Susan Burket

November 10, 2023 Maryland Matters Members of CASA rally on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis earlier this year in favor of a bill that would have expanded health care for undocumented immigrants. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. These should be heady …

November 7, 2023 MoCo360 Voters will choose new Gaithersburg, Rockville city councilmembers Tuesday A state senator and a developer-friendly PAC have made endorsements in the Rockville and Gaithersburg City Council races and paid to send out mailers to constituents. In the Rockville …

October 6, 2023 WTOP Maryland’s emergency rooms have the longest wait times in the nation. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the average wait time in Maryland emergency rooms is three hours and 48 minutes. A new law …

September 27, 2023 The NonProfit Times A Democratic state senator from Maryland is spearheading a bipartisan movement to create a National Nonprofit Legislative Caucus of state-level lawmakers to ensure nonprofit issues aren’t neglected when new legislation is being considered. The …

September 15, 2023 Maryland Matters Common Cause Maryland is encouraging local officials to allow more young people to vote in local elections. The nonprofit advocacy organization, based in Annapolis, posed a question in a recent mass email: “Do you agree …

November 8, 2023 Montgomery Community Media Councilmember Monique Ashton is the new mayor of the City of Rockville, according to unofficial results. She will be the city’s first mayor of color and succeeds outgoing Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton. Ashton received …

October 20, 2023 Montgomery Perspective Many elected officials endorse other candidates.  Some contribute to the candidates they have endorsed.  But few go further by financing independent expenditures for those candidates, such as mailers. That’s because they are not Senator Cheryl …

9/27/2023 Press Release ANNAPOLIS, MD — Today, Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller attended the 46th annual J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake. The event, attended by elected officials from across the state, was held at Somers Cove Marina …

September 21, 2023 Washington Jewish Week  

September 5, 2023 Governing Demand for nonprofit services is on the rise, and legislators are paying more attention to ways they can support the sector. In Brief: Nonprofit organizations met critical needs during the pandemic. While the need for their …