Dereck Davis
It was a history-making Wednesday in Annapolis on the first day of the 441st session of the General Assembly, which kicked off with the…
When the 441st session of the Maryland General Assembly gavels in on Wednesday, lawmakers will begin a 90-day marathon of lawmaking. Thousands of bills…
Former state Sen. Ulysses S. Currie (D), a pioneering, mild-mannered lawmaker and mentor to younger colleagues who later ran afoul of the law, died…
Editor’s Note: As the year winds down, we’re re-running the 10 most-read pieces of the year in Maryland Matters. Here is #5, which first…
This article originally appeared on Feb. 14, 2019 It’s Valentine’s Day — hope you have already bowed to the floral and confectionary gods and…
More Maryland General Assembly candidates raised six-figure campaign war chests to win their seats in 2018 than a term earlier, according to a new…
Maryland Matters reported on Aug. 16 that Delegate Dereck Davis is considering introducing legislation that would remove “black liquor,” a byproduct of paper milling,…
A top-ranking lawmaker said Thursday he may introduce legislation next year to change part of the state’s renewable energy portfolio. Speaking on a panel…
Burying the hatchet? For the past few years, state Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) and House Economic Matters Chairman Dereck E. Davis (D-Prince George’s)…
Months after opposing legislation in the General Assembly that would have changed the way utility rate increases are calculated, the Maryland Public Service Commission…