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The Incarcerated Should Be Allowed to Vote The Incarcerated Should Be Allowed to Vote Susan Olsen June 9, 2019 Soon after I started teaching at Maryland’s largest state prison, Eastern…

The Clean Energy Jobs Act Needs Your HelpBy Susan Olsen, Our Maryland Mike Pretl Fellow If we global citizens do not increase our use of renewable energy by 48 --…

Opinion: The Myth of Liberal BiasBy Susan Olsen, Mike Pretl Fellow From time to time, readers complain that Our Maryland is "too partisan" or that we have a "liberal bias."…

Let’s Ban Styrofoam in Maryland this year! By: Susan Olsen, Our Maryland Mike Pretl Fellow Environmentalists are hopeful that the state-wide ban on Styrofoam food containers in Maryland might make…

Increase the Minimum Wage in Maryland and the US By: Mike O'Loughlin, Ph.D. Professor, Salisbury University “Wealth concentration returning to levels last seen during the Roaring Twenties,” reads a recent…

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: MARYLAND PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 29, 2019 SENATE & HOUSE LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Agenda focuses on building a stronger middle class for Maryland families Annapolis,…

How Governor Hogan Prevented High Prescription Drug Prices Relief for Marylanders By Susan Olsen, Our Maryland Mike Pretl Fellow If you or someone you love has been struggling to pay…

To our Baltimore Community: We are nurses on Zayed 9 West, the Comprehensive Transplant Unit, of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  We wanted to share our experiences with you…

Guest Blog from Damon Effingham, Executive Director of Common Cause Maryland Every eligible Marylander who wants a say in our democracy should be able to cast a vote on Election…