William Ford

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

Acting Prince Geroge’s County Executive Tara H. Jackson appeared to be out of a job with the election this month of State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy to fill out the remaining 18 months of the county executive term that Jackson has been caretaker of since December. But it turns out, to paraphrase the old expression about doors, when one job closes, another job opens.

1 week ago | marylandmatters.org | William Ford

For almost an hour, the speakers at Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (D-5th) 44th annual bull roast took turns heaping praise on the long-serving Democrat and heaping scorn on President Donald Trump (R). When it finally came time for him to speak, Hoyer mostly followed that script. And then he danced.

1 week ago | marylandmatters.org | Bryan P. Sears |William Ford

Campuses in the University System of Maryland were warned Thursday afternoon to brace for another 7% cut to their budgets in the coming year, on top of the 4% the system was forced to absorb as part of a statewide budget challenge earlier this year. University System Chancellor Jay Perman, in a video message to more than 40,000 faculty and staff at campuses across the state, said individual campus presidents all agree that personnel cuts should be a last resort.

2 weeks ago | marylandmatters.org | William Ford

Rhonda Pindell Charles and Jared Littmann cordially debated, and mostly agreed, Tuesday on how they would improve Annapolis if they were elected the next mayor of the capital city. Both would form partnerships with community and nonprofit organizations. Both would work to eliminate environmental hazards in some of the city’s underserved communities. And both Democrats bestowed high praise on current Mayor Gavin Buckley (D), who is term-limited from serving a third, four-year term.

2 weeks ago | marylandmatters.org | Christine Condon |Danielle J. Brown |William Ford

CASA’s longtime executive director Gustavo Torres plans to retire in November. Torres began his work as an advocate with the immigrant rights group when it started out in a church basement in Takoma Park. Now, 34 eyars later, CASA is an organization with more than 170,000 members in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania — and in Atlanta, where it opened a welcome center in Atlanta in 2022.