February 20, 2024 Maryland Matters By Edward Fischman The writer is a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. For perhaps the first time, activists who have spent years advocating for special elections to fill General Assembly seats are …
Continue ReadingFebruary 16, 2024 Delmarva Now Larry Hogan’s recent decision to run for U.S. Senate comes as a shock to many of the state’s lawmakers — especially Democrats who worked with the former Republican governor and think he wasn’t all that …
Continue ReadingFebruary 14, 2024 MoCo360 Del. Foley’s bill draws support from reform advocates; Sen. Kagan says more expansive legislation is likely to be shelved Maryland State Sen. Cheryl Kagan, sits at her desk in the Senate Chamber at the Maryland State …
Continue ReadingJanuary 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 …
Continue ReadingJanuary 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 …
Continue ReadingFebruary 20, 2024 Maryland Matters About 30 members of the legislative women’s caucus — known formally as the Women Legislators of Maryland — gathered earlier this month at a news conference to discuss their priorities for this legislative session. The …
Continue ReadingFebruary 14, 2024 Streetsblog New York City Sure, everyone wanted to talk about snow ... except us! So here's today's non-snow media roundup. The snow was the only thing anyone wanted to talk about yesterday, so we'll spare you all …
Continue ReadingFebruary 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 …
Continue ReadingJanuary 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 …
Continue ReadingJanuary 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 …
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