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Nov. 5 was Election Day in nine Maryland cities. In most of these places, the vast majority of voters did not participate in their…
The advocacy world in Annapolis is an increasingly “VUCA world” – one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. This was evident when Gov….
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in The Conversation (theconversation.com), which, like Maryland Matters, is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News. Reprinted…
The District of Columbia is an orphan. Nobody claims ownership. It’s not part of Maryland. It doesn’t belong to Virginia. The District is a…
Earlier this month Gov. Larry Hogan released his long-anticipated draft greenhouse gas plan. It was published 10 months later than expected and that fact…
Editor’s note: State Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore City) isn’t even a candidate for Congress yet — she’s simply set up an exploratory committee…
The primal formula for success as mayor of Baltimore is a triple approach to government in action – plow snow, pick up trash and…
Every eight years at most, the state of Maryland goes through a transfer of power. When a new governor takes over, the transition is…
Congressman Elijah Cummings said that his vote in 2010 for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was the most important of his career. Hundreds of…
Maryland’s 7th congressional district was born out of civil rights activism and Black progressivism. Parren J. Mitchell of the legendary Baltimore family won the…