April 1, 2021 By: Pat Reber Read the full article here. Bernie Egerson, the US postman who prevented a New Mark Commons townhome fire from spreading, received honors from the Maryland Senate for his “heroic, life-saving actions.” The Senate voted …
Continue ReadingMarch 30, 2021 By: Scottie Andrew, CNN Read the full article here. Maryland's oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters "Northern scum," is one signature away from being repealed. The state's House of Delegates voted Monday to …
Continue ReadingMarch 29, 2021 By: The Associated Press Read the full article here. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that …
Continue ReadingMarch 20, 2021 By: Bryn Stole Read the full article here. It’ll soon be so long to the state song after the Maryland Senate unanimously voted to scrap “Maryland, My Maryland!” as the Old Line State’s official anthem. The pro-Confederate …
Continue ReadingMarch 14, 2021 By: Andrew Schotz and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi Read the full article here. A one-month test of government agencies in Maryland revealed a patchwork of approaches in how public records are tracked and how requests for access …
Continue ReadingMarch 31, 2021 By: Bennett Leckrone Read the full article here. A line of voters snakes through the parking lot at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis on Oct. 26, 2020, the first day of early voting in Maryland. …
Continue ReadingMarch 30, 2021 By: Elizabeth Shwe Read the full article here. Sen. Susan Lee (D-Montgomery) at a press conference in 2020. File photo by Danielle E. Gaines. When Thomas Diepenbrock, an adoptee in Maryland born in 1969, began his search …
Continue ReadingMarch 20, 2021 By: Andrew Schotz and Luciana Perez Uribe Guianassi Read the full article here. A one-month test of government agencies in Maryland revealed a patchwork of approaches in how public records are tracked and how requests for access …
Continue ReadingMarch 19, 2021 By: Amira Hairston Read the full article here. MARYLAND — The Maryland Senate has unanimously voted to repeal "Maryland, My Maryland" as the state song. The lyrics, which were written by James Ryder Randall in 1861, have …
Continue ReadingMarch 12, 2021 By: Callan Tansill-Suddath Read the full article here. A bill that would repeal Maryland’s state song “Maryland, My Maryland!” on the grounds it contains offensive and outdated language is advancing in the Legislature this week. The song, …
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