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.
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) has joined the Biden administration. She’ll serve as a special representative to U.S. Labor Secretary Marty…
Agricultural land is often an ideal place for large renewable energy projects, but proposed projects can encounter opposition — or resistance from the landowners themselves. In Howard County, farmers are on board with an ambitious plan.
The Prince George’s County Educators’ Association (PGCEA) is starting the new school year with a new union president, Donna Christy. Christy, the union’s former…
Thiru Vignarajah, the former federal and state prosecutor who has run high-profile campaigns for mayor of Baltimore and Baltimore City state’s attorney in recent…
U.S. Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.) has signed on to a letter from 54 House Democrats calling on congressional leaders to end federal subsidies…
John D. Porcari, who had two tours as Maryland’s transportation secretary and was deputy U.S. transportation secretary during President Obama’s first term, has a…
Political professionals in Maryland have focused intensely on the races for governor and — to a lesser extent — comptroller during the still-young 2022…
Editor’s note: Maryland Matters reporters sat down with some of the candidates for governor at the recent Maryland Association of Counties conference. Interviews with…
The Hogan administration announced Thursday that $3.7 million in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is being awarded to 37 sites using funds from Maryland’s…
A highly-anticipated political ritual of the fall has been postponed due to the latest spike in COVID-19 cases. The Western Maryland Democratic Political Action…