By Elizabeth Shwe June 5, 2020 View the full story here. While school systems throughout Maryland rapidly transitioned to online and distance learning in mid-March, school-based health centers have not been able to shift to telehealth with the same speed. …
Continue ReadingBy Luke Broadwater and Emily Opilo Baltimore Sun May 30, 2020 Read full story here. Louise Keelty begged elections officials for months to send her a ballot so she could vote in the Baltimore mayor’s race ― just as she …
Continue ReadingBy Guest Commentary Maryland Matters May 25, 2020 Read full story here. A significant number of Montgomery County elected officials have written an open letter to voters about the upcoming at-large Board of Education election in the county. The full text …
Continue Reading‘WE LOST A GIANT LAST NIGHT’: TRAILBLAZER ON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DIES May 18, 2020 By: Suzanne Pollak Read the full article here. Odessa Shannon, the first African American woman elected to the Montgomery County Board of Education, passed …
Continue ReadingBy Danielle E. Gaines Maryland Matters April 21, 2020 Read full story here. Maryland lawmakers are urging elections officials to re-think a change to ballot counting in the upcoming presidential primary election to ensure the accuracy of results. Del. Carl …
Continue ReadingBy Donna St. George Baltimore Sun May 31, 2020 Read full story here. Schools across the country may be shut down, but school board politics has rarely been as heated in suburban Maryland. Thirteen people are in the running in Tuesday’s …
Continue ReadingBy Guest Commentary Maryland Matters May 27, 2020 Read full story here. Getty Images photo In October 1966, three weeks of rain poured onto a mountain of discarded coal shale that rose a hundred feet over the mining town of …
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pagnucco Seventh State May 25, 2020 Read full story here. It’s common for elected officials to endorse candidates in school board races. What’s decidedly uncommon is for elected officials to issue anti-endorsements – in essence, telling voters NOT to …
Continue ReadingBy Josh Kurtz Maryland Matters April 29, 2020 Read full story here. Democratic members of the General Assembly sent Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) two letters Wednesday ― one urging the governor to cancel rent and mortgage payments during the …
Continue ReadingBy Sen. Cheryl Kagan Maryland Matters April 21, 2020 Read full story here. The mail-in ballot used in Rockville's city elections last year. Photo by Jadine Sonoda On April 10, Gov. Larry Hogan approved the Maryland State Board of Elections’ …
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