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.
State Del. Dereck E. Davis (D-Prince George’s) has served in the House of Delegates for 27 years and has been chairman of the Economic…
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One year into the pandemic ― and about two months since the COVID-19 vaccine first became available to certain segments of the population ―…
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On the morning of March 1, 2017, a few thousand people received an introductory email from a new entity called Maryland Matters. It included…
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The issue of how Maryland’s judges are appointed ― and how they attempt to keep their seats ― was a hot topic in the…