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Gender expression and HIV status aren’t currently included in Montgomery County’s anti-discrimination laws, but County Council members are hoping to change that. A bill…
When Gliny Gonzalez, a 51-year-old housekeeper at the University of Maryland College Park, woke up for work in mid-June, her chest was bothering her….
The University of Maryland, College Park’s accreditation was reaffirmed last week — a recognition required for students to receive federal financial aid. The school…
Although distance learning has been a challenge, a fully virtual option is important for families who are not comfortable sending their children back to…
The Maryland State Board of Elections won’t recommend an entirely in-person general election in November, but is divided along party lines on whether to…
As the July 25 end of the federal moratorium on evictions looms, local government officials in Maryland say they can’t stop a housing crisis…
When a bill that called for half of Maryland’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2030 became law last year, advocates predicted that…
Some Talbot County officials want to construct a “unity statue” to memorialize both sides from the Civil War amidst calls to remove a century-old…
Black students in Maryland are consistently suspended from school and arrested on school grounds at higher rates than any other racial group. The Maryland…
As the end of the federal moratorium on residential evictions looms, local government officials and advocates for the poor worry that thousands of Marylanders…