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Elliot Jaspin

The first thing that strikes you about the home of the Maryland Food Bank is the sheer size of its headquarters. Located in Halethorpe…

While the legislature is considering several bills this session that would address the problem of child hunger in Maryland, it is in marked contrast…

A spokesman for Anne Arundel County Public Schools said that Maryland Matters demeaned Board of Education President Michelle Corkadel when it described her answer…

Members of the Maryland General Assembly say they are working on multiple pieces of legislation designed to bolster struggling working families, feed hungry children,…

Last in a series On an overcast day in October, Matt, a 25-year-old with close-cropped blond hair, waits patiently at a food pantry in…

Sixth in a series On March 27, 2019 Maryland faced financial Armageddon. It was a situation so dire that Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr….

Fifth in a series Imagine you board an airplane in Maryland to go to Los Angeles. Everything is fine until you reach Amarillo, Texas,…

Fourth in a series It is official policy in Anne Arundel County public schools to shame students because their parents are unable or unwilling…

Third in a series No one would ever mistake Manhattan, Kansas, for Manhattan in New York City. But that is precisely what the federal…

To understand how food stamp benefits are calculated is to understand England’s Poor Law of 1834. Although the British Poor Law was far harsher…