Fair Share for Maryland advocates argue for more progressive approach to state tax reform

A progressive plan to increase taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations while giving a tax cut to lower- and moderate-income families appears on track to pass the Maryland General Assembly. Originally Published: February 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST

Carey Wright Carey Wright Trump Cuts Research Lab That Helped Nurture ‘Mississippi Miracle’ ‘It’s a real shame,’ said ...

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When Mississippi lawmakers in 2013 approved legislation to improve students’ basic reading skills, it fell to State Superintendent Carey Wright to make it happen.  She …

Maryland woman "proud" of mother's role in Six Triple Eight battalion

The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland. First Lieutenant Vivian Elzie Taylor and her sister Marian Elzie Wilson were among the Black Maryland women who enlisted and were sent …

Maryland man arrested in connection to Charleston murder

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Maryland man accused of killing a man in Charleston has been apprehended. Joshua Robert Scales, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday evening. According to the Charleston Police …

Proposed Maryland bill would crack down on reckless driving with court-ordered technology

There's a new bill some Maryland lawmakers are considering to help crack down on dangerous driving.  House Bill 1139 would allow a judge to order an Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) device in the cars of drivers who have been convicted of reckless …

What to watch in the 2025 Maryland General Assembly

Photo by Ray B. on Flickr. It’s been a long, paradoxical, and unpredictable nine months for transit, housing, and environmental policy in Maryland since the state’s General Assembly last met, one filled with major announcements, heated zoning battles over …

Breakfast links: Maryland Senate weighs “good cause” eviction bill

Duplex in Annapolis by Dan Reed licensed under Creative Commons. After passing the House last year, Maryland’s “good cause” eviction bill faces a key hurdle in the Senate. The bill would allow counties to require landlords to cite a specific reason for …

Frederick Douglass Parade Canceled After Maryland National Guard Bows Out Following Trump’s Anti-DEI Order

On the very day President Trump signed a proclamation affirming February as Black History Month, his Department of Defense (DOD)declared that “identity months” were “dead” over at the Pentagon. The guidance, issued on January 31, claimed the military …

Cold Friday in Maryland ahead of gradual warmup

Snow totals across DC, Maryland, Virginia