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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.
Eviction protections for tenants from Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) phased out on Sunday, but Baltimore City Council members say those protections should…
Maryland lawmakers grilled Secretary of Labor Tiffany P. Robinson over continuing unemployment insurance backlogs in the state at a Monday meeting, and said they…
As efforts to legalize cannabis in Maryland ramp up, Democratic comptroller candidates are looking to create an equitable marijuana industry in the state. House…
Maryland became more diverse over the last decade and the number of residents who identify as white alone dropped below half the state’s population,…
As thousands of state and local leaders prepare to descend on Ocean City for the biggest political gathering in Maryland since before the pandemic,…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) called for the removal of the Confederate Talbot Boys monument in Easton on Wednesday, saying the Jim…
This year marks the first time in many decades that Maryland has had a Republican governor when legislative districts are redrawn, setting the stage for…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new, more limited protections for tenants this week. That order will affect 14 of Maryland’s…
The Maryland comptroller’s office will resume collection activities on Aug. 16, Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) said this week. An emergency pause on comptroller…
Anne Arundel County is ramping up its efforts to stave off evictions, County Executive Steuart Pittman (D) said Tuesday. The county has recently increased…