Manufactured outrage over vaccine changes is dangerous to public health | COMMENTARY
Opinion: Outrage over the CDC's changes to its hepatitis B vaccine schedule is overblown, writes Del. Lauren Arikan.
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Freedom Caucus: If benefits get cut, blame Annapolis, not Washington | GUEST COMMENTARY
It's up to Democrats in Annapolis whether Marylanders lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits, members of the Maryland Freedom Caucus write.
Maryland’s juvenile justice system must embrace accountability | GUEST COMMENTARY
Juvenile justice policy in Maryland took a dangerous tack under Vincent Schiraldi, writes Delegates Robin Grammer and Lauren Arikan.
Del. Lauren Arikan: Gov. Wes Moore asked for a plan, we gave him one | COMMENTARY
Gov. Wes Moore has asked Republicans for a plan. The Maryland Freedom Caucus has one, writes Del. Lauren Arikan.
Medicating Maryland children should require parental consent | GUEST COMMENTARY
In Annapolis, the liberal narrative emphasizes the importance of supporting individuals with gender dysphoria and providing medication to help prevent suicide among these children.
Del. Lauren Arikan: People who suffer serious side effects from COVID vaccines have no recourses | COMMENTARY
Last month, I took a call from a devastated Maryland mother whose healthy 26-year old daughter had been forced by her employer to get the COVID-19 injection or face termination....
Del. Lauren Arikan: Weaponized ‘woke-ism’ is going to cause rampant crime in Maryland | COMMENTARY
One of a series of weekly commentaries from Harford County state legislators regarding the 2021 Maryland General Assembly session. According to Merriam-Webster, "woke" is to be aware of and actively...
Del. Arikan: Legislative tyranny in the time of the coronavirus [Commentary]
The 2020 legislative session started off as they often do: legislators on both sides of the aisle scurrying about to draft their bills, garner support — often bi-partisan, and file...
Harford Del. Lauren Arikan: We need to protect Maryland’s farming and rural heritage
One of a series of weekly commentaries from Harford County state legislators regarding the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session. Harford County is a beautiful county to raise a family in...