Irit Skulnik

enterprise reporter @thedbk | reporter @cnsmd | formerly @baltimoresun | @merrillcollege & @smithschool '26

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Shannon Riesenfeld opened Mango & Main, a fair trade shop in downtown Annapolis, a decade ago with the goal of helping artisans.

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Maryland Senators celebrated the end of the legislative session with balloons and confetti in the State House.

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With only 30 minutes left on the clock until Sine Die in Annapolis wraps up, lawmakers in the House rush through a host of bills with minimal debate.

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@SamGauntt @GovWesMoore @RhiannonM_Evans @awtaylor_ @NolanRogalski The #Maryland House passed a bill prohibiting merchants at brick-and-mortar retail stores from refusing cash payments for purchases less than $300.

Update from @irit_skulnik:
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Republican senators in Annapolis discussed affordability, energy, the state’s budget, immigration and more as they held their last press conference before the legislative session concludes Monday.

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Disability rights advocates have been traveling to Annapolis for weeks to rally against proposed DDA funding cuts included in the state’s $70.8 billion operating budget.

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��Self-direction is the difference between surviving and thriving,” said former Baltimore Orioles player B.J. Surhoff.

Surhoff spoke at a press conference outside the State House today to advocate against proposed state budget cuts to DDA services.

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Advocates rallied outside the State House in Annapolis today to protest funding cuts included in the FY27 state budget proposal to the Developmental Disabilities Administration.

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#Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would require businesses to accept cash payments for purchases less than $300, a move that supporters said keeps the economy open to all.

@irit_skulnik gives us the details here:

https://t.co/cON2K9vHn6

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Members from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Coalition lined the State House hall this morning to greet lawmakers and advocate against budget cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration.

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Gov. Wes Moore talks about the state’s housing crisis and why it’s a primary driver of businesses leaving Maryland.

He is speaking to the crowd at the 2026 Maryland Business Outlook today in Annapolis.

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Gov. Wes Moore participates in a “fireside chat” at the 2026 Maryland Business Outlook, hosted by the state’s Chamber of Commerce, at The Westin Hotel in Annapolis.

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We are CASA members and advocates held a press conference with lawmakers Tuesday morning outside of the Maryland State House ahead of Gov. Wes Moore signing the bill ending 287(g) agreements into law.

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A nearly 2,300 mile, 110 day ‘Walk for Peace’ by nearly two dozen Theravada Buddhist Monks ended in a warm reception in Annapolis at the Maryland State House today.

Read more here from @irit_skulnik, @NolanRogalski, @RhiannonM_Evans and @AMollenauerNews:
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Check out our coverage of the Buddhist monks' peace gathering in Annapolis today — the last stop of their nearly 2,300 mile Walk for Peace.

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The monks make their way to the Maryland Statehouse as people line Bladen Street to see them.

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After a long wait, the monks' bus has arrived at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Spirits weren't dampened too much by the delay or cold, but there's a bit more of a buzz in the crowd now.
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Still live from Annapolis with @CNSmd as the monks' walk has begun.

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The monks continue on -- one last mile down to the Maryland State House, where @irit_skulnik is set up to catch their arrival for @CNSmd.

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The group of Buddhist monks have officially arrived on Bladen Street in Annapolis to complete their Walk of Peace. They will now participate in a peace gathering and meet legislators before heading back on a bus to Texas this afternoon.

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