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Baltimore County is traditionally the major battleground in gubernatorial general elections, if not quite the bellwether. But it could also play an outsized role in this year’s Democratic primary as well.

Home Care

One would provide policymakers with information they need to ensure that home care jobs are decent jobs, and a second would give a raise to home care agencies and workers.

Climate

Climate change is already wreaking havoc on the health of our communities. Hard-hitting climate legislation will improve the health of all residents now and for generations to come.

Overdose

Overdoses turn into deaths when bystanders are too intimidated to call police because they might be sent to jail themselves. Good Samaritan laws are full of loopholes. That sends the message: calling 911 to save a life could cost you.

Climate

The state’s biggest utilities want to delay the Climate Solutions Now Act with another study. The House needs to stand up to this “classic stall maneuver,” one climate activist writes.

Who’s to blame for the Friendly Garden Apartments blast?

Blueprint

Federation of labor unions opposes Senate Bill 794 which would remove MSDE employee protections. The bill undoes previous work to professionalize the department, its president writes.

Red Maple

An earlier commentary glossed over the facts at the heart of the dispute over this Historic East Towson housing project.

Tutoring

Tutoring programs capable of delivering big impacts are crucial for students who need to make up lost ground.

One Maryland

Destructive behavior around political campaigns is unacceptable and toxic. In the words of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, “We are better than this!”