Author Archives: Hal Ginsberg

Maryland’s minimum hourly wage is currently set at $13.25 and slated to rise to $14/hour on January 1, 2024 and $15 at the beginning of 2025. For the great majority of Marylanders who live in the Baltimore or DC metropolitan … Continue reading →

We’ve joined with Food and Water Watch to promote the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023 (RRE). Sponsored in the Senate by Karen Lewis Young and in the House by Vaughn Stewart, the RRE eliminates three problematic polluters from Maryland’s … Continue reading →

Hal – The Maryland Fair Scheduling Act (HB0349/SB0345) would rectify an injustice frequently visited on retail and restaurant workers. Currently, employers can demand that employees appear on short notice and end shifts prematurely if traffic is slow. Simply put, retail … Continue reading →

We support the Clean Trucks Act of 2023. Sponsored in the Senate by Malcolm Augustine and in the House by Sara Love, the Clean Trucks Act is a necessary response to the worsening climate crisis and toxic chemicals in our … Continue reading →

On New Year’s Day, most Maryland minimum wage workers received an hourly pay increase for 2023 from $12.50 to $13.25. But “tipped” workers – primarily servers in restaurants and bartenders – saw no change from the measly $3.63 per hour … Continue reading →

A basic tenet of Our Revolution Maryland is that healthcare is a human right. We have been fighting for universal single-payer coverage (Medicare for All) since Bernie founded us in 2016. I support increasing Access to Care! Despite popular support … Continue reading →

With the climate crisis threatening our children’s future, we must reduce greatly our carbon footprint. The transportation sector is responsible for generating more fossil fuel emissions than any other. When we take buses or trains, instead of driving, we save … Continue reading →

Austerity imposed by lawmakers from both parties has frayed our social safety net and left far too many Marylanders vulnerable to soulless market forces. When progressive legislators and activists respond that society has a moral obligation to the poor, the … Continue reading →

Delegate Jessica Feldmark has reintroduced legislation – HB0176​ – to authorize the expansion of public financing to candidates running for: State’s Attorney Sheriff Register of Wills Circuit Court Judge Circuit Court Clerk Judge of the Orphans’ Court County Board of … Continue reading →

Debtors prisons – a Dickensian vestige of the 19th century – live on in the Free State despite the Maryland Constitution’s explicit proscription: No person shall be imprisoned for debt. Sec. 38. Fortunately, Delegate David Moon has re-introduced legislation to … Continue reading →