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There are many excellent reasons to oppose Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to spend $11 billion expanding the Capital Beltway to add paid toll lanes….
Here we go again: The General Assembly took back $100 million that it had in hand to pay for senior state retirees’ prescription drugs….
Do we always have to be so damn angry? The answer to that question will go a long way toward determining what kind of…
In solidarity with the 675 hard-working members of United Steelworkers Local 676 who are about to lose their jobs at the 131-year-old paper mill…
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski proposed a progressive agenda during his candidacy. However, during his first term, two pending decisions include public-private partnerships and…
There are few state responsibilities more important — or more challenging — than how the state exercises its constitutional authority over the electric utilities…
Maryland taxpayers will be on the hook if the toll lanes Gov. Larry Hogan wants to build on I-270 and the Washington Beltway flop….
Here’s a scary possibility. Next year’s elections in Baltimore City are pregnant for a reprise of the 1974 campaign for state’s attorney. All of…
May has brought with it an emotional rollercoaster for many across America. It has been a month of graduations, guns and “girl power?” I…
Dear Freshman Senator or Delegate: Congrats on surviving your first legislative session! Here’s hoping you’ve caught up on sleep and have reacquainted yourself with…