Chris West
By Philip Van Slooten An update to Maryland’s hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several…
Despite dissent from Republican members, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard its first round of police accountability bills at a virtual hearing Tuesday afternoon,…
The state’s Juvenile Justice Reform Council voted Thursday to add the jurisdiction of the courts to its list of top priorities to focus on…
Since the onset of the pandemic in early March, Maryland has seen its share of unravelings: The health repercussions of the COVID-19 virus have…
With an “onslaught” of eviction filings expected in the coming months, a group of Maryland lawmakers released recommendations Monday on how to avert a…
Maryland Matters published a lengthy interview between reporter Bruce DePuyt and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.), during the course of which Brown launched a…
Dozens of workers from coal-fired power plants spent Tuesday in the Senate Office Building letting lawmakers know they oppose a bill that would phase…
Fifty years after its inception, the Maryland Public Information Act could see major reform in 2020. Lawmakers on the House Government and Health Operations…
Convicted felons who’ve served their sentences can vote in Maryland elections. But the vast majority of them don’t know that they are eligible to…
Members of the Maryland General Assembly say they are working on multiple pieces of legislation designed to bolster struggling working families, feed hungry children,…