Author: Easton Gazette

Editor’s Note: The General Assembly is over halfway through the session, but the crazy keeps on coming with bills that create the most restrictive, ridiculous, unconstitutional laws in Maryland’s history. HB1488 — Constitutional Language – Modernization Status: Still in committee in House; Not yet filed in Senate This bill would rewrite the Maryland Constitution to scrub it of any male nouns or pronouns – even a reference to God as “Him.” It is a waste of time, energy, and money, it reflects an obsession with woke ideology, and it disrespects the beauty and tradition of the original language. We don’t…

39 Year Old Woman And A Dog Killed In Attack The Washington Beltway was brought to a standstill Sunday as an alleged road rage incident caused injuries to three people, and a woman and a dog as well as the suspect were killed. Police were called to the scene on the Capitol Beltway Southbound near exit 53, Annandale. When they arrived, the suspect approached a police officer with a knife. The suspect was shot and died from his injuries. The condition of all the other victims is unknown at this time. The officer involved in the shooting is currently on…

(For more on any bill, go to mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite) This Week’s Additions And Updates On Bad Bill Actions As the current Maryland General Assembly continues, over 1,370 bills have been proposed in the Senate and 1,982 in the House. While many of these bills address small issues and changes in laws, there are still some major BAD BILLS. HB432/SB463 — Municipalities – Vagrancy – Repeal of Authority to Prohibit Status: Passed in House; Still in committee in Senate This bill would strip cities and towns of their authority to deal with public homelessness, such as sleeping on the streets. OPINON: Vagrancy…

Democrats In Annapolis Amp Up With More Destruction By Legislation The Maryland General Assembly just finished Week 6 of this year’s 90 Day Session, and it seems as though Democrats are outdoing themselves with destructive, ridiculous bills. (For more on any bill, go to mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite) THIS WEEK’S ADDITIONS: CREATING A SANCTUARY STATE LIKE MINNESOTA: HB1017 — Private Immigration Detention Facilities – Zoning Requirement Status: Passed out of the House committee; Not yet filed in Senate This bill would prevent private buildings from being used as immigration detention facilities. HB1018 — Immigration Detention Facilities – Minimum Mandatory Standards Status: Passed out of the House committee;…

Raw sewage from a 60-year-old pipe has dumped roughly 300 million gallons of waste into the Potomac River in what is possibly the largest sewage overflow in U.S. history, according to environmental advocates and regional officials. DC Water said last week that a section of its sewer system known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed along the Clara Barton Parkway on Jan. 19, triggering a massive discharge of untreated wastewater into the river. In a press release, the utility estimated that approximately 243 million gallons of wastewater had overflowed from the collapse site. On Monday, DC Water said there had been an additional “significant overflow”…

By Delegate Chris Tomlinson Delegate Chris Tomlinson Analyzes Bills Proposed In The Maryland General Assembly Every week Maryland Delegate Chris Tomlinson, Republican, District 5, Frederick and Carroll County, puts out a synopsis of Bad and Good Bills GRAPHICS and VIDEOS By Easton Gazette Bad Bill Tracker – 2026 Legislative Session (For more on any bill, go to http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite THIS WEEK’S ADDITIONS! HB0332/SB346 — No Kings Act HB0332 would expose federal law enforcement officers to lawsuits in liberal Maryland state courts, weaponizing those courts against federal officers as part of the Left’s political policy battles with the current (and any future) conservative presidential…

On Thursday, February 5th, groups of students gathered in front of Baltimore’s City Hall and in other cities across the country. They held handmade signs, chanted slogans, and protested ICE—Immigration and Customs Enforcement—during school hours. To many adults watching, the scene looked familiar: kids out of class, energized, loud, and convinced they were standing on the “right side” of history. Some applauded. Others shrugged. A few asked the obvious question: why aren’t they in class? But a better question is this: how did this become normal—and who benefits from it? This isn’t an indictment of children. Young people are impressionable.…

The Maryland General Assembly starts Wednesday, January 14. As it begins, the Maryland Freedom Caucus points out a major scandal in the State. From a January 12th Maryland Freedom Caucus Press Release: Earlier this week, investigative reporting revealed what can only be described as a major scandal inside the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) — one involving a federally funded food assistance program designed to support Maryland’s most vulnerable families. According to whistleblowers who spoke with Spotlight on Maryland, senior state officials allegedly intentionally left known, correctable food stamp payment errors unresolved in order to preserve a high error rate and delay approximately $240 million in federal…

From the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office: On December 17, 2025 at 11:18 am, Easton High School staff and the assigned School Resource Officer were alerted to a physical altercation in the main hallway. The altercation began when two female students began fighting, joined by a third female shortly after the original fight began. Numerous other students in the hallway at the time joined in the altercation, with some students attempting to help school staff separate the females, leading to more chaos. School staff and the SRO were able to get the original parties separated, with one student escorted to the…

The complaint was filed Tuesday, December 2, 2025 against Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, accusing them of violating federal law by refusing to provide statewide voter registration rolls upon request. The DOJ claims that the states failed to meet their obligations under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and the Civil Rights Act of 1960, three federal statutes that require states to maintain accurate voter rolls and make those records available for inspection. Grassroots organizations like SecureTheVoteMD (https://securethevotemd.com/2025/04/15/federal-court-finds-maryland-state-board-of-elections-in-violation-of-federal-law-lawmakers-demand-accountability/) and Maryland Election Integrity LLC. The groups claim that the state’s election board failed to…