Although her colleagues describe her as incredibly humble, Dr. Kirsten Lyke’s exceptional work in the medical field not only speaks for itself, it shouts from the rooftops. Not only did Lyke help develop the first Ebola vaccine and the first Zika virus vaccine, she worked on the phase one studies of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

‘There’s nothing left of the Republican Party’: Maryland veterans join pro-Ukraine GOP group

By Capital News Service | May 20, 2025 | News | 0 |
College students move across state lines — and lose access to therapy as a result

By Capital News Service | May 19, 2025 | News | 0 |
Port of Baltimore unlikely to see tariff impacts until next month

By Capital News Service | May 18, 2025 | News | 0 |
Maryland’s largest underground coal mine changes hands

By Capital News Service | May 17, 2025 | News | 0 |

State Roundup

STATE ROUNDUP: SECURITY UP AT JEWISH FACILITIES AS COMMUNITY MOURNS ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS; FEMA REOPENS NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY; CRAB POPULATION DOWN AGAIN

By Leslie Hunt | May 23, 2025 | State Roundup | 0 |

JEWISH COMMUNITY MOURNS ISREALI EMBASSY STAFFERS AS PATROLS INCREASE: Several Baltimore area...

Governor

Gov. Moore’s proposed tax breaks could mean service cuts in lower-income counties

By Capital News Service | March 7, 2025 | Governor | 1 |

“Governor Moore discussed the idea that no Marylanders should be left behind,” Allegany County Attorney T. Lee Beeman told lawmakers on Friday. “Ultimately, his proposal this year will do exactly that in Allegany County. It will leave Allegany County behind.”

Gov. Moore calls for courage in the face of Trump ‘chaos’

By Capital News Service | February 5, 2025 | Governor | 0 |
Gov. Moore’s proposed budget features tax reform and massive cuts

By Capital News Service | January 16, 2025 | Governor | 0 |
Maryland aspires to be ‘quantum capital’ of the world one day

By Capital News Service | January 15, 2025 | Governor | 0 |
Gov. Moore forecasts huge cuts to the state budget this spring

By Capital News Service | January 9, 2025 | Governor | 0 |

General Assembly

How Marylanders might fare under the new state budget

By Capital News Service | April 11, 2025 | General Assembly | 0 |

To the relief of most state officials, the Maryland General Assembly ended its tense budget cycle this week and passed a balanced spending plan for the coming year.

Maryland officials worry about ‘chaos’ to come

By Capital News Service | April 9, 2025 | General Assembly | 0 |
Maryland session concludes with balanced budget and Trump concerns

By Capital News Service | April 8, 2025 | General Assembly | 0 |
Maryland homeless services are nervous about the future of federal funding

By Capital News Service | April 5, 2025 | General Assembly | 0 |
State officials wrestle with school spending in a tough moment

By Capital News Service | April 4, 2025 | General Assembly | 0 |

Election

Election was bad news for Democrats, and worse news for Maryland government

By Len Lazarick | November 25, 2024 | Commentary, Election | 2 |

This column appears in the December issue of The Business Monthly newspaper serving Howard and...

Democrat McClain Delaney declares victory in Maryland’s 6th District House race

By Capital News Service | November 9, 2024 | Election | 0 |
Conservatives make gains in school board races

By Capital News Service | November 9, 2024 | Election | 0 |
Five takeaways from the 2024 Election in Maryland

By Capital News Service | November 7, 2024 | Election | 0 |
Alsobrooks and Delaware victor to make history as first Black women to serve together in Senate

By Capital News Service | November 6, 2024 | Election | 0 |

Commentary

Governor Moore’s Travels not a very good story

By Marc King | May 2, 2025 | Commentary | 1 |

Today we learned that our Governor Wes Moore has returned from his economic development trip to South Korea and Japan, saying: “that his role as Maryland’s chief executive has changed with what he refers to as the chaos coming from Washington.