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As Elizabeth Shwe reported last week in Maryland Matters, an emergency bill introduced by Senate President Bill Ferguson requires a consultant study of the…
“Even after years of faithful service to our community colleges, we still don’t have a meaningful voice at work,” says Richard Otten, adjunct professor…
House Bill 655, which deals with voting districts in county elections, is not a panacea for Charles County. The bill may have the unintended…
Jada* has survived sexual assault many times, though she’s only ever been treated as a criminal. Since childhood, her struggles with abuse and homelessness…
Proposed legislation once again before committees in the Maryland House and Senate is the latest attempt by out-of-state trial lawyers to change the law…
After almost a year in pandemic lockdown, some notes on the privileged path: If you watch a couple episodes of “Schitt’s Creek” and don’t…
As we celebrate Black History Month, we should remember to acknowledge the many accomplishments of African Americans during Reconstruction and, more importantly, commit to…
Do good. Seek justice. Right wrongs. This isn’t a clever tagline, it’s a scriptural mandate from Isaiah in the Old Testament (Isaiah 1:17). It…
With the same predictability as summer and winter, every year the Maryland General Assembly introduces and passes legislation to improve open government in Maryland….
Police in Montgomery County have killed one of our neighbors, again. Less than one month after Gaithersburg City Police officers chased down and killed…