Joanne Benson
An extraordinary number of bills ― almost 800 ― have been pre-filed for the 442nd session of the Maryland General Assembly. As of Monday evening, there were…
In 2002, the late Wayne K. Curry, the first Black Prince George’s County executive, dipped into his campaign treasury to hire a well-known national…
Pokuaa Owusu-Acheaw is leaving her job as intergovernmental affairs officer to Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) to become managing director of…
Union leaders representing Motor Vehicle Administration employees pressed the Hogan administration Thursday to step up efforts to prevent the workplace spread of COVID-19. And…
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…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) and Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) sought to re-ignite their long-standing beef with the General Assembly over the…
The Maryland Senate will look very different in 2020. The changes will begin at the rostrum, where Sen. Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) will serve…
By Eric Myers Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on Wednesday announced the agency’s largest tobacco bust ever, resulting in over $450,000 worth of…
A Maryland lawmaker who worked with attorneys and politicians across the country to free a Prince George’s County man sentenced as a juvenile to…
A pair of proposals from the Maryland Senate’s minority party to amend the chamber’s rules are moving forward. The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously…