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Gov. Larry Hogan and highway industry lobbyists have launched a massive campaign of intimidation and misinformation to pressure local governments into reinstating private toll…

Inclusion

As the fight to end the spread of COVID-19 continues, there is reason for many communities throughout Maryland to finally feel optimistic. The disease’s…

At End Citizens United, our mission is simple. We want to protect the right to vote and get big money out of politics. That’s…

Would you rather your kids be bitten by a mosquito or be exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in your backyard? This mosquito season, the Maryland…

Beltway

Gov. Larry Hogan’s top transportation priority is running out of gas. Even though the original proposal to expand the American Legion Bridge and add…

5G

The Montgomery County Council is poised to pass legislation that will flood our neighborhoods with 5G cell towers. While the entire process has completely…

Police Reform

Recently, in Ocean City, video recordings of encounters between the Ocean City Police Department and members of the public once again brought the important…

Baltimore City Central Committee

The past three elections saw record turnout and ushered in a new wave of reform-minded progressive officials in Baltimore City government and on the…

The Washington Council of Government’s Transportation Planning Board removed the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 proposed toll lanes plan from an important list of…

Emergency Mandates

On June 15, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland’s coronavirus state of emergency would end today, July 1. This will effectively terminate all emergency…