Susan Burket

February 1, 2024 The Baltimore Sun Agents involved in the largest federal investigation in U.S. history first received a tip about Salisbury’s Carlos Ayala just seven days after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. By the time they charged …

January 26, 2024 Fox5 News While police departments across Maryland and in Baltimore City are experiencing staffing shortages, there are new efforts to change eligibility requirements to recruit more officers. "There are a lot of Marylanders who are worried about …

January 24, 2024 Maryland Matters Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City). Photo by Bryan P. Sears. The leader of the Maryland Senate said Republican appointees to the State Board of Elections will have to answer questions about involvement in the …

January 11, 2024 Baltimore Sun A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections resigned this week after federal authorities announced his indictment for allegedly participating in the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Carlos Ayala, 52, of Salisbury, …

December 18, 2023 Montgomery Perspective Senator Cheryl Kagan has filed an Open Meetings Act complaint against the Rockville Board of Supervisors of Elections.  In the complaint, she alleges that the board excluded her from an open meeting in violation of …

January 31, 2024 Maryland Matters Maryland lawmakers this session are again targeting the process by which vacancies in the General Assembly are filled. Changing the system has been a goal of good government groups including the Maryland Public Interest Group …

January 25, 2024 Maryland Matters Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain at a meeting of the governor’s cabinet in Carroll County earlier this month. Photo from the Executive Office of the Governor. Now that the Maryland Department of the Environment has …

January 11, 2024 Maryland Matters A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections was arrested by federal authorities this week and charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. …

December 21, 2023 Montgomery Community Media The Maryland General Assembly kicks off its legislative session in Annapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The session will run for 90 days.  It is set to end on Monday, April 8. This will be …

December 16, 2023 Maryland Matters ... Skip the shake, pass the Corn The invitations for dozens of last-minute fundraisers that will take place just before the General Assembly session starts on Jan. 10 are going out. State lawmakers, along with …