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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 program will be funded by a mix of $4.8 million of the city’s federal American Rescue Plan Act funds and philanthropic donations.

Baltimore County Executive John A. Olszewski Jr. (D) endorsed Del. Brooke E. Lierman (D-Baltimore City) for comptroller in his first statewide endorsement of the…

Maryland’s new legislative map will stand, the Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. The Court of Appeals affirmed a report from Special Magistrate Alan M….

For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, lawmakers and advocates lined the halls of the Maryland State House and posed for…

Local election officials are unlikely to be ready for the already delayed July 19 primary election if the Court of Appeals strikes down Maryland’s state legislative map.

The House of Delegates chamber as seen from the gallery.

The Maryland General Assembly voted on Saturday to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s vetoes of abortion access and paid leave bills, enacting the…

Senate approves measure that could transform transit in Baltimore The Maryland Senate gave unanimous approval on Friday to a measure that transit advocates hope…

Opponents of Maryland’s legislative redistricting plan filed challenges on Friday to a high court adviser’s recommendation to keep the boundaries drawn by the General…

Qualifications for top government officials were at the center of debate on the Senate floor Thursday evening — and in an unusual move, a…

As the 2022 General Assembly session — and the terms of all state elected officials — winds down, a series of pay raises has…