Chris West
The wheels of justice grind slowly, but sometimes legislation in the Maryland General Assembly moves at lightning speed. When the two phenomena collide, the…
Most bills are not life or death bills. But on Wednesday, the Maryland Senate considered a high-profile bill that, literally, dealt with life or…
An emotional debate in the Maryland Senate over whether to pass aid-in-dying legislation ended Wednesday in a tied vote and the measure’s defeat. After…
A key Senate committee voted Friday afternoon to send an aid-in-dying bill to the chamber floor, but advocates on both sides are unhappy with…
Maryland’s decision to enshrine gambling in its constitution, rather than codify it in law, means it will spend the next couple years on the…
Legislative leaders formally announced the creation of a joint committee to study marijuana legalization in the state of Maryland. As first reported by Maryland…
The freshman class of the state Senate – one of the largest in recent memory – is epitomized by two dynamic young leaders, Sen.-elect…
Heading into the election, Maryland Republicans had two principal goals: Reelect Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. and take away Democrats’ veto-proof majority in the…
The Baltimore Sun editorial board, which has already taken sides in the gubernatorial election (favoring Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.) and the race…
The state Senate’s two most vulnerable incumbents are not going down without a fight – or without a very robust campaign war chest. The…