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If you were presenting expert testimony pursuant to Md. Rule 5-702 before the landmark opinion Rochkind v. Stevenson, 471 Md. 1 (2020), you were proceeding under the Frye-Reed standard for admissibility of scientific evidence. (The opinion must be generally accepted as reliable within the expert’s relevant scientific community, and comply with Md. Rule 5-702: The ...

To the Editor: At AARP Maryland, we share many of the concerns raised by Susan Peschin’s April 9 op-ed about the high price for consumers of many prescription drugs in the state. But we believe she has misplaced concerns about the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) and is partly misrepresenting what occurred at the ...

The changes would “further erode police morale, community relationships and public confidence.” These were the words written by Gov. Larry Hogan in his veto message to legislation regarding several very essential police reform bills. In his veto, Hogan further stated that he believed that the proposed bills were “overtaken by political agendas that do not ...

In hopes of reducing the number of uninsured people in Maryland, which currently sits at about 6% of the state’s population, the General Assembly has passed two bills that will make it easier to afford and sign up for health insurance. One bill, sponsored by Sen. Jim Rosapepe in the Senate and Del. Lorig Charkoudian in the House, builds on 2019’s Easy ...

Wall Street notched more milestones Thursday, as a broad market rally pushed the S&P 500 to an all-time high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed above the 34,000 mark for the first time. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, with technology, health care and communication stocks accounting for much of the upward moves. Only energy ...

LEVEL — Barry Glassman wants to do something no Republican has done in more than 120 years — be elected the state’s top tax collector. Glassman stood in front of a podium at the Level Volunteer Fire Company where he once served and has made all of his major political announcements and made official what ...

McDaniel College Thursday announced it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for both the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes on May 22. The 150th Commencement for the Class of 2020 is set for 10 a.m. and the 151st Commencement for the Class of 2021 at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies are scheduled to take place outdoors at ...

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Thursday announced a one-time county contribution of $10 million to pay down the Howard County Public School System’s (HCPSS) Health and Dental Fund deficit. The contribution will put the County ahead of the FY2024 target for eliminating the deficit and could potentially allow for the elimination of the deficit by ...

The Office of Bar Counsel is seeking applicants for Assistant Bar Counsel.

Baltimore-based CFG Bank added Suhas R. Shah and Barbara Clapp to its board of directors. Shah has more than 45 years of accounting and advisory experience in the public accounting sector. He is a founding partner of BPS & Associates LLC, a regional CPA firm that specializes in work for businesses engaged in construction, healthcare ...

Patients who face high out-of-pocket costs for their prescription drugs are too often forced to decide between purchasing their medicine or putting food on the table. In Maryland, many of the highest-cost prescription drugs treat conditions that disproportionately impact seniors and Black patients, such as diabetes and sickle cell disease. Not filling, delaying, or curtailing ...

No solution should ever add to the problem it’s meant to address, but Maryland lawmakers are about to do just that. The Maryland General Assembly is considering two paid leave proposals, HB581/SB486 and HB375/SB211, that will create major compliance challenges for employers. The bills will add to the complex patchwork of state and local paid leave laws and ...

Democratic legislators on Thursday basked in the General Assembly’s passage of police reform legislation to curtail deadly and excessive force and make the police disciplinary process uniform across the state and with greater civilian oversight. But their Republican colleagues – and the state’s GOP governor – voiced concern with legislation they believe adopted too much ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday. But he cautioned that not all will immediately benefit. “There are a number of factors that are coming together to support a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy,” ...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday vetoed a measure that would prohibit juveniles convicted of rape or murder from being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Senate and House of Delegates are expected to vote in the coming days to try to override the Republican governor’s veto of legislation its ...

HealthyTenant, the only tenant representation firm in the Washington area that focuses exclusively on the medical field, has completed a facility evaluation and lease negotiation for North Bethesda Primary Care, a new direct primary-care practice at 11300 Rockville Pike. The practice was started by Dr. Adam Possner, a long-time physician seeking to provide greater depth ...

Baltimore Health Corps, a program launched in June that aimed to hire out-of-work Baltimoreans into public health jobs, released a preliminary report on Thursday outlining the program’s performance. The $12.4 million program, which was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and other private funders, along with city and CARES Act funds, aimed to hire 300 workers to serve as contact tracers, who are responsible for alerting people who may ...

Baltimore-based nonprofit NCIA has expanded its Vocational Training Center (VTC) to Philadelphia, the organization announced Thursday. Part of an east coast expansion initiative partially funded by a $2.8 million grant from Truist, the Vocational Training Center will have locations in five cities by the summer of 2021. A center in Washington is slated to open in ...