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Twenty years ago, I stood in my kitchen in Baltimore and watched in disbelief as two planes hit the Twin Towers. Days later, I…
Democratic leaders, take note. Grass-roots activists who built the 2020 blue wave are on the verge of abandoning you.
Former Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman’s announcement Sunday that he’ll try to win his old job back next year says everything you need…
After a year of living with COVID-19, it’s instructive to look at how state workers fared over the past year.
There’s a sneaky little tax that most Maryland consumers don’t realize they’re paying. Technically it’s not a tax, but it performs like one, picking…
On Labor Day 2021, Sen. Cory McCray reflects on progress the legislature has made on behalf of workers.
By Daniel Golombek and Charlie Cooper The writers are, respectively, president of the Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club; and president of Get Money Out-Maryland…
By Sen. William C. Smith Jr. The writer, a Democrat, represents Montgomery County District 20 in the Maryland Senate. He is chair of the…
By Staci Hartwell and Eliseo Magos The writers are, respectively, the environment and climate justice chair for the NAACP Maryland State Conference and a…
By Ashish Parikh The writer is the chair of the Asian American Retailers Association of Maryland. The framework of the current $3.5 trillion federal…