Your vote, your way: Championing no-excuse absentee ballots
In the last few years, Connecticut has been catching up with other states by increasing access to our elections. On or before November 5, Connecticut voters will have the opportunity…
How social media is influencing our interactions with public lands
Alice Ford, an outdoor content creator and show host, has spent a decade centering conservationist education on her YouTube channel. She said the glut of nature photos and short videos…
Board Of Education Restores Cuts For School Learning Centers
After strong public opposition the proposed budget cuts, DOE will continue to request state funding to support school learning centers.
Both Harris and Trump campaigns display confidence as Election Day approaches
Elon Musk leaps on stage with Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, during a campaign rally Oct. 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. As Vice…
Americans, anxious about AI’s role in the election, may not know its full scope, expert says
Behind the obvious uses of AI in the election, for good and ill, there are “unseen” jobs it is performing, a University of Maryland researcher says. (Photo illustration by Joe…
State orders halt to mailings that have left voters ‘intimated, shocked and ill-at-ease’
The Attorney General’s Office has sent a cease-and-desist order to an organization sending Maryland voters letters that report their voting records and the records of their neighbors. Photo by Danielle…
New law extends Department of Juvenile Services’ reach to children as young as 10
The Maryland State House steps. File photo by Bryan Sears. Children as young as 10 can be referred to the juvenile justice system for an expanded list of nonviolent crimes…
Local election officials in Maryland keeping ballot boxes under 24/7 watch
A ballot drop-off box near the Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Center in Landover. Election officials said the boxes are constantly monitored to prevent vandalism or tampering. Photo by…
Is partisanship driving some Marylanders’ sticker shock over high prices?
Most voters in a recent UMBC poll said they were worried about the prices of good and services, but Republicans were much more likely to feel that way than Democrats.…
Former University Park mayor charged with possessing 45,000 child sex abuse images
The U.S. District Courthouse in Greenbelt on Sept. 30. File photo by William J. Ford. By Jessica Kronzer The former mayor of University Park is facing dozens of charges after…