mother Died During Treatment for Postpartum Depression. Her Family Demands Answers

Border patrol agents criticized for treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio as U.S. tries to dissuade more from coming

Tennessee law restricting classroom discussions on race inspires passionate, poignant and enraged feedback

Biden administration moving Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters back to D.C. from Colorado

Iowa schedules special election to fill Rep. Breckenridge’s former seat on Oct. 12

Population changes the recipe for Texas’ political soup

Special election runoff between John Wray and Brian Harrison for state House district in North Texas set for Sept. 28

Groups Fighting Anti-Asian Hate Still Waiting for Funding Albany Pledged in Spring

Why At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Biden’s Push for Lower Prices

Recreational cannabis industry sparks struggle for water rights in parched New Mexico

An estimated $2 billion in fraud from 2005 Hurricane Katrina bailouts

California Set to Spend Billions on Curing Homelessness and Caring for ‘Whole Body’ Politic

West Virginia receives $1 million for projects to stop violence against women

Virginia launches supply chain program for businesses

State agencies make pitches for spending billions in Tennessee ARPA money

New laws reflect Republican lawmakers’ focus on their right flank

Texas House approves additional $2 billion for border security as state moves to build border wall

House Democrat challenges Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick over legislative staff funding

Beshear pulls Kentucky’s mask mandate

South Carolina small cities, towns to get $435M in ARPA money in September

Champions League: what you need to know about Man City, ‘sportswashing’ and future of Financial Fair Play

Anelka: Netflix documentary on ‘misunderstood’ French footballer fails to persuade

Bahrain v Israel: how sport could help cement peace accords in the Middle East

A college football season filled with so many unknowns begins in Hattiesburg tonight

Garcia, Stenson head the most star-studded list in Sanderson Farms Championship history

Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes

On a ‘video game numbers’ kind of day, State, Leach, Costello stole the show

One of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s favorite cases originated in Mississippi

How he did it: Reporter discovers pattern of Saudi students fleeing US amid charges

Internal Memo Shows Trump Administration Expects Drastic Drop in Demand for U.S. Visas for Years to Come

What Happens to New Jersey Officers Charged With Official Misconduct? We Gathered the Cases to Find Out.

A Real Vaccine Before the Election? It’d Take a Miracle.

Heartbreaking Bills, Lawsuit and Bankruptcy — Even With Insurance

Promises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up

High court avoids ‘impermissible bias’ question in solar utility ruling

Anger, paralysis, and heavy hearts: Students and educators grapple with Breonna Taylor decision

NYC principals union: Mayor de Blasio, chancellor should cede control of schools

NRA Under Fire – Leadership Facing Fraud Charges

SpaceX Launches Rockets & Resorts, Lands Contracts & Spacecrafts

Lee Enterprises shutters Missoula Independent

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United won’t appear on live UK TV – the 3pm blackout no longer makes sense

By Robert Butler September 10, 2021 No Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United will be watched live on television by football fans around the world – but not if they live in the UK. The reason for this is the decades-old “3pm blackout”, a policy designed to protect match attendance and revenue in the era of live television. But in the world […]

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