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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.
There are roughly 129,000 households behind on rent in Maryland, according to the National Equity Atlas, and although the state has received hundreds of…
Throughout the pandemic, the federal government has relied on states and local jurisdictions to quickly get rent relief to tenants — but some local…
Months after the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack led to gas shortages across the East Coast, a slate of federal, state and private sector cybersecurity…
Prince George’s County residents urged members of the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission at a Wednesday evening public hearing to keep communities whole as they…
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) appears to have his toughest Democratic primary challenger in recent memory, with Baltimore County progressive activist Brittany Oliver launching…
Dana Mulhauser, an experienced prosecutor who currently serves as St. Louis County’s top police misconduct watchdog, will lead the Maryland Attorney General’s newly established…
Several Montgomery County residents at a public hearing Wednesday evening urged members of the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to keep multi-member districts in their…
State and local officials disbursed $1.5 billion in rental assistance during June — more than during the entire previous five months — to help…
Mia Mason, the veteran who challenged Rep. Andrew P. Harris (R) in 2020, endorsed former Del. Heather R. Mizeur (D) to take on Maryland’s…
The White Oak Community Recreation Center is among 19 potential locations being considered for early voting centers in the 2022 elections, Montgomery County Board…