An effort to help clear the almost one million backlog in affirmative asylum applications could be left out of 2024 government funding commitments.
In the forthcoming Rockville elections on November 7, voters will decide whether 16 and 17-year-olds should gain the right to vote in local elections. This ballot proposal aims to involve younger residents in shaping...
As Hunter Douglas, a window blinds maker, sheds around 240 jobs in Cumberland, residents fret over the future of manufacturing in the western Maryland town.
Demand for some abortion funds in D.C. and Maryland is expected to double after this summer’s loss of constitutional abortion protections. Clinics and researchers say the resource is more essential to patients than ever.
Voters in Frederick County today express support for the statewide ballot measure that would legalize marijuana for recreational use. Voters cite a wide range of reasons, including criminal justice reform and the...
Voters in Maryland will decide on if marijuana is legalized for recreational purposes for those over 21.
Montgomery County’s ‘Future Vote’ program offers youth a non-partisan way to participate in elections early on.
A constitutional amendment legalizing recreational cannabis is on the ballot, with polls showing large support. Advocates hope it will fight disproportionate impacts on racial minorities but some say it may not do...
County leaders are pushing for better mental health support in 2022. Meanwhile, students’ needs grow “more intense by the day.”
Police officials point to a “negative campaign against police,” while local activists suggest the issue might be internal.
Montgomery Parks and environmentalist groups warn of development’s damaging effects and ask residents to help curb the lasting corruption stormwater runoff has on local waterways and wildlife.
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