Skip to main content

Guest Commentary - page 7

Maryland Matters Logo

Maryland Matters welcomes guest commentary submissions at [email protected]. We suggest a 750-word limit and reserve the right to edit or reject submissions. We do not accept columns that are endorsements of candidates or submissions from political candidates. Views of writers are their own.

At its core, such a memorial would serve as a crucial acknowledgment and tribute to the historical contributions of Black watermen to the Chesapeake Bay region.

Kicking the can down the road has very real implications for working people in our state.

Maryland lawmakers must approve funding needed for civil legal aid to ensure low-income families have access to stable and effective representation, directors of legal services organizations say.

Prioritizing solar on agricultural fields may be cheaper in the short-term, but it is a mistake to exclude the long-term costs of lost farmland, forests, and open space in the calculus.

As we remember and reflect on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there are valuable lessons that should give us hope that we can overcome what we face today.

Guardrails are needed to protect the health of our youth.

The 2024 Maryland General Assembly session presents exciting and important opportunities to continue partnering with a pro-public education governor and to build on the legislature’s commitment to public schools.

A rare disease patient urges lawmakers to ensure prescription price control proposals don’t limit access to care.

A new push to eliminate indoor air pollutants in the new year.

The prospects for a split government alignment that arguably should be common but is in fact rare.