Sen. McCray: Ensuring the Health of Our Public Transit System
As we chart the path forward, reimagining life post-COVID-19, my family – my wife and four kids – are especially excited to travel again....
Opinion: Treat Drug Use Like the Public Health Risk That It Is
Too many people who use drugs end up in jail instead of getting the help they need. Here’s one way to fix that.If there...
Opinion: Clock Is Ticking for Climate Solutions Legislation
The Maryland Legislative Coalition, and its sister organization, the MLC Climate Justice Wing, strongly support the Senate version of the Climate Solutions Now Act...
Opinion: Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Sound Alarm on Reform Plan
It is with significant concern for the safety and welfare of the residents of Maryland, whom our law enforcement officers serve with honor and...
Opinion: Suppliers Respond to AARP on Retail Energy Competition
Maryland Matters published a commentary last month from Tammy Bresnahan, the director of advocacy for AARP Maryland regarding the “deregulated” retail energy market (“Annapolis...
Alanah Davis: I Do Politics — So Can You
A note from the author: I’d like to dedicate this piece to my resilient family of artists in Baltimore City. It’s been a year...
Frank DeFilippo: There’s Nothing Grand About a Grand Jury Investigation
Google is everybody’s rap sheet. Grand juries usually launch with a paper trail and people wearing badges riffling through swatches of newspaper clippings, or,...
Opinion: End Md.’s Partnership With ICE Once and For All
For nearly a decade, CASA, ACLU of Maryland, advocates and hundreds of immigrant families across the state have fought to end Maryland’s partnership with...
LWV: Let’s Value Everyone’s Vote. Improve Access to Election Information
The League of Women Voters believes that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed. This is why we have been working...
Opinion: Charm City Children Deserve Better Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools are failing their 80,000 students at an exorbitantly-high cost. State and local taxpayers spend nearly $16,000 per pupil on education,...