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Partisan redistricting was a hot topic across the country last year. But I have fought against partisan gerrymandering since 1970, when I first learned…
I recently inherited a car. I had been without a car of my own for a decade, earning the moniker of “Mr. Public Transportation”…
What’s going on? Is the new school funding done? Is it going forward? Or, in fact, has support for our school children been delayed,…
It has been a busy week in and around the State House, leading up to the holidays and the calm before the General Assembly…
In a Maryland Matters commentary, Frank DeFilippo accuses Gov. Larry Hogan of “Larrymandering,” gerrymandering Maryland’s congressional districts to benefit Republicans [“Get Ready for Larrymandering,”…
A state senator or delegate shouldn’t be allowed to hold a position in local government while serving in the Maryland General Assembly. One job at…
Politicians and athletes have a tough time letting go of yesterday. Nancy Pelosi had to give up power in order to retain it. Joe…
Keith Haller was a man about town, in every sense of the term. He knew everyone in the Maryland political orbit — especially in…
The following is adapted from my unpublished manuscript, Shiksa: The Rise and Fall of Marvin Mandel. Whee, the people, have heard very little from…
In one key respect Baltimore is the epicenter of the nation’s opioid epidemic, but not in the way you think. Most of us picture…