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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.

As a chaotic primary season hits its final week, one thing has remained consistent: An exceedingly high number of state Senate seats are up…

With the June 26 primary fast approaching, there’s a lot going on – so much, in fact, that we couldn’t possibly get to all…

Maybe Valerie L. Ervin was never going to be elected governor this year. Deep down, she may have known it, even after she jumped into…

More than 250 candidates for state Senate and House seats have embraced the Clean Energy Jobs Act, legislation to boost Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard…

It’s well documented by now that several Democratic state senators face peril in the June 26 primaries. But guess what? Several House members –…

The death of Del. Theodore J. Sophocleus (D-Anne Arundel) Friday at the age of 79 adds a new wrinkle to an already complicated primary…

Some political professionals were puzzled when Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) endorsed white candidates from Montgomery County over black Prince…

Catch Maryland Matters’ William F. Zorzi on WYPR’s “Midday Live” Wednesday, June 13 at noon for a discussion on the Maryland primary. And Maryland Matters’ Josh…

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) officially kicked off his reelection bid before hundreds of cheering supporters at an Annapolis tavern Saturday. It was an…

Former Gov. Martin J. O’Malley (D) has finally weighed in, casting his lot with Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. State Sen. Richard…