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Marylanders may be hoping to put the pandemic in the past, but many frontline and essential workers are still risking their health and safety…
In a recent opinion piece offering advice to Gov. Larry Hogan on a possible U.S. Senate bid, Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United and…
A recent commentary by U.S. PIRG lays out a false and misleading narrative that bears correcting on several key points [“Capital Beltway Boondoggle Doesn’t…
Gov. Larry Hogan and highway industry lobbyists have launched a massive campaign of intimidation and misinformation to pressure local governments into reinstating private toll…
Redistricting is legalized bodysnatching. Both parties acknowledge it. And both parties do it. Democrats redistrict by jiggering the district maps. Republicans attempt it by…
As the fight to end the spread of COVID-19 continues, there is reason for many communities throughout Maryland to finally feel optimistic. The disease’s…
At End Citizens United, our mission is simple. We want to protect the right to vote and get big money out of politics. That’s…
Would you rather your kids be bitten by a mosquito or be exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in your backyard? This mosquito season, the Maryland…
Gov. Larry Hogan’s top transportation priority is running out of gas. Even though the original proposal to expand the American Legion Bridge and add…
As sure as night follows day, national pundits are reading way too much into a single primary result and are prematurely extrapolating trends that…