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This essay reflects the views of the Climate Communications Coalition, the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education, Maryland Latinos Unidos, and Corazón Latino….
A Kent County commissioner believes gubernatorial candidate Peter Franchot’s views on phasing out commercial oystering will force hardworking watermen out of business.
Maryland needs to establish an LGBT+ affairs commission, says one Baltimore candidate for the House of Delegates.
Many Americans of a certain age probably remember those terrifying health department signs displayed in windows or tacked to houses warning people outside that…
A Montgomery County delegate says the private sector is critical to meeting the demand for EV charging stations across the country.
A longtime advocate for legalizing marijuana writes that the state needs to learn from its failures in standing up the medical cannabis industry and sports gaming.
Maryland law requires that schools keep police on campus. But law enforcement officers don’t make schools safer.
A Gaithersburg resident asks: Who will actually benefit from homeowner assistance funds intended to ease the distress of average Americans during a national emergency.
Now that the General Assembly’s redistricting commission has begun meeting, even as Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s redistricting commission continues to hold sessions,…
A former state official applauds the creation of a parks commission, but argues that Baltimore County should be represented.