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Elizabeth Shwe was a Report for America corps member at Maryland Matters through May 2022. She previously covered California state politics during an internship at The Sacramento Bee. She is a 2020 graduate of Princeton University with a degree in political science. At Princeton she was a producer for WPRB 103.3 FM News & Culture section, the station’s only long form podcast-type program. Shwe also wrote for The Daily Princetonian, and tutored with the Petey Greene Program, which offers free tutoring to incarcerated people.
Baltimore needs more than 570,000 new trees to reach “tree equity,” or the number of trees required for every neighborhood to enjoy the environmental…
Employees of the University of Maryland College Park whose jobs make it possible for them to telework are seeking to preserve that option, as…
Editor’s Note: A preliminary injunction was issued in this case on Tuesday morning. Read more here. After over a week of fast-paced legal activity…
On July 1, Mohammed Choudhury began his new job as the state superintendent of Maryland. Choudhury arrived in Maryland two weeks ago from Texas,…
Applications to serve on a board to help ensure success of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reforms will be accepted starting Monday, according…
The Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted announced Wednesday that it has submitted a bid to generate up to 760 megawatts of power with a…
A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has scheduled a Friday afternoon hearing on a motion to stop Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) from…
Editor’s Note: A hearing for a temporary order to maintain expanded unemployment benefits was set on Friday for 2 p.m. With expanded federal unemployment…
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a pipeline company on Tuesday, ruling that pipeline projects with federal approval can seize state-owned land to build…
In 2017, the Montgomery County Council declared a climate emergency and committed “to use all available powers and resources” to reach the ambitious goal…