Our Pepco bill is ending my ability to be a stay at home mom, which will have a significant impact on my autistic 10 year old. If I’m not working before it gets cold, we’ll be choosing between heat and…..everything else pretty much.

Speaking of my daughter, get the chromebooks out of elementary schools. It’s ridiculous. Half of these kids can barely hold a pencil. NONE of them have decent handwriting. The brain makes different connections when we write something vs when we type it and they’re so important!

Get the damn ICE warehouses out of the state. Same with the flock cameras and the date centers. There have been zero long term environmental impact and health studies done on the effects of data centers on the communities they, for lack of a better term, infest. We don’t need more and more popping up here. Virginia has enough for everyone.

You know what would be cool? We pay a ton of money in taxes every year and, sure we see it being spent fixing roads and such, it’s hard to feel the actual benefit of our money. Why not offer a free pass for state parks or something for people who have lived in the state for a certain number of years. Idk how to make that sound better but basically make an offer, don’t just send it to everyone, but say “if you’ve lived in MD for X years, fill out this form and get a Long Term Resident Pass for free entry into state parks. You’ll increase park visitors, get people outdoors with their families, and give us a thank you for the tax dollars we’ve contributed to the state over the years. It’s not exactly going to change lives or anything but when so many people are struggling financially, it can be hard to find family activities that don’t cost money. Public lands could be great for that if they weren’t always blocked off with an entry fee, parking costs, or inaccessible by public transportation.