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Josh Kurtz

Josh Kurtz

Founding Editor at Maryland Matters

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Recent Articles

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State launches panel to study climate implications of pension system investments

Maryland officials have taken a step closer to divesting from fossil fuels and considering climate risks when evaluating proposals for how the state retirement and pension system should invest and earn money.
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Sen. Carter appointed to state Board of Contract Appeals

Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Monday evening that he is naming state Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore City) to the state Board of Contract Appeals. Moore also moved to fill vacancies on the state Board of Education and the Public Employee Relations Board.
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It’s Bladensburg vs. the world in high-stakes bid for valuable Prin...

A fight is brewing over the Town of Bladensburg's plan to annex the former Prince George's Hospital Center site, a valuable parcel that the nearby Town of Cheverly was already planning to annex and redevelop as a new town center.
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State panel votes to study, rather than recommend, ways to pay for ...

The Maryland Commission on Climate Change took baby steps Thursday toward considering how to pay for the governor's ambitious $10 billion climate mandates — but the panel didn't go nearly as far as some members originally intended.
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State confronting ‘two storms,’ Moore tells county leaders

Gov. Wes Moore (D) has used his semiannual speeches to the Maryland Association of Counties to deliver sobering fiscal news before and Thursday night's address, at the MACo winter conference in Cambridge, was no exception.
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Suspect in health care exec shooting is a Md. native, cousin of sta...

Suspect in health care exec shooting is a Md. native, cousin of state lawmaker
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Moore heats up the fundraising circuit as ‘freeze’ approaches

With an eye on the 90-day fundraising moratorium during the legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) have scheduled at least seven fundraisers from Dec. 12 to Jan. 7 -- the night before the General Assembly opens.
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New campaign finance reports show last-minute spending on Md. elect...

A political action committee affiliated with Gov. Wes Moore (D) spent $315,000 in the days leading up to this year's election on ads that aimed to defeat his predecessor, Republican Larry Hogan, as Hogan vied to win a U.S. Senate seat.
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Political unknown from Md. joins race for DNC chair

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is no longer the only candidate in the race to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. In fact, as of Sunday, he wasn't even the only Marylander seeking the job.
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Ex-mayor’s comeback attempt falls short in Cambridge

Cambridge voters rejected an attempt by a scandal-scarred former mayor to return to office. In a runoff Tuesday, City Council President Lajan Cephas got 787 votes to 697 for former Mayor Andrew Bradshaw, who conceded Tuesday evening.
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Climate advocacy group again spotlights fossil fuel lobbyists in St...

The national climate advocacy group F Minus is at it again, with a new report spotlighting what it sees as the lack of oversight of fossil fuel lobbyists in the Maryland State House.