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.
Maryland’s senior senator announced his plans during a Law Day speech on civics and civility at the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson.
On their 100th day in office on Friday, barrier-breaking Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) will be where they have…
‘The fiscal conscience of the General Assembly’ had a long career in state and local government.
A fortuitous meeting for a future governor and an iconic performer and civil rights activist.
Top environmentalist says the 2023 session ‘marked a new day for Maryland,’ with strong environmental leaders in the governor’s office and in key positions in the legislature.
Powerful Western Md. lawmaker paid the price for shepherding gun control legislation through the General Assembly in 2000.
A hybrid event with many dignitaries touts Maryland’s economic future and commitment to combating climate change.
Trump administration was accused of failing to require Pa. to develop a plan to meet pollution reduction goals for the Bay set several years earlier in a multi-state compact.
Governor shows off policy chops at two public forums in the nation’s capital.
The bureaucratic, procedural gambit involves the Office of People’s Counsel, which represents consumers’ interests on utility matters in the state, and the Public Service Commission.