WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter in a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, honoring his life, legacy and progressive humanitarian approach to leadership. All five living presidents, past and present,…
Gov. Moore plans huge cuts to state budget
ANNAPOLIS–As the General Assembly starts its new legislative session, one big thing is on the mind of Maryland lawmakers: fixing a massive budget deficit that may call for tax hikes and cuts to beloved programs. Gov. Wes Moore emphasized that…
Explore Congressional Travel in Searchable Database
U.S. representatives — and their family members and staff — have taken 17,078 trips since 2012 that were paid for by private parties, many of them nonprofits with deep ties to lobbyists and special interests. Use our interactive database to explore details.
Tech lobby uses glitzy electronics show to woo key house policymakers
Each year, dozens of House staffers attend the glitzy Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on trips paid for by the Consumer Technology Association, a registered lobbying organization whose members include Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta.
State eyes new way to count students in need
Maryland is set to examine their current method of evaluating poverty in schools throughout the next year, potentially opening up a pathway to boost funding for schools with students in need. A new study is meant to help address the…
‘Hello Girl’ from Maryland may soon win a medal for her World War I service
Brentwood, Md. — Marie Edmee LeRoux has been buried at the Fort Lincoln Cemetery here for 79 years, but she may soon win a gold medal for her service in World War I. LeRoux was one of 223 bilingual women…
Algerian journalist and activist, 65, pardoned during third stint in prison
Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, 65, was released from prison in late October after serving 22 months of detention.
Roman Ivanov’s story is a microcosm of media censorship in Russia
Roman Ivanov’s case is part of a larger story about President Vladimir Putin’s successful efforts to silence journalists and dismantle independent media in Russia.
Exiled for reporting: The story of Nicaraguan journalist Victor Ticay Ruiz
Journalist Victor Ruiz Ticay spent 517 days and nights sleeping on a cement floor in the suffocating heat of an overcrowded Nicaraguan prison cell.
Vietnamese journalist, former UMD fellow, imprisoned amid nationwide crackdown on press freedom
Truong Huy San, one of Vietnam’s most influential journalists and historians, was arrested on charges of “abusing democratic freedoms.”