Category: Commentary
What’s behind the decline of women in Maryland’s workforce and what to do about it
By Naina Raju This summer, while serving as a research intern with the Maryland General Assembly,...
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If Maryland Can Set Hospital Rates, It Can Also Make Them Transparent
In June, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services named 519 hospitals nationwide that have...
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Ballot Questions might be more difficult for voters with disabilities to understand
By Howard Gorrell While Fight Back MD supports a “YES” vote and Protect Maryland Votes urges a...
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Ballot questions written at a graduate school level, not plain language, as new law requires
By Howard Gorrell On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Maryland approved a proposed amendment on...
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Maryland, not Texas, Triggered the National Mid-Decade Redistricting War
By Howard Lee Gorrell On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Maryland closed the curtain on the wild...
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School Blueprint is an ongoing fiscal headache
This column appears in the September issue of The Business Monthly serving Howard and Anne Arundel...
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Judge tosses redistricting amendment, but Md. supreme court must rule. Ballot language is hard to understand.
A state judge Wednesday tossed the state constitutional amendment passed just a few weeks ago,...
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Maryland asked where its 340B drug-pricing savings go. Almost no one answered.
By Sharon D. Allison, MD, Rev. Kimberly L. Williams and Shari Beagelman Congress created the 340B...
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Analyzing Maryland’s Sports Betting Tax Revenue: Where the 2026 Funds are Going
The $132 Million Mirage Let’s be real for a second about Maryland’s sports betting boom....
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Prediction Markets Have Lawmakers Rattled. Real-Money Betting Sites Are Watching Closely
A state lawmaker in Annapolis compared a Kalshi contract to a corn futures trade last week....
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Maryland Should Consider Creating a Deaf Congressional District
By Howard Lee Gorrell Maryland legislators will return to Annapolis for a three-day special...
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Commentary: Major shipbuilding project heads to Texas, not Baltimore
Gov. Wes Moore has once again failed to secure a significant opportunity for the workers of the...
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