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By Katie Fry Hester and Lorig Charkoudian Hester, a Democrat, represents parts of Howard and Carroll counties in the Maryland Senate. Charkoudian, a Democratic…

Build Back Better

This gubernatorial candidate believes funding in Biden’s Build Back Better Act would allow the state to bring proven programs to scale, and the benefits for Maryland would be enormous.

Philanthropy

Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County keeping focus on gender and race equity, and specifically on leadership opportunities for women of color.

Nancy Kopp. Brian Frosh. Maggie McIntosh. Frank DeFilippo. Hey, whoa! That’s me. What the heck is going on here. Bulk it up, and that’s…

In St. Mary’s County, what could have been a bipartisan process has turned into an effort to solidify local gerrymandering.

This moment presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build the Port of Baltimore back better by creating good-paying jobs, retaining those jobs, and investing in workforce development.

A high school teacher in Prince George’s County discusses what he’s learned about transgender rights — and why making students feel safe in school should be a top priority of Maryland educators.

Workers

Maryland Nonprofits is calling on government leaders to devote at least $1 billion of the surplus for services and assistance to those still in need.

Lessons

Marylanders for Food and Farmworker Protection says the state needs to create a preparedness plan for future infectious disease emergencies. The existing template in use today is inadequate.

Some 300 or so ranking Roman Catholic prelates left Baltimore last year with the conservatives among them determined to return with a stern document…