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By Tom Peterson and Rex Hazelton The writers are, respectively, president and CEO at Center for Climate Strategies and an energy policy analyst at…

The General Assembly will move quickly to pass a major climate bill early in the 2022 session — so lawmakers can promptly respond to…

Maryland spends up to $1 billion on teacher professional development every year, but there is little to no data showing that teachers improve in…

When Maryland deregulated the electricity and natural gas markets in 1999, the hope was to encourage competition among energy suppliers and provide residents with…

Utility

This is the year the Maryland General Assembly needs to act. For years advocates having been trying to stop third-party energy providers from ripping…

Over more than half a decade, Maryland has lost more than 10,000 lives to overdose. Like so much else, the COVID-19 epidemic has exacerbated…

Digital Divide

When I taught English to middle schoolers last year, I saw the lives of almost 100 students change on March 12 as schools closed…

With more than half a million Marylanders reportedly lacking reliable broadband internet at home, Comcast announced plans Monday to install free WiFi hotspots in…

More than a third of households with children in Baltimore lack a wired internet connection and more than a quarter don’t have access to…

A report released earlier this month found that Maryland tax increases on alcohol and cigarettes have led to decreased use of both products in…