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Bennett Leckrone was a Report for America corps member at Maryland Matters through May 2022. He is a December 2019 graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Leckrone has interned at The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Columbus Dispatch, PennLive.com, The Dayton Daily News and The Troy Daily News.

The Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission released its proposed state legislative map Monday evening — and by Wednesday afternoon, members of the public weighed in…

Delegate Neil Parrott announced a redistricting lawsuit

Del. Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) and the national conservative organization Judicial Watch are suing over Maryland’s new congressional map, arguing that it violates the…

Baltimore County Council chambers

The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to approve a redistricting proposal with just one majority Black council district Monday, spurring a lawsuit from civil…

UPDATE: The Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission will hold a public hearing on its newly released legislative redistricting plan at 4 p.m. Wednesday. To sign…

The Baltimore County Council is set to vote on a bill that would set up a public campaign finance system in the jurisdiction Monday,…

Maryland’s 1st Congressional District underwent a vast transformation in the most recent round of redistricting: It once extended through northern Harford County into parts…

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D) endorsed Democratic former state delegate Heather R. Mizeur’s 1st District congressional bid Wednesday, and said in a…

State Sen. William C. Smith Jr., a high-profile legislator who spent several weeks mulling his own bid for attorney general, endorsed Rep. Anthony G….

Civil rights advocates and residents again slammed the Baltimore County Council’s redistricting proposal for including just one majority Black council district during a meeting of…

Jeremy P. Baker will take over as chief of staff to House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) after Alexandra M. Hughes departs at…