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Comptroller Peter Franchot, on a continuous loop of shameless self-promotion for governor, might suffer from the Louis L. Goldstein syndrome. Or curse. Goldstein, for…
Maryland needs clear guidelines for where to install large solar energy facilities to protect high-value farmland and forest. That need is obvious after the…
Congress is currently working on legislation to address surprise medical billing — an issue that impacts too many patients across the country….
Last week the Texas Transportation Institute released an update of its Urban Mobility Report, which always gets a lot of attention because of how…
“Oh my god, there’s been another one.” That is how the conversation began at our annual family Labor Day gathering over the weekend along…
History is a stern taskmaster. Back in the bad old 1960s, the State of Maryland spent $1 million on a study to determine the…
This Labor Day is a complex one for Maryland’s workers. On the one hand, we have much to celebrate. By organizing together at our…
Taxpayers have learned to hold their breath any time a state or local politician talks about “broadband investment.” Despite his reputation as a trustworthy…
After months of acrimony, some of the key players in the dispute between the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra management and musicians came together the other…
When the State of Maryland was preparing to enter the lottery business in the early 1970s, there was very little experience to guide it…