Opinion: Equity, Opportunity And The Return On Investment Of A College Education

Talent is spread evenly across our population — across all genders, races and socioeconomic backgrounds. But opportunity, sadly, is not.

Opinion: Time To End Neglect In Maryland Nursing Homes

Maryland "is complicit in fleecing our elderly residents of their life savings, for the benefit of out-of-state corporations" -- Carroll.

Advocates Call On Lawmakers To Pass Robust Protections For Homeowners

Advocates are continuing their call for Maryland legislators to pass relief for homeowners, warning of a looming foreclosure crisis.

Senate Panel Votes Down Republican Attempt To Get More Say Over Committee Assignments

Republicans in the General Assembly want more say over how their members are assigned to committees – but a bid to do so was rejected.

MD Good News: 'American Pickers,' Restaurant Week, Bike To Work

Good news stories include "American Pickers" to film in MD, Restaurant Week, Bike To Work Day, a firefighter saves 3 on his way to work.

2021 MD Spring Outlook: 2 Weather Forecasts Offer Prediction

The Farmers’ Almanac and Accuweather spring forecasts are out, giving MD residents a peek at when it will start warming up.

Maryland Republican Lawmaker Seeks To Create A Statewide Virtual Public School

It occurs as Maryland students begin to slowly trickle back into classrooms this month.

Baltimore, Prince George’s Leaders Amp Up Criticism As Hogan Administration Releases More Vaccine Data

The Hogan administration found itself under increasing attack on Wednesday, from local leaders and state legislators.

Opinion: College Student Hunger Can Be Solved. It’s Up To Annapolis

The author reflects on the financial, individual difficulties of the graduate school experience.

Del. Kathleen Dumais: Maryland Isn’t Texas

Let’s dispense. The Texas energy emergency last month was not a failure of the retail competitive energy market.

House Passes Bills To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted, Remove Governor From Parole Decisions

The delegates voted unanimously in favor of a bill that will guide state payments to exonerees who were wrongfully imprisoned.

MD Postpones Standardized Testing Until Fall

The state will take advantage of federal flexibility to shorten the exam, deliver tests remotely or postpone them.

Bill Protecting Low-Income Marylanders From Expensive Energy Suppliers Advances

When Maryland deregulated the electricity and natural gas markets in 1999, the hope was to encourage competition among energy suppliers.

Bills On Digital Tax, Guns At Polling Places Move To Final Senate Votes

A proposal that would clarify exemptions to Maryland’s new tax on digital advertising moved forward in the Senate on Thursday.

State Ramps Up Vaccine Equity Plan; Hogan And Scott Spar Over Doses, Funding

After weeks of pressure to boost the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine into communities hit hardest by the virus, Hogan redoubled efforts.

In Police Reform Debate, Senators Receive Pushback From ‘Triad Of Interests’

Pro-policing organizations continue to push back on proposed, meaningful police reform, the report states.

Third Coronavirus Stimulus Checks: What MD Residents Can Expect

The U.S. Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion relief bill that helps families, states, and the unemployed. Here's what it means for MD.

Opinion: Collective Bargaining Works For Maryland Public Employees -- Just Ask Our Public Employers

“Even after years of faithful service to our community colleges, we still don’t have a meaningful voice at work,” Otten said.

House Of Delegates Moves Forward With Reform To De-Politicize Parole Decisions

Three Republican amendments to a proposal that would remove the governor from parole decisions were rejected by the House of Delegates.

Hogan Announces New Mass-Vax Sites; State Threatens UMMS Doses

A mass COVID-19 vaccination site will open in Charles County today, and the Department of Health has secured sites in Western Maryland.

Senate Debates Bill To Prevent ‘Pass Through’ Of Disputed Digital Ad Tax

Lawmakers continued debate Wednesday on exemptions to Maryland’s newly imposed tax on digital advertising.

Bill Letting Schools Offer Telehealth Advances

The emergency measure was voted out of a House education subcommittee Tuesday.

Kalman Hettleman: Will The General Assembly Be Able To Hold MSDE More Accountable?

As Elizabeth Shwe reported last week, an emergency bill introduced by Senate President Bill Ferguson requires a consultant study.

Paradox Of New-Look Committee Voting Sessions: You Can’t Get In, But They’re More Open

Veteran legislators will tell you the heavy lifting in Annapolis is not always conducted in the historic House and Senate chambers.

County Election Reforms Passed By House Hailed As ‘Historic Civil Rights Legislation’ By Speaker

A hotly contested measure to change how some Maryland counties select their commissioners passed out of the House of Delegates Wednesday.

Historic Police Reform Package Passes Out Of Senate Chamber On Bipartisan Terms

The final bill in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee’s police reform package passed out of the chamber recently.

Billions Of 17-Year Cicadas Will Emerge; MD Epicenter In 2021

Maryland will hear the loud mating call of billions of 17-year cicadas in May and June. The state will be the epicenter of the emergence.

Opinion: Survivor-Focused Approach Needed On Law Enforcement Sexual Misconduct

Jada (not her real name)* has survived sexual assault many times, though she’s only ever been treated as a criminal.

Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Bill Advances In MD General Assembly

Maryland lawmakers advanced a bill this week that would prohibit stores from providing plastic bags to customers starting July 2022.

Reuben Collins: County Election Bill Could Dilute The Power Of Minority Voters

House Bill 655, which deals with voting districts in county elections, is not a panacea for Charles County.

Josh Kurtz: The Other John King

The author actually looks at Wes Moore and his possible run for governor, saying Moore has "unlimited potential."

Maryland Delegates Join National Group Dedicated To Holding Polluters Accountable For Climate Change

Four joined a national network of officials who support holding corporate polluters accountable for contributing to the climate crisis.

Rifts Form Among Senate Democrats Over Police Transparency

Democrats splintered ideologically as the Senate began its debate on a bill seeking to make police officer misconduct records public.

Opinion: Lawmakers Should Oppose Bill To Retroactively Allow Old Lawsuits Related To Child Sexual Abuse

It is the latest attempt by out-of-state trial lawyers to change the laws in states like Maryland, and gain access to private assets.

Committee Votes Down Bill That Would Charge Carbon Fee For Polluters

A bill that would have required polluters to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions, and invest that revenue into education, was voted down.

Frank DeFilippo: Pork Is Political Power

In politics, pork is power, the author states.

City Senators Express ‘Grave Concerns’ About Vaccine Rollout

Members of the state Senate who represent Baltimore City are asking Hogan Jr. (R) to redouble his efforts to get city residents vaccinated.

Juvenile Restoration Act Pushes For Resentencing For Youthful Offenders

Paul LaRuffa suffered five gunshot wounds in 2002, all at the hands of a 17-year-old male, who he said “left [him] for dead.”

Democratic Field Challenging Rep. Harris Gets Another Contender

R. David Harden spent years building economies overseas during his time with the foreign service.

Opinion: The General Assembly’s Make-Believe ‘Open Government’ Legislation

With the same predictability every year, the Maryland General Assembly introduces and passes legislation to improve open government.