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Frank DeFilippo

Frank DeFilippo

‘Flip’ was a garrulous raconteur whose love for politics came through in all his writing, even as he regularly exposed politicians’ foibles.

Photos of Dan Cox and Kelly Schulz campaigning over the summer

Former Hogan cabinet member seeks to spotlight her rival’s penchant for conspiracy-mongering.

In a last-minute maneuver, Maryland lawmakers are using a piece of legislation to scrutinize and possibly block a Hogan administration proposal to scale back…

Winning the primary in Baltimore essentially guarantees victory for the city’s Democratic politicians, often making for an uncompetitive general election in November. That’s why…

Trump

Columnists and editorial writers are the folks who come over the hill and shoot the dead after the battle. Occasionally they miss their target….

Maryland Matters won eight awards at the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Association’s awards luncheon in Annapolis Friday, including best website in our division. In…

Ballot

We fear what we do not understand. Del. Brooke Lierman has introduced HB 26 in the state legislature allowing Baltimore City to change the…

In his Jan. 14 column, Frank DeFilippo spends quite a bit of time discussing my father’s legacy in building up the Democratic Party in…

In a Maryland Matters commentary, Frank DeFilippo accuses Gov. Larry Hogan of “Larrymandering,” gerrymandering Maryland’s congressional districts to benefit Republicans [“Get Ready for Larrymandering,”…

This is the way a Maryland General Assembly session ends, not with a bang but a backyard barbecue. The hissing sound you hear in…