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.
‘Fighting in Afghanistan was my definition of defending democracy,’ the Democratic nominee says.
The state teachers’ union is on the air with a TV spot backing Councilmember Jessica Fitzwater (D) for Frederick County executive.
The Great Maryland Outdoors Act, the largest state government investment in Maryland parks, is starting to have an impact.
Unless there is a political wave of epic proportions, the battleground for legislative seats is pretty small.
The Democratic ticket had more than 10 times the cash on hand as of Aug. 23.
‘The presence of the new consolidated FBI headquarters…would bring economic growth and development to a majority-Black county and its communities,’ state leaders said.
Maryland may have been one of the few places where Biden would be guaranteed a hospitable welcome.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) made it official on Friday and confirmed that he’s seeking to become chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight…
Fresh from a series of policy wins, President Joe Biden kicked off the general election campaign season Thursday night with a well-attended rally at…