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Prescription drug costs are skyrocketing across the United States. Take insulin, for example. The cost of this life-saving drug nearly tripled between 2002 and…
The Maryland House of Delegates faces a historic decision on Wednesday. For the first time since 2002, we will elect a new speaker. And…
When 17-year House Speaker Mike Busch (D-Anne Arundel) passed away on Sine Die eve, the grieving was nearly unanimous. Almost immediately thereafter, the long-time…
Editor’s note: An article in Maryland Matters this week featured criticism from Democratic elected officials of Maryland Democratic Chair Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, who had…
No child should go hungry – ever. But for some kids in Maryland, summer vacation and winter break can be especially difficult. That’s because…
We were quite disappointed in Maryland Matters’ opinion column “Frank DeFilippo: Coming to America” (April 22). Concerns about the lack of assimilation of immigrants…
Before Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced the proposed county budget for the next fiscal year, I had my doubts what kind of…
Maryland is the first state to pass a $15 minimum wage law that will increase the rates the state pays medical providers. To help…
Scientists have made it explicitly clear, we have 12 years to take bold climate action to save our collective futures. To meet the urgency…
It was amusing to read Frank DeFilippo’s screed concerning our Washington Post article on Prince George’s County’s tax cap and the desirability of a…