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The historic 2021 Maryland General Assembly session has just adjourned, and among the significant measures passed in this session is House Bill 980 (PG-416-21),…
One of the most persistent myths plaguing our discussion of the housing crisis is that market rate housing “does nothing” for affordable housing or,…
It is a sad time in Maryland, as the major climate bill of the 2021 General Assembly session failed to pass. The Climate Solutions…
For more than a decade, Pew Research Center has reported that public trust in government in the United States to be at historic lows,…
In a recent guest commentary (Maryland Matters, April 9), the Maryland Sierra Club shows once again how little they understand regional transportation issues and…
On Friday, while the Hennepin County Medical Examiner testified in a Minnesota courtroom about his determination that George Floyd died by homicide under the…
When it comes to the environment this legislative session, climate and transportation bills have understandably and appropriately garnered most of the attention. But another…
Most people are shocked to learn that in Maryland a “body attachment,” that is, an arrest by a police officer, may be used by…
Last month, the Maryland Department of Transportation announced, to no one’s surprise, the selection of Australian highway giant Transurban to undertake its $11 billion…
After the end of the Reconstruction (1865–1877), the rise of segregation led to a large disparity between white and Black communities, and many Black…