Roundup: Gender change, machine gun bills advance, stillbirth bill stalls, Benson is speechless

By: Christine Condon, William J. Ford, Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 1,554

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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After the news was announced on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, Sen. Joanne C. Benson (D-Prince George’s) jaw hung open in shock, and the chamber erupted in applause.

Sen. Kevin Harris (D- Calvert, Charles and Prince George’s) had just declared that the Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act would be named for Benson, honoring her decades of work on education.

“She’s been such a leader on making sure that our kids are able to …

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