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The Maryland House Judiciary Committee advanced a heavily cut-back relief proposal for tenants Tuesday night, drawing criticism from housing rights advocates who say the…

Following the spate of tragedies that 2020 brought to the national stage, many lawmakers are saying that the 2021 General Assembly session is the…

A group of Maryland lawmakers hope to overhaul the state’s eviction process and provide relief to tenants and homeowners during the 2021 legislative session,…

In Maryland, a state with an all-male congressional delegation, and where all three independently elected statewide officials are white males, the news Saturday that…

On Wednesday, the last day of this year’s 2020 regular General Assembly session, the Legislative Black Caucus will elect leaders for this year’s special…

State Del. Stephanie M. Smith (D) was elected Friday to chair the Baltimore City House delegation following the resignation of former chairwoman Cheryl D….

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…

Just after Labor Day, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) announced that she was changing the way the person holding the position of…

A week ago, Amarri Brown didn’t know what he wanted to do when he graduates from high school in a year. Then on Tuesday,…

The Maryland House of Delegates faces a historic decision on Wednesday. For the first time since 2002, we will elect a new speaker. And…