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Tag: Kris Valderrama

Maryland Del. Kris Valderrama (D-District 26) sponsors legislation for paid family and medical leave on the House floor in Annapolis on Feb. 15. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Maryland Lawmakers Revisit Push for Paid Family, Medical Leave

by William J. FordFebruary 16, 2022February 16, 2022

Del. Kris Valderrama believes the third time will be the charm to pass paid family and medical leave in Maryland.

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Paid Family Leave Legislation Returns to Annapolis

by William J. FordJanuary 13, 2021December 21, 2021
Lawmakers listen to testimony in Annapolis on Feb. 27 regarding proposed legislation for employers to offer paid family leave. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Paid Family Leave Debate Looms over Md. Senate Committee Hearing

by William J. FordFebruary 27, 2020December 21, 2021
Del. Kris Valderrama (center) dabs her eye while giving emotional remarks Jan. 28 on legislation she will sponsor in the Maryland General Assembly to approve paid family leave for employees. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Valderrama: Paid Family Leave ‘Right Thing to Do’

by William J. FordJanuary 29, 2020December 21, 2021
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (seated, center) poses for pictures with supporters of a bill requiring any new construction or renovation projects to incorporate assisted listening systems during a bill-signing ceremony in Annapolis on April 30. Del. Kris Valderrama, standing behind the governor, sponsored the bill. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Hogan, Md. State Leadership Sign Nearly 200 Bills Into Law

by William J. FordApril 30, 2019December 21, 2021
State lawmakers have until April 9 to decide whether to post a speed camera at an intersection of Route 210 and Old Fort Road near the Potomac Village shopping center in Fort Washington. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Prince George’s Councilwoman Readies Initiative to Change Driving Habits

by William J. FordMarch 22, 2019October 31, 2020
Veronica Davila of Oxon Hill, Maryland, shows the cochlear implant on her right ear. Davila and others with hearing loss will testify in Annapolis on March 7 to call for companies that use state money for new construction or renovation projects to install assistive listening systems. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Lawmakers Push to Install Hearing Aid Systems in Md. Buildings

by William J. FordMarch 4, 2019October 31, 2020
Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski addresses members of the media at a press conference in Oxon Hill on Jan. 4. (Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Informer)
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Speed Camera Legislation Part of Prince George’s State Agenda

by William J. FordJanuary 9, 2019October 31, 2020
Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks speaks during a Jan. 4 press conference in Oxon Hill on traffic enforcement along Route 210, days after three children were killed in a crash on the highway. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County, William J. Ford

Officials to Toughen Traffic Enforcement After Oxon Hill Crash Kills 3 Children

by William J. FordJanuary 4, 2019October 31, 2020
State lawmakers have until April 9 to decide whether to post a speed camera at an intersection of Route 210 and Old Fort Road near the Potomac Village shopping center in Fort Washington. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County

Speed Camera Proposed for Maryland’s ‘Deadliest Highway’

by William J. FordApril 4, 2018October 31, 2020

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