Reporter
William J. Ford has worked as a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years. Most recently, he spent seven years covering Prince George’s County, some Maryland politics and other local news in the D.C. area for the Washington Informer. While at the paper, Ford received reporting awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and was finalist for beat reporting in 2021 and a 2019 award winner for beat reporting from the D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Ford previously worked as a correspondent for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine and for nearly 10 years covering municipalities and other local news for The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Maryland State Schools Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury said he remains optimistic about guiding the Department of Education for the next four years. “I am hopeful…
Black business leaders convene at Bowie State University to interact and pursue contracts with Maryland agencies.
Maryland politicos traveled to Prince George’s County to honor Rep. Steny Hoyer, who’s been in office for 42 years.
Political notes: 6th District updates, personnel moves, Black Caucus members discuss issues at forum
The first candidate forum for Republicans seeking to replace U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) has been scheduled for the evening of Sept. 20 in…
Those scheduled to attend include retired Chief Judge Robert M. Bell and Carolyn Scruggs, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Maryland has a new chief performance officer. Asma Mirza, who most recently served as the deputy for implementation management for the White House Infrastructure…
Before Darrell Fletcher began working for Howard County in October 2018, he had 11 years of experience in construction and utility work.
There are currently no women serving in the Maryland congressional delegation. House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore) wants that to change, she said, as she…
Maryland State Education Association poll states 44% of its members surveyed say they worked a second job in the last year.
A chief counsel with Maryland Office of the Attorney General wrote a vote to approve Towson’s program wasn’t conducted properly.