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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…
The Montgomery County Police Department recently released shocking body-camera footage of two officers berating and handcuffing a 5-year-old elementary school child. The video shows…
Much ink has been shed on the movement for “law enforcement reform” in the Maryland General Assembly this session. Many bills have been proposed…
I believe that Maryland Department of General Services Secretary Ellington Churchill Jr. has a problem, and he knows it. According to a report by…
My name is Maisha and I support the Climate Solutions Now Act in the Maryland General Assembly because it is important for young people…
It’s the middle of a busy day when you get that call. “This is the school nurse, everything is fine, but …” You worry,…
Human errors at a manufacturing plant in Baltimore forced Johnson & Johnson to throw out 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine – enough to…
As we chart the path forward, reimagining life post-COVID-19, my family – my wife and four kids – are especially excited to travel again….
Too many people who use drugs end up in jail instead of getting the help they need. Here’s one way to fix that. If…