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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.

Local leaders and advocates are calling for state and congressional action on evictions after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked federal protections for tenants Thursday….

The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission is bringing on Nathaniel Persily, a nationally recognized expert on redistricting, to help draw up their congressional and legislative…

Several Maryland municipalities have moved to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections in recent years — and a new research network launched this…

In his penultimate gubernatorial speech at the annual Maryland Association of Counties summer conference, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) touted the state’s high…

The final full day of politicking at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference ended Friday with six candidates for statewide office circling the…

In 2020, politicians and county staffers attended a virtual Maryland Association of Counties summer conference amid growing concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic could stifle…

Maryland officials are ramping up their efforts to close the state’s digital divide, with Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) and Democratic legislative leaders…

U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) wants to see the Red Line become a reality, he said at a town hall during the Maryland…

With California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) facing a high-profile recall effort, one state lawmaker wants to bring recall elections to Maryland. Del. Reid J….

Del. Brooke E. Lierman (D-Baltimore City) continued to rack up significant endorsements for her comptroller bid Tuesday, with a slew of state and local…