Conversation with State Senator Sarah Elfreth about SB0386 – Voting Rights for Student Members...
On January 24th The Observer had a conversation with Maryland State Senator Sarah Elfreth (District 30 - Anne Arundel County) about SB0386 - "County...
2024 Candidate Tracker for Maryland Congressional District 3 Race
With the announcement that Congressman John Sarbanes will not seek reelection, the race for the seat in Congressional District 3 in Maryland becomes a...
The Maryland State Board of Education Appoints Dr. Carey Wright as Interim State Superintendent
The following information is from a press release on October 4th:
The State Board voted unanimously on Wednesday evening to appoint Dr. Carey Wright as...
Maryland Is 2023’s 6th Best State for Teachers – WalletHub Study
Information from WalletHub:
With World Teachers’ Day around the corner but teachers making an average of $3,644 less per year than they did 10 years...
As Maryland Begins Marijuana Sales, Public Education And Industry Accountability Necessary To Prevent Public...
Press release from Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) on June 30, 2023:
With sales of commercial marijuana beginning tomorrow in Maryland, Smart Approaches to Marijuana...
WalletHub Study shows Maryland Employers have the 8th Biggest Hiring Struggle in the U.S.
With the labor force participation rate at 62.6%, one of the lowest rates in decades, WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s States Where...
Scott E’s Blog wins 4th consecutive Best Blog in Howard County in 2022
I know...not Carroll County news related...but this entity is kind of a spin off of what Scott E had been doing in Howard County...
2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress scores released; 75 percent of Maryland eighth grade...
Here are the results from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)...and as expected by many...Maryland scores not only declined but rank low...
Maryland is the 7th Safest State During COVID-19 – WalletHub Study
Information provided from WalletHub:
With around 68% of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and with new cases and deaths down a lot since the...
Maryland Is 2022’s Most Politically Engaged State – WalletHub Study
Information provided from WalletHub:
With Election Day coming up and only 66.8% of the voting age population having voted in the 2020 presidential election and...