Lorig in the News
November 2023
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Read about Lorig's efforts to move offshore wind projects forward while protecting ratepayers from cost increases (Baltimore Sun)
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September 2023
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Listen to Lorig discuss her POWER Act that established one of the nation’s most aggressive offshore wind goals, four times the offshore wind capacity currently approved. (WYPR - On the Record)
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August 2023
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July 2023
June 2023
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Read Lorig's response on why now is the time to go hard, be bold, and get creative to both meet our climate goals and protect ratepayers. (Baltimore Sun)
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(Read Non-paywall version of Lorig's Baltimore Sun letter)
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Read about Lorig's efforts to protect workers from extreme heat. (Maryland Matters)
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Listen to Lorig's interview with David Roberts on how she found a more just and politically durable way to fund offshore wind. (Volts)
May 2023
April 2023
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​Read Lorig is declared one of only five *winners* in this year's session of the General Assembly! (Maryland Matters)
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Read about Governor Moore signing Lorig's offshore wind bill into law! (Maryland Matters)
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Watch Lorig explain why she will continue to push for fire safety legislation. (WJLA ABC News)
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Read what Lorig is doing to push back on the power grid's "shadow government." (Politico)
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Read about the big win for offshore wind! (Baltimore Banner)
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Read about the big win for offshore wind! (Maryland Matters)
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Listen about Lorig's efforts to increase fire safety. (WTOP)
March 2023
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Read about Lorig's "first in the nation" bill to increase transparency at public utilities such as the Public Service Commission. (Maryland Matters)
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Read how Lorig is pressing for greater transparency in the Public Service Commission. (Utility Dive)
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Watch Lorig debate why we need to increase the minimum wage more quickly and tie it to inflation. (MPT's State Circle; Lorig's piece begins at the 10:50 minute mark.)
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Read about Lorig's bill to increase Offshore Wind. (AP) Outlets running the AP story: (Washington Post, CBS, Daily Record, Cecil Daily, US News, WBOC, The Derrick, WRDE, The Northern Virginia Daily, Local Today News, Flipboard, Hindustan News Hub, User Walls)
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Read about the first hearing on Lorig's bill to increase Offshore Wind. (Maryland Matters)
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Watch to learn about Lorig's Melanie Diaz Sprinklers Saves Lives bill (NBC4 Washington)
February 2023
January 2023
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​Read about Lorig's bill to automatically enroll SNAP recipients in Medicaid. (Baltimore Sun)
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Watch Lorig talk about food security in Montgomery County (Montgomery Community Media)
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Read Lorig and other advocates' push for increasing Maryland's off-shore wind goals.
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Read about Lorig's bill to invest in energy efficiency in low-income housing. (Maryland Matters)
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November 2022
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​Read why Lorig is "wildly excited" about the benefits of off-shore wind. (Maryland Matters)
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Read about efforts, including new legislation being introduced by Lorig, to make sure more people have healthcare insurance. (Maryland Matters)
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September 2022
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​Read about electrical power grids across the country and Lorig's analysis of how they are regulated. (Maryland Matters)
August 2022
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Read How Lorig's legislation on reducing medical debt is a model across the country (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig's take on how the Inflation Reduction Act will help states achieve climate goals (Bloomberg Law)
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Read Lorig's take on how the Inflation Reduction Act will help Maryland achieve its ambitious climate goals (Governing)
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Read Lorig's bill to lessen the effects of climate change on Maryland workers (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig's work with other legislators to help Marylanders increase their energy efficiency (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig on the Inflation Reduction Act's impact on Maryland (Governing)
July 2022
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Read Lorig's bill to bring more inclusivity to public school sports (MCM)
June 2022
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Read Lorig's op-ed about the benefits of offshore wind (The Washington Post)
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Read Lorig's bill to improve energy efficiency for low-income Marylanders (Maryland Matters)
April 2022
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Read Lorig's bill to create safer streets (WTOP)
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Read Lorig's advocacy for pedestrian safety (NBC 4)
March 2022
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Read Lorig’s bill to modernize Maryland's electric grid (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s bill to ban the declawing cats (The Washington Post)
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Read Lorig's bill to help low-income residents save energy (Utility Dive)
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Read Lorig's effort to improve pedestrian safety (Maryland Matters)
February 2022
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Read Lorig’s effort to reduce police interactions in crisis situations (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig's bill to improve Maryland's distribution grids (Maryland Matters)
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January 2022
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Read Lorig’s effort to address increasing food insecurity in Maryland (Maryland Matters)
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November 2021
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Read Lorig’s effort to help struggling businesses hurt by Purple Line construction (WTOP)
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Read Lorig’s effort to help struggling businesses hurt by Purple Line construction (WDVM)
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Read Lorig’s effort to provide Medical Debt Relief for low-income families (ABC- Channel 47)
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Read Lorig and 537 state legislators from 47 states calling for more ambitious climate goals (Maryland Matters)
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September 2021
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Read Lorig’s proposal to change State Business Improvement District (BID) law (Bethesda Magazine)
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Read Lorig’s proposal to change State Business Improvement District (BID) law (Source of the Spring)
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August 2021
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Read Lorig’s successful “Power In The Park” event in Langley Park (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s advocacy for clean energy within PJM, the US's biggest electrical grid (Bloomberg Magazine)
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July 2021
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Read Legal battle to preserve Maryland’s unemployment benefits program, supported by Lorig’s bill (Maryland Matters)
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June 2021
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Read Lorig’s work to extend Maryland’s unemployment benefits program as Hogan ends federal program (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s efforts to address the “shift in the face of hunger” (WTOP)
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May 2021
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Read Lorig’s bill to promote geothermal energy in Maryland (Maryland Matters)
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April 2021
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Read Lorig’s bill to pass an organics diversion mandate (Waste Dive)
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Read Lorig’s bill to connect people to health insurance when they file for unemployment insurance (State of Reform)
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March 2021
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Read Lorig’s bill to make the Maryland Unemployment Insurance system more transparent, efficient, accessible, and consumer-friendly (Baltimore Sun)
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Read Lorig’s bill to create guardrails in hospital debt collection practices so no one faces financial ruin because they get sick (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s medical debt protection bill passes the House of Delegates unanimously (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s bill requiring the Public Service Commission to consider climate and labor in their decision-making (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s Op-Ed on the need to reform how the region's electrical grid operator, PJM, manages our energy supply to use more renewable energy (Baltimore Business Journal)
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Watch Lorig’s bill to fix Maryland’s broken Unemployment Insurance Program (WBAL-TV)
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February 2021
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See Lorig’s Medical Debt Protection bill (WMAR-TV)
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Hear Lorig’s Medical Debt Protection bill (WBAL-Radio)
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Hear Lorig’s Medical Debt Protection bill (WYPR-Radio)
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Watch Lorig’s bill to fix Maryland’s broken Unemployment Insurance program (WJZ-TV Baltimore)
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January 2021
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Read Lorig’s advocacy to make sure the regional transmission organization (PJM) acts quickly to add renewables into our grid (Utility Dive)
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December 2020
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Read Lorig’s work to “to connect struggling residents with utility relief program” (WTOP)
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Read Fines for Washington Gas in the Flower Branch Apartment catastrophe (Maryland Matters)
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Read Fines for Washington Gas in the Flower Branch Apartment catastrophe (WTOP)
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Read Fines for Washington Gas in the Flower Branch Apartment catastrophe (Washington Post)
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Read Lorig and others fighting against federal efforts to undermine state clean energy policy (Utility Dive)
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November 2020
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Read Lorig's advocacy to help struggling Marylanders access affordable health care (Baltimore Sun)
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Read Lorig canvassing in PA for Biden/Harris (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig and Del. Fisher on Indigenous People’s Day (Maryland Matters)
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August 2020
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Read Lorig's Op-Ed “A Just Recovery for MD — COVID, Climate and the Economy” (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig’s call for stronger utility regulation after Flower Branch explosion (WTOP)
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July 2020
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Hear Lorig and the natural gas pipeline to the Eastern Shore (WAMU)
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May 2020
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Read Lorig pushing for Washington Gas to be accountable for the Flower Branch Explosion (Maryland Matters)
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Read Lorig's efforts to protect Maryland’s offshore wind program from federal assault (Utility Dive)
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Read Lorig's attempt to roll back federal assault on Maryland's clean energy goals (Utility Dive)
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Read Lorig’s Op-Ed on Farmers Markets’ importance for food security during pandemic (Baltimore Sun)
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March 2020
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Read Lorig’s effort for more aid for low income individuals achieve Energy Efficiency stalled by COVID (Utility Dive)
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Read Lorig’s proposal for a “Luxury Tax” to fund Maryland Public Schools (Maryland Matters)
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February 2020
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Read Lorig’s bill to protect consumers from Medical Debt (Maryland Matters)
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Hear Lorig and the General Assembly's Running Caucus (WAMU)
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January 2020
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Watch Lorig’s Zero Waste legislation (WBAL-TV)