Posts Tagged ‘michael busch’
VIDEO: WGMD News Week in Review 4/13/2019
WATCH: A look back at the week’s top stories including the death of Maryland Speaker Michael Busch, Delaware increasing it’s age to purchase tobacco, possible Hepatitis A exposure in Delaware and a school shooting plot at Snow Hill Middle School thwarted. Plus, our Person of the Week is Staff Sargeant Christopher Slutman who died in…
Read MoreBaltimore County Democrat Enters Race for Maryland Speaker of the House
On Final Day of Legislative Session, Lawmakers Mourn the Passing of Speaker Michael Busch
In a joint session of the Maryland Legislature, lawmakers mourned the loss of their colleague, Delegate Michael Busch of Anne Arundel County, who had served as the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2003. Busch passed away Sunday following health complications emanating from a liver surgery in 2017. He was diagnosed with pneumonia…
Read MoreMaryland Delegate Censured After Reportedly Using Racial Slur
A white Maryland lawmaker was censured in a unanimous vote on Thursday after she reportedly used a racial slur in reference to a majority-black county. Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti, a Democrat from Harford County referred to Prince George’s County as an “N-word County” during a meeting with fellow legislators at a cigar lounge in the…
Read MoreMaryland General Assembly Bill Targets Oyster Population
A proposed bill in the Maryland General Assembly is aiming to help the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay. Speaker of the House Michael Busch, a Democrat of Anne Arundel County is pushing for the legislation, which would convert five waterways that feed into the Chesapeake Bay into permanent oyster sanctuaries. Area waterman have voiced…
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