Melony Griffith
Maryland’s General Assembly is paying closer attention to communities that have borne the brunt of pollution and other environmental injustices. Senate President Bill Ferguson…
Maryland senators are tacking an additional $520 million onto Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s (R) billion-dollar COVID-19 relief effort – including grants for businesses…
Racial equity is slated to be a big-ticket item during the 2021 legislative session. House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County), Senate President Bill…
The presiding officers of the General Assembly are looking ahead to the upcoming session ― now just five weeks away ― with a mixture…
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…
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…
Members of the Maryland Senate would face a limit on the number of bills they can introduce under a proposal crafted by the chamber’s…
Since the onset of the pandemic in early March, Maryland has seen its share of unravelings: The health repercussions of the COVID-19 virus have…
Former vice president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign announced Wednesday the formation of Maryland Women for Biden, a grass-roots network of more than 700 supporters across…
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…