Danielle J. Brown

1 week ago | marylandmatters.org | Danielle J. Brown

A prescription opioid manufacturer and the family running it have preliminarily agreed to pay out billions to states to settle litigation involving their alleged contribution to the opioid crisis — with Maryland in line to get $90 million of that amount. The tentative agreement was announced Monday by attorneys general representing 55 states and territories, imcluding Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown.

1 week ago | marylandmatters.org | Danielle J. Brown

10:04 News Story Gov & Politics As Trump presides over military parade, several protesters ask who the ‘real’ patriots are under Trump Gary Waugh clutched the 13-folded flag in its frame as he stood among more than 1,000 people gathered on a hot, smoggy Saturday afternoon at Patterson Park in Baltimore for a political rally. Waugh, 71, said the flag represented his father, William, a World War II vet who he said would have been “disgusted” by the Trump administration.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Danielle J. Brown

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) was a special guest speaker at the 2025 Maryland Democratic Party Gala on Thursday. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters). It was a celebration of Maryland Democrats and their victories over the past year, but the specter of President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress was never far off.

2 weeks ago | marylandmatters.org | Danielle J. Brown

Senate Democrats unveiled a package of bills Thursday aimed at expanding access to health care coverage, including one bill modeled after a successful Maryland law that lets taxpayers use their tax returns to enroll in care. Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) “Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act” is one of about a dozen bills — including one from Sen.

2 weeks ago | baltimoresun.com | Danielle J. Brown

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman issued guidance Wednesday to help businesses preparing for a 3% tax set to take effect next month on the sale and use of several informational technology services. “As we implement the new tax changes from this year’s General Assembly session, my team and I are focused on ensuring that business owners have the information and guidance they need to collect and remit the tax as simply as possible,” Lierman, a Democrat, said in a written statement.