I’m honored to share that 'No grass, no crabs' has won first place in Environmental Reporting for the @mddcpress.bsky.social 2024 Contest as well as the @spj-posts.bsky.social Mark of Excellence Award for in-Depth Reporting in the Large category. 🏆
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Despite some rain and chilly weather in the early morning, Saturday saw a large crowd of vinyl enthusiasts for the semi-annual Record Store Day @recordstoreday.bsky.social at Rockville’s Purple Narwhal Music and Manga @purple-narwhal.bsky.social

Weeks of debate in Annapolis over the state’s education budget—particularly funding for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future—have stirred concern over how potential cuts could impact Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), especially its most vulnerable students. www.mymcmedia.org/blueprint-fu...

Today at the MoCo county council hearing for the Housing NOW package, the council heard testimony from opponents who argue that there hasn’t been enough study and community feedback to enact it and proponents citing frustration for lack of immediate housing availability

Wednesday marked the first time a county official, in this case County Council President @cmkatestewart.bsky.social, was invited to listen in on the Black and African American Community Check-In Call and Info Resource Share. Read more at www.mymcmedia.org/council-pres...
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@vanhollen.senate.gov and @raskin.house.gov, together with the whole Montgomery County Council, will host a virtual community meeting in solidarity with federal workers and residents tomorrow, February 25, at 7 p.m. www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapp...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to create a new designation of “X” for sex on birth certificates, a move meant to give official recognition to transgender and non-binary people at a moment of uncertainty for their community.
marylandmatters.org/2025/01/20/l...

Donna Abbott, just the second modern chief of Maryland's Nause-Waiwash tribe, is fighting to revitalize the origins and traditions of the tribe, descendants of the Nanticoke and Choptank, that were once nearly lost.
marylandmatters.org/2024/12/25/m...

My @cnsmd.bsky.social profile piece on Chief Wolf Mother of the Nause-Waiwash was published last month on The Baltimore Banner @baltimoresun.bsky.social @marylandmatters.org @mddailyrecord.bsky.social and The Maryland Reporter. Read the story here: cnsmaryland.org/2024/12/13/m....

Yesterday SCOTUS heard arguments for US V Skrmetti, a case that could have national implications for minors’ access to gender-affirming care. cnsmaryland.org/2024/12/04/o...

The Chesapeake recreation area is one step closer to becoming a reality. Read it here: cnsmaryland.org/2024/11/19/s...