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March 22, 2024 Maryland Matters A 13-year veteran of the Maryland General Assembly is leaving her post in May after just one year in the Maryland Senate. Sen. Ariana B. Kelly (D-Montgomery) announced Wednesday night that she will leave the …

March 19, 2024 Montgomery Magazine The state senator finds solace from politics in promoting contemporary folk music. Article and Photos By Susan C. Ingram State Sen. Cheryl Kagan, center, with musicians Lena and Sanford Markley. On a bright and balmy …

February 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 …

February 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 …

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 …

March 20, 2024 The Baltimore Banner The persimmon could become the state fruit of Maryland. (Kirk McKoy/The Baltimore Banner) The inspiration and advocacy of a 13-year-old from Charles County may mean Maryland soon has a state fruit. The American persimmon …

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 …

February 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 …

February 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 …

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 …