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.
Congressman has been a major benefactor of attorney general’s political career, and once hosted a fundraiser for him with Bill Clinton as the main attraction.
Campaign finance reports for the first quarter of 2024 are due to be filed with the Federal Election Commission on April 15, providing a fuller picture of the state of various races.
Bills aiding port workers and boosting the state’s struggling horse racing industry are among the last and most significant to pass on a Sine Day that was exceedingly busy — except during the solar eclipse.
House committee’s decision to amend a popular consumer protection bill puts its fate in doubt as Sine Die approaches.
In a surreal turn, House conservatives invoke feminist icons Gloria Steinem and Ruth Bader Ginsburg to advance their arguments.
Dispatches from the legislative churn as Sine Die rapidly approaches.
Greens ‘feel betrayed,’ a green leader says. ‘This was done in the dead of night without consultation. This is a partial repeal of Climate Solutions Now.’
Harry Dunn, two other Democrats hold State House news conference decrying the influence of big money in political races.
The economic ripple effects of the Key Bridge disaster could impact the conversation over tax increases in the final days of the legislative session.
‘I can’t wait to talk to all the librarians and the parents and the advocates who worked with me the last 12 months,’ says exultant sponsor of Freedom to Read Act.