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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.
After a House panel advanced a rental relief proposal with significant restrictions Tuesday night, fair housing advocates turned to the state Senate in a…
As Maryland lawmakers weigh measures to permanently expand mail-in ballots, a Democratic legislator wants to make mail-in voting materials easier for voters to understand….
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee advanced a heavily cut-back relief proposal for tenants Tuesday night, drawing criticism from housing rights advocates who say the…
A Maryland Democratic lawmaker wants to remove tax caps on golf course land across the state, arguing that those tax breaks are “contrary” to…
State and local governments will have more flexibility over how they spend their latest round of relief funding from the federal government, Maryland Sens….
Advocates are continuing their call for Maryland legislators to pass relief for homeowners, warning of a looming foreclosure crisis unless lawmakers take action. New…
Republicans in the General Assembly want more say over how their members are assigned to committees – but a bid to do so was…
Five Republican amendments to legislation that would let individuals choose to continue voting by mail were shot down in the House of Delegates on…
The Maryland House of Delegates voted unanimously in favor of a bill Thursday that will guide state payments to exonerees who have been wrongfully…
Three Republican amendments to a proposal that would remove the governor from parole decisions were rejected by the House of Delegates on Wednesday. Maryland…