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.
As lawmakers in Annapolis ponder legislation that would expand the state’s fetal homicide law, a poll conducted for the Maryland Catholic Conference shows strong…
By Josh Kurtz Maryland Working Families, the progressive, labor-affiliated advocacy group, will announce this week that it is endorsing Del. Cory V. McCray (D-Baltimore…
It’s funny, when you moderate a political debate and then read about it. As I write this, I’ve read four stories about Thursday morning’s…
Finally, a shidduch in the Democratic gubernatorial primary! Former NAACP President Ben Jealous on Wednesday became the first Democratic candidate for governor to choose…
By Josh Kurtz As lawmakers in Annapolis ponder legislation that would expand the state’s fetal homicide law, a poll conducted for the Maryland Catholic…
When state Sen. Victor Ramirez (D) decided to run for Prince George’s County state’s attorney rather than seek a third term, it was initially…
One of the giants of Montgomery County politics has started flexing its muscles ahead of the June 26 primary. The Montgomery County Education Association,…
One of the giants of Montgomery County politics has started flexing its muscles ahead of the June 26 primary. The Montgomery County Education Association,…
Maryland and Texas have almost nothing in common. And yet Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primaries in the Lone Star State – which included the first congressional…
Significant amendments are likely to be introduced in the next several days to legislation designed to police allegations of sexual harassment in and around…