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The author, a social justice activist, says "the problem of dark money has gotten worse" with secret contributions to federal elections.
(The report herein details the use and non-use of proxy voting from eight Maryland lawmakers and officials.)
At the Association of Counties summer conference, two were recognized for innovative programs to tackle climate change and systemic racism.
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) Monday swore in Del. Roxane Prettyman (D-Baltimore City) to represent District 44A.
In his penultimate gubernatorial speech at the Maryland Association of Counties conference, Hogan (R) touted the state's vaccination rate.
Those gloomy estimates and predictions from last year have changed. Budget officials painted a more optimistic picture as Maryland recovers.
The final full day of politicking at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference ended Friday with six candidates circling tents.
It rained on-and-off during the crab feast Friday, an eagerly-anticipated ritual that helps cap off the annual MACo summer conference.
Judge Platt states, "It is the media and the journalist’s job to describe to the public what judges and the judiciary are and do."
The FDA's expected full approval of the Pfizer shot may persuade more people to get vaccinated, Maryland Health Secretary Schrader said.
U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) wants to see the Red Line become a reality, he said at a town hall during the MACo summer conference.
"Steele was greeted enthusiastically by seemingly everyone he encountered," the report states, enjoying pre-pandemic levels of camaraderie.
It has been two months since viral videos showed police violence against a group of Black teens on the Ocean City boardwalk.
Van Hollen (D) told officials he agrees the federal funding should be used for "individualized pandemic recovery programs" among counties.
“The China Syndrome” was on TV again last week, while the debate over nuclear power and storage of nuclear waste trudged on.
Md., officials are working to close the state's digital divide, with Gov. Hogan Jr. (R) and Democratic leaders announcing a new program.
The author, an advocacy consultant, says it is key to "pass meaningful reform" and move away from "segregated settings" for the disabled.
Steele prepares to re-insert himself into state politics this week, with a visit to the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference.
Political gossip will be at a full roar this week with the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference under way.
Sunset in Ocean City Wednesday saw many bold-faced names of Maryland politics gathered on the rooftop deck of Skye Bar.
