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In 1990, the Chesapeake Bay was in the midst of a visible pollution crisis. Fish were dying from toxins in the Potomac River. Baltimore’s…
As incredible as it sounds, we’re already fast approaching the milestone year of 2020. Many in our region will be using the occasion to…
Though few Marylanders may realize it, their lives are better off today because former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who died March 13 at…
While there has been widespread media coverage and political exuberance about the expected passage of the Fight for $15 bill to increase the minimum…
There is a moral to the story of House Bill 1052 which, if passed by the Maryland General Assembly and enacted into law, would…
In the drive to raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, a lot of misinformation has been circulating, much of it about the…
Mothers Against Drunk Driving fought for years to make ignition interlocks mandatory for every person convicted of drunk driving in Maryland. Yet this lifesaving…
As we head into the final month of the 2019 General Assembly, Gov. Larry Hogan and his Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn will be watching…
It is very difficult to maintain a strong horse racing industry for owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys, track owners, track employees and the Maryland businesses…
March 8, 2019, marks International Women’s Day, a day when people around the world celebrate the accomplishments of women and raise awareness of the…