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One important angle that has been ignored in most coverage of the Montgomery County executive race is the impact that better voting systems than…
Death is breaking up that old gang of ours. When John C. Eldridge died a couple of weeks ago, the obit writers focused more…
As freedom of the press comes under attack [see this recent commentary], please support Maryland Matters, the state’s premier site for news about politics…
Today, the Institute for Nonprofit News — which counts Maryland Matters as a member — joins journalists across the country in asking you, the…
State Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) will be joining Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) for their annual tour of the Ocean City boardwalk…
On Aug. 7, our competitor in Baltimore City’s 45th legislative district, Del. Cheryl D. Glenn (D), published an article in Maryland Matters calling for…
Having won her primary re-election easily, it feels like Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby (D) has already receded into the background as…
We wish to offer some context to the commentary “Don’t Impede Maryland’s Progress on Wind and Solar,” which was published in Maryland Matters on…
Maryland’s attorney general, Brian Frosh (D), is among the busiest lawyers in the state. Some would say too busy. Luckily, he has more than…
Food & Water Watch recently released a national report on Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), which was recently critiqued on this page. We’d like to…