Founding editor
Founding Editor Josh Kurtz is a veteran chronicler of Maryland politics and government. He began covering the State House in 1995 for The Gazette newspapers, and has been writing about state and local politics ever since. He was an editor at Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, for eight years, and for eight years was the editor of E&E Daily, which covers energy and environmental policy on Capitol Hill. For 6 1/2 years Kurtz wrote a weekly column on state politics for Center Maryland and has written for several other Maryland publications as well. Kurtz regularly gives speeches and appears on TV and radio shows to discuss Maryland politics.
Cardin has been going regularly to U.N. climate conferences since 2016 in Paris, when scores of governments agreed to international emissions reduction goals.
The forthcoming legislative debate comes at a time when consumer advocates are pressuring state officials to crack down on unsavory practices by electric retailers.
Senator becomes fifth state lawmaker in the Democratic primary. None has to sacrifice their seat to make a congressional bid in a presidential election year.
In Maryland, Democratic leaders and their grass-roots supporters seem to be fighting more with each other than they are with Republicans.
Some climate therapists have become climate activists themselves, or are prescribing activism as a way to help their patients work through their anxieties.
Del. Mike Rogers (D-Anne Arundel) this week confirmed what his filing with the Federal Election Commission last week suggested: He’s joining the race in…
Lawmakers are preparing legislation that would make Maryland the 11th state to prevent the sale of eggs from chickens who spend their days in so-called battery cages.
Dissidents at party gathering raise concerns about Gaza war and Democrats’ reliance on big-money donations.
State and local governments are looking into ways to limit the use of gas-powered yard equipment.
Reproductive Freedom for All, the group formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced its endorsement of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) in the race…