Jeff Morgan

Baltimore, Tulsa

Journalist at WMAR-TV (Baltimore, MD)

Reporter/MMJ for @WMAR2news Proud PSU alum. PA native.

Articles

How parents can keep social media safe

4 days ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

Scrolling through social media has become the norm for many children and teens. 77% of high schoolers reported frequent daily social media use in a 2023 national survey by the CDC, but experts say using these apps too much can be harmful. VIDEO: How parents can keep social media safeTracy Hurley is with the child protection team at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
A mother's win in the battle to reopen her daughter's case

6 days ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

A mother's determination to get her daughter's case reopened has finally paid off. Marguerite Morris has been fighting to get her daughter's case reclassified from a suicide to undetermined and reopened by the Anne Arundel County Police Department for more than a decade. "It's been a re-traumatization, repeatedly. It's like you overcome a hurdle and you think it's over and then someone crosses. It's like they keep pulling the rug out from under you at every step," said Morris.
Drug affordability board prepares to set upper limit on prescriptions

1 week ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

BALTIMORE, MD - Cheaper prescription drugs are on the way in Maryland. Years after being formed, the prescription drug affordability board is close to cutting the costs of several drugs. Prescription drugs cost Marylanders millions each year. The prescription drug affordability board is getting expanded access to bring those costs down. Currently the board can only regulate the cost of drugs for state and local governments.
Lawmakers rush to pass key legislation as Sine Die approaches

2 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Maryland's lawmakers spent Monday putting the finishing touches on legislation before adjourning Sine Die at midnight. Maryland Democrats got the budget, blueprint, and energy package finished on the final day. The biggest goal for Republicans on Sine Die was to stall, filibuster, and delay. "A lot of it's holding the line on some of the last-minute stuff to keep anything bad from happening," said Senator Justin Ready, a Republican from Carroll and Frederick counties.
House advances bill limiting payouts to survivors of child abuse

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland lawmakers are advancing a bill that reins in the payouts victims of child sex abuse can receive for debate on the house floor. The bill comes just two years after the body expanded victim access to civil lawsuits under Child Victims Act of 2023. "You can't quantify someone's pain and we're trying to do that today.
Maryland Senate debates trio of energy bills focused on reducing utility prices

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland's Senate spent Monday night and most of Tuesday debating a trio of energy bills aimed at transforming how the state approaches energy generation. "We need to generate more in-state generation," said Senator Brian Feldman, a Democrat from Montgomery County. The most transformative piece of legislation in the package is the Next Generation Energy Act. Among the actions of the bill is sending money to ratepayers during the peak months of energy usage.
Governor, Senate, House all differ on education funding plan

3 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

ANNAPOLIS, MD - There's a smattering of disagreements around Maryland's education funding plan. Governor Wes Moore proposed cuts to community schools and collaborative time for teachers to make the funding plan easier for the state to maintain. The House restored those cuts to the blueprint, then the Senate kept the cuts to collaborative time but restored the funding to community schools. "This is just a common sense amendment," said Senator Mary Beth Carozza, Republican from the Eastern Shore.
County agreements to detain undocumented immigrants could become unlawful in MD

4 weeks ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A bill before the General Assembly that could end 287(g) agreements in Maryland is drawing opposition from the state's sheriffs. The agreements allow law enforcement to detain people who have been arrested and to contact ICE. "These agreements are voluntary agreements that local law enforcement can enter into with ICE and it deputizes local law enforcement to work as ICE agents," said Delegate Nicole Williams, a Democrat from Prince George's County.
House debates Maryland's budget as deficit closing decisions become clearer

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jeff Morgan

Share ANNAPOLIS, Md. — All eyes in Annapolis were on a marathon of debate in Maryland's House of Delegates. House Republicans kicked things off by proposing a major amendment to eliminate all the tax and fee increases proposed, and balance the budget on cuts.
House debates Maryland's budget as deficit closing decisions become clearer

1 month ago | wmar2news.com | Jeff Morgan

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - All eyes in Annapolis were on a marathon of debate in Maryland's House of Delegates. House Republicans kicked things off by proposing a major amendment to eliminate all the tax and fee increases proposed, and balance the budget on cuts.

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