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.
Significant amendments are likely to be introduced in the next several days to legislation designed to police allegations of sexual harassment in and around…
Summing up the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor recently – most of whom have been on the job for only a couple of weeks…
With the state Senate set for a preliminary vote on a bill Tuesday that would eliminate a “gag rule” on pharmacists telling consumers they…
By Josh Kurtz Significant amendments are likely to be introduced in the next several days to legislation designed to police allegations of sexual harassment…
Funeral arrangements were announced Monday for Maryland Sen. H. Wayne Norman Jr. (R), who died suddenly Sunday at his Bel Air home. Visitation is…
Maryland state Sen. H. Wayne Norman Jr., who billed himself as “a common sense conservative” representing Harford and Cecil counties, died suddenly Sunday at…
By Josh Kurtz With the state Senate set for a preliminary vote on a bill Tuesday that would eliminate a “gag rule” on pharmacists…
One year ago today, Maryland Matters published its first story. This is my anniversary card to you, our dedicated readers. First and foremost,…
By William F. Zorzi Maryland state Sen. H. Wayne Norman Jr., who billed himself as “a common sense conservative” representing Harford and Cecil counties,…
By Josh Kurtz A new poll bolsters the long-held opinion of MedChi – the Maryland State Medical Society – that Maryland Medicaid payments should…