October 1, 2025 Maryland Matters By: Danielle J. Brown, Bryan P. Sears, William J. Ford and Christine Condon How much time behind bars is too much time? How harsh should speeding penalties be? When should someone be charged for passing …
Continue ReadingSeptember 17, 2025 Baltimore Sun By Sam Janesch Exploratory committees evade legal guidelines, allowing potential candidates to raise money without disclosing donors When Steve Hershey, the top Republican in the Maryland Senate, said earlier this month that he would potentially …
Continue ReadingSeptember 8, 2025 Baltimore Sun By Sam Janesch Some Republicans say state should work with the federal government ‘in every opportunity’ Maryland elections officials have spent years batting down false claims of voter fraud and bolstering the state’s mail-in voting …
Continue ReadingAugust 5, 2025 Baltimore Post-Examiner Word nerds unite! The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) will host the 34th annual Scrabble Championship this week, August 8–14, at the Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, according to a press release. Hosted by …
Continue ReadingJune 9, 2025 Bethesda Today Popular political events held at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel venue Members of Montgomery County’s delegation in the Maryland General Assembly recently announced they are joining a boycott of the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference …
Continue ReadingSeptember 26, 2025 The Sentinel By James Reed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a landmark piece of legislation, Maryland House Bill 31, “Consumer Protection – Right to Repair – Powered Wheelchairs,” to address delays in powered wheelchair repairs. The bill was …
Continue ReadingSeptember 16, 2025 JNS A delegation of 250 U.S. lawmakers on a tour of areas in southern Israel that were attacked by Hamas and Palestinian terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, planted 50 trees on Tuesday in the Negev Desert city …
Continue ReadingAugust 26, 2025 Montgomery Perspective By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, MoCo voters elected a nine-member county council that had one female member: District 4’s Nancy Navarro. That didn’t sit well with a lot of folks who follow county politics. …
Continue ReadingJune 26, 2025 Dear Friend: Senate emails have changed. My new address is Cheryl.Kagan@senate.maryland.gov. Please make a note so you can stay in touch! Spread the Word! One of my priority bills this past session was creating a Nonprofit Navigator position in the …
Continue ReadingMay 30, 2025 Maryland Matters Group is represented by Republican former Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford Five Maryland voters who are not affiliated with any political party filed a lawsuit this week asking a state judge to declare Maryland’s restrictions on …
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