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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.
When it comes to how Maryland’s November elections might look, members of the State Board of Elections still have more questions than answers. That’s…
Anne Arundel County will get a new lead economic development officer in the wake of financial losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, County…
State legislators aren’t happy about the way Maryland’s June 2 primary was handled – and spent two hours on Tuesday afternoon grilling elections officials…
Prince George’s County officials plan to forgo expanding a police training facility and will instead fund a $20 million public health facility, County Executive…
With Maryland’s June 2 primary under intense scrutiny from a slew of state officials, the Maryland State Board of Elections will meet this Thursday…
“Defund the police.” It’s a phrase that has been chanted and painted on signs across the U.S. in the midst of nationwide unrest over…
The General Assembly last year approved a gradual minimum wage increase to $15 , but in the midst of the economic downturn caused by…
Baltimore City Council President Brandon M. Scott claimed victory in the city’s hard-fought Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday night. Scott’s announcement came after several…
On a normal election night in Baltimore, voters quickly have an idea of who their newly elected officials are. Candidates are usually able to…
The lion’s share of Baltimore City ballots from last week’s primary have been counted, the city’s elections director said Tuesday, adding that he expects…