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It is already clear that the 2021 Maryland legislative session will be like none other: Our session opened with plexiglass and protocols, increased security…
For nearly 15 years, my wife, Amy, and I have devoted ourselves to building our business, Zeke’s Coffee. We started in our garage, and…
Maryland businesses and employers are no strangers to policies and initiatives that make doing business in our state more costly and challenging. Fortunately, over…
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented financial burden for Marylanders, with high rates of unemployment, businesses shuttering, and the deaths of family and…
This is in response to a recent commentary by Sen. Mary Washington and Del. Jazz Lewis [“Time to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco…
Well, we’ve had time to read through and absorb the latest round of state campaign finance reports, and here’s our big takeaway: State Comptroller…
We must not forget the lessons of 2020. The death of George Floyd showed us that we have a duty to ensure that those…
Let’s get the false equivalency out of the way: ZERO police officers were killed across scores of Black Lives Matter and police reform protests…
We have a requirement to re-imagine education post-COVID. Fortunately, the Maryland Department of Education in collaboration with local school systems has advanced enabling foundational…
The Barking Dog has been a Bethesda favorite for 20 years. We’ve hosted people’s biggest moments, everything from birthday parties to anniversaries to community…