Josh Kurtz
Co-Founder and Editor at Maryland Matters
Founding Editor of @marylandmatters. Loves all Md. news and politics tips. @howardkurtz not related!
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1 month ago |
marylandmatters.org | William Ford |Jack Bowman |Bryan P. Sears |Josh Kurtz
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee recommended approval Wednesday of two bills that would reform the parole process for medical and geriatric parole petitions. Official Annapolis sent condolences Thursday after news broke that House Speaker Adrienne Jones' son, Brandon, died. Jones' office announced the death but no other details, and asked for privacy for the family.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Josh Kurtz
Share Tisha Edwards’ departure opens the door for Mollie Byron to become next appointments secretary Tisha Edwards, a loyalist of Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) who served the past two years as his appointments secretary, will leave in April to become the next president and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association, it was announced Friday.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Josh Kurtz
Appointments Secretary Tisha Edwards, with Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City), in a photo from when she delivered the "green bag" in 2024. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)Tisha Edwards, a loyalist of Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) who served the past two years as his appointments secretary, will leave in April to become the next president and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association, it was announced Friday.
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1 month ago |
marylandmatters.org | Bryan P. Sears |Josh Kurtz |Danielle J. Brown |William Ford
Snack and property taxes and a four-year moratorium on Program Open Space are on a menu of options lawmakers could consider as they work to finalize a balanced budget for the coming year. A divided Board of Public Works on Wednesday ended a bumpy, years-long process to find a concessions operator at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, awarding a lucrative 23-year contract to the incumbent concessionaire.
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2 months ago |
newsfromthestates.com | Josh Kurtz
Former Del. Frank S. Turner (D), who represented Howard County in the House of Delegates for two dozen years, died early Friday morning, House Ways and Means Chair Vanessa E. Atterbeary (D-Howard) told her colleagues during that day’s floor session. He was 77.
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