Browns Woods Park seems too small a rectangle of patchy grass for the symbolism it holds. It is a touchstone of the historic Black community that once stretched from the Severn River across from Annapolis, all the way to Arnold in the north.
Legislation to make the the earned income tax credit and child tax credit permanent in Maryland will help the most vulnerable, the head of Maryland Community Action Partnership says; support for Black-owned businesses is a good investment in Baltimore, Bank of America’s Maryland president says.
Maryland was the first state to submit and receive approval for its reimbursement plan, which will result in over $2.5 million in stolen SNAP benefits being disbursed among more than 3,800 victims.
The current minimum wage is $13.25 per hour at large businesses and $12.80 at smaller businesses. The governor wants all employers to pay $15 starting Oct. 1.
Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones both said Monday that they support moving the 2024 primary so that it does not overlap with Passover.
At the 76th annual National Muskrat Skinning Competition in Golden Hill, dozens of people of all ages raced to cut the pelt from these aquatic rodents. The tradition brings together families in this marshy land and hearkens back to Native American traditions.
If it seems like the Ravens’ contract negotiations with Lamar Jackson have dragged on for years, well, that’s because they have. After more than two years, the two sides have finally agreed to a deal.
The Maryland Republican Party has to look for a new nominee to put on the State Board of Elections, after Gov. Wes Moore rejected the party’s pick of a self-described “election integrity activist.”
With an order Friday from the courts, Marylanders are bracing for the release of an investigation into the history of child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.