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There is a public health crisis being forced upon the transgender community — and lack of access to life-saving health care for transgender Marylanders is one of the biggest barriers.
Maryland should abolish the subminimum wage for tipped workers or risk falling behind other states, advocate writes.
I was still at an age where a Scholastic book fair on a day when golden-brown leaves might rustle underfoot in The Bronx or…
What is a pattern-or-practice investigation and how will it benefit Marylanders?
Could curbside voting be possible for people who are elderly or disabled?
For criminal laws to be respected, they must be considered fair and in proportion to the crime.
Pesticides do not require PFAS to be effective, the authors write.
A coalition of labor advocates write that Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health program is in dire need of resources and reform.
A call for Gov. Wes Moore (D) to quickly reverse the Hogan administration’s attempts to widen two interstate highways with revenue from express toll lanes.
Hettleman was a member of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (also known as the Kirwan Commission), a former Baltimore City…