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Department’s communications might be suitable for an advocacy group, but not for an impartial public agency.
With the last-minute shuffling at the candidate filing deadline, we find ourselves with yet another vacancy of sorts in Annapolis. The process for filling them is very undemocratic.
A critical federal program that has gone a long way to improving access to affordable health care could expire at the end of the year.
Creating land trusts, improving food access and reparations are some solutions to fixing what ails this Baltimore neighborhood.
An Ellicott City resident supports the General Assembly’s legislative redistricting plan, which keeps Ellicott City whole and will help to focus flood mitigation efforts.
NASCAR fire suits resemble patchwork quilts. Golfers wear them on their jerseys and caps. Umpires sport a few, as do minor league baseball uniforms….
The 2022 legislative session proved successful in advancing policies that aid the more than 110,000 Marylanders with Alzheimer’s and other dementia.
Maryland’s comptroller says the state has the means to provide this kind of immediate relief that won’t have long-term consequences.
Legislation provides for the stay of some eviction proceedings while renters await the resolution of rental assistance.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson addressed the issue in her opening statement by stating, ‘I know my role as a judge is a limited one.’