By Michael Dresser A high-level commission will gather in Annapolis Monday to launch a sweeping examination of Maryland’s criminal justice system with the goal of reducing incarceration and repeat offenses while improving public safety. The Maryland Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council — a collaboration of the three branches of state government — is aimed at revising […]

By Bryan P. Sears Montgomery County Sen. Roger Manno may not be the biggest fan of Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to explore bringing high speed magnetic levitation trains to Maryland. Manno struck a subtly mocking tone during a question and answer presentation with state Transportation Sec. Pete K. Rahn in which the senator referred to […]

I’ve had the great privilege of representing the city of Annapolis for 33 years. During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work with six governors and with colleagues from both political parties to find common ground on a number of issues. However, when Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed $2 million worth of capital projects for Maryland […]

Children who are hungry have a hard time learning regardless of their innate ability or their desire to keep up with their classmates. That’s why the Baltimore City school system’s announcement that, starting this month, every student in the city will receive free breakfast and lunch at school whatever their family’s income is so significant. […]

By Erica L. Green For the first time in the history of the school lunch program, all children in Baltimore are created equal. Beginning this week, every student in the city, regardless of income level, is being offered free breakfast and lunch under a federal program that allows school districts to eliminate a decades-old meal-subsidy […]