A grave achievement, bad odds for good cause, the 411 on 311, in legislative roundup

By: Danielle J. Brown, William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 1,018

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The House Government, Labor and Elections Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance Senate Bill 776, a bill that would create a Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery), would require the commission to “research the history, operations, and resident deaths” at the former state-run reform school for Black youth, on property that abuts the Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in southern Prince …

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