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Annapolis update: Takoma Park lobbyist flags immigration, housing and environmental bills to watch
Summary
Anne Secott, the city’s Annapolis lobbyist, briefed the council on likely state legislative themes: immigration enforcement rules and 'sensitive locations,' data-privacy protections for immigrant communities, LGBTQ/gender-affirming care protections, municipal revenue reform efforts, environmental justice (the 'Cherish' act), and housing initiatives such as good-cause eviction.
Anne Secott, Takoma Park’s lobbyist in Annapolis, gave the City Council a high-level briefing on the themes likely to shape the upcoming Maryland General Assembly session.
Secott said several priorities the council adopted last year remain and that some items will require renewed attention: immigration-related issues (including renewed scrutiny of 287(g) agreements and an effort to clarify and expand the state’s definition of sensitive locations),…
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