Howard Gorrell, Author at MarylandReporter.com

Legal aid, community groups begin outreach on free eviction counsel

Rita Wilkerson waited three years for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis to fix her leaking sink.
The Robinwood complex resident stocks up on mouse traps and Clorox wipes to cope with a rodent problem that leaves her stove and dining room table littered with droppings.

State Roundup: Biden touts his policies in Largo visit; Howard tenants call for rent stabilization; Montgomery seeks higher wages for tipped workers

President Joe Biden on Thursday touted his economic policies and contrasted the results with what he called the Republicans’ “extreme” budget proposals to give more tax breaks to the wealthy and cut social programs.

Biden touts economic successes, blasts GOP policies as ‘extreme’

State Roundup: Lawmakers criticize report on drop in youth crime; shortfall projected for planned transportation projects; tunnel, bridge tolls could increase

Lawmakers criticize report on drop in youth crime; lack of funding imperils planned transportation projects; tunnel, bridge tolls could increase; school systems protested over gender policies, challenged over library books.

State Roundup: Some sports betting licenses not issued; lots more on Moore

DESPITE UNISSUED BETTING LICENSES, REGULATORS SAY IT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW: Maryland has an abundance of unissued sports wagering licenses that one state delegate says should not be allowed to gather dust. Currently, there are 12 physical sports book locations. The state...

Moore says has no interest in higher office; talks economy, public safety

Gov. Wes Moore fended off questions Tuesday on whether he’ll run in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary during an interview with global news organization Semafor, saying he had no interest in higher office and turning the subject to his nontraditional political background.

State Roundup: Juvenile justice laws may be reformed; youth crime ticks up, but still in decline, report finds

Juvenile justice laws may be reformed; report finds that youth crime ticks up, but still in decline.

State Roundup: Moore vows to restore ranks of state government

MOORE, SCOTT PLEDGE TO REFILL GOVERNMENT STAFFS: Surrounded by union workers in Baltimore on Saturday, Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott pledged to refill the ranks of government employees. Although they stressed the importance of hiring workers to fulfill...

State roundup: Dixon makes 3rd run for Balto. mayor; county leaders push for more oversight on school spending; Howard Co. still using out-of-state school bus drivers

A number of county leaders around Maryland say requirements to increase spending on education need to be coupled with greater authority for them to oversee that spending.

Senate hopefuls heat up race at steamy Democratic picnic

The race to succeed Ben Cardin in the U.S. Senate next year may not have heated up for the average voter. But three of the Democratic hopefuls for the job were sweating it out at a steamy Democratic Labor Day picnic in Columbia Monday. U.S. Rep. David Trone,...

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