October 5, 2026 The Baltimore Banner by Pamela Wood Maryland’s Democratic women senators are pooling their resources to elect more women to the chamber. The sitting senators and women who are running for the Senate are forming a slate, allowing …
Continue ReadingSeptember 18, 2026 Montgomery Community Media by Maryam Shahzad Olde Towne Plaza in Gaithersburg will become Sidney A. Katz Plaza to honor the lifelong Gaithersburg resident who has been in public service for 50 years. “I truly am honored and I truly am humbled by …
Continue ReadingSeptember 11, 2026 The Banner by Marijke Friedman “It doesn’t feel like 25 years,” said Christine Fisher, whose husband died in the attack on the Pentagon Darin Pontell and Devora Kirschner, friends since sixth grade, moved to Gaithersburg and got …
Continue ReadingSeptember 1, 2026 DC News Now Sunrise on the Hill Maryland State Senator Cheryl Kagan (D-District 17) joins Sunrise on The Hill after a Maryland judge ruled that the redistricting amendment cannot appear on the November ballot. The judge paused …
Continue ReadingAugust 17, 2026 Montgomery Perspective By Adam Pagnucco Rockville City Council Member Adam Van Grack has long opposed MCPS’s decision to close Wootton High School. One of the arguments he has made, which has been echoed by the Maryland Building Industry …
Continue ReadingSeptember 30, 2026 Bethesda Magazine By Adam Van Grack As the district explores closing elementary, middle schools, officials must learn from past lessons Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently announced that declining enrollment will lead it to consider closing elementary and …
Continue ReadingSeptember 16, 2026 Maryland Reporter by Howard Gorrell While Fight Back MD supports a “YES” vote and Protect Maryland Votes urges a “NO” on the November 2026 congressional redistricting amendment (Question 3), respectively, Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D, of Montgomery County has led efforts to …
Continue ReadingSeptember 8, 2026 Maryland Reporter by Howard Gorrell On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Maryland approved a proposed amendment on congressional redistricting for the November ballot. This decision reversed two lower-court rulings that would have blocked it. The Court decided …
Continue ReadingAugust 26, 2026 WBAL The redistricting ballot question approved by lawmakers during a special session cannot go on the November ballot, an Anne Arundel County judge ruled Wednesday. Following Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert Thompson’s decision, Democrats and Republicans have weighed …
Continue ReadingAugust 17, 2026 Conduit Street by Kevin Kinnally Maryland election administrators are preparing for the 2026 election amid evolving legal requirements, security concerns, staffing challenges, misinformation, and ongoing scrutiny of election operations. Counties remain on the front lines, managing the …
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