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.
The two Democratic contenders have collected record amounts of money for this down-ballot statewide race.
The campaign staffers have joined the Campaign Workers Guild, a five-year-old organization.
Edwards had been gearing up for a campaign after Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D) announced he would run for Maryland attorney general.
Though money isn’t determinative in elections, these fundraising reports, five months before the primary, are key early metrics of the campaign season.
Also on Tuesday, Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, Republican candidate for comptroller, announced a nearly half-million-dollar account balance.
The number of undecided voters in the poll was less than half of what it had been in the only two prior publicly released polls on the primary.
With billions of dollars heading the state’s way in new federal infrastructure funding, policymakers hope some of their ambitions for MARC can be realized.
Adams’ loan to his own campaign seems carefully designed to put him slightly ahead of his Democratic primary opponent when it comes to cash on hand.
Former U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D) appears to be moving closer to running for her old congressional seat.
Perez, King top $2.5 million in contributions while Lierman posts strong numbers in the comptroller’s race.