As Maryland bakes under the heat domes of the Summer of 2026, a new state law requires some apartment buildings to have air conditioning.
However, the bill’s sponsor admits it’ll be a while before a lot of people start feeling relief.
Baltimore County State Sen. Chris West, a Republican, said summers are getting hotter and the legislation was just the right thing to do.
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