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 candidates for governor made their closing arguments Monday, one day before the state’s long-anticipated and once-delayed statewide primary. But because hundreds of thousands…
These aren’t the only lawmakers who are potentially vulnerable — and of course, not everybody on this list is going to lose.
A Maryland author with “McConnell derangement syndrome.”
The LCV’s annual scorecard gave lawmakers high scores generally, and especially celebrated passage of a major climate bill.
The congressman’s loan is a reminder that his resources can be a buffer against any unfavorable political winds.
Developers are prevented from making direct contributions to Prince George’s County councilmembers.
The parking lot at the Mt. Pleasant Church and Ministries in East Baltimore, one of 96 early voting centers that opened in the state…
At least two state senators are actively working to defeat House incumbents in their districts in party primaries.
Climate change policy continues to be a potent selling point for the Democrats running for governor.
As you will read elsewhere in today’s edition, Maryland Matters is joining forces with States Newsroom, publisher of almost 30 websites focusing on state…