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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.
Clean water advocates are planning to sue a West Virginia coal company for pollution in the Potomac River. The Potomac Riverkeeper Network, Environmental Integrity…
Now about halfway into summer break, school districts across Maryland are beginning to announce their reopening plans for the fall. “We cannot and should…
Maryland teachers’ unions and the state PTA are calling on the state to begin the school year fully online. The Maryland State Education Association,…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) on Monday joined a multi-state lawsuit to protect foreign students from losing their visas. Frosh will represent the State…
Baltimore City Public Schools’ reopening plan for the upcoming school year is designed to provide families with choices and to prioritize safety, schools CEO…
When Gliny Gonzalez, a 51-year-old housekeeper at the University of Maryland College Park, woke up for work in mid-June, her chest was bothering her….
Say goodbye to Dominion Energy in Maryland and hello to Berkshire Hathaway. One of the largest energy companies in America is selling all of…
The University of Maryland, College Park’s accreditation was reaffirmed last week — a recognition required for students to receive federal financial aid. The school…
Although distance learning has been a challenge, a fully virtual option is important for families who are not comfortable sending their children back to…
When a bill that called for half of Maryland’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2030 became law last year, advocates predicted that…