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What does it mean to be a woman working in Annapolis these days? It’s a topic that I’ve been asked thousands of times since I first set foot in the capital in 1979.  I lobbied for over 35 years in the ...

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From the moment that Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson announced that he and his blue vest would foray into the Baltimore mayoral race, there has been both conversation and criticism —particularly in the area of education. Many have puzzlingly ...

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Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, an event that began 20 years ago to symbolize how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. While much remains to be done to achieve pay ...

In state legislatures across the country, bills are moving to establish and clarify consumer protection standards for fantasy sports. The overwhelming majority of these efforts will ensure millions of fans can continue to play fantasy sports, install sensible oversight to ...

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In late March, President Barack Obama acknowledged a shared hemispheric legacy when he declared that “We are all Americans.” That simple statement affirmed what scholars and travelers have known for decades. From Canada to Mexico to Trinidad to Brazil, ordinary ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday released its long-awaited and controversial fiduciary rule expanding the definition of who is a fiduciary when providing investment advice on retirement accounts. The rule aims to eliminate conflicts of interest and to give ...

After serving 12 years as the president of Business Volunteers Maryland, a nonprofit organization with a mission to create a better community by engaging businesses and professionals in volunteerism and community service, I have had the opportunity to indirectly support ...

Big Business is having big doubts about its traditional political allies. Sen. Ted Cruz, who not long ago was considered the most offensive presidential candidate imaginable, is now the best-case scenario. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues his march toward collecting the ...

What’s happening on campus when students demand “safe spaces” where they won’t be confronted with troubling ideas? Many people debating that talk about it in terms of restricting freedom of speech. But in a thoughtful lecture recently, Jacob Levy suggests ...

A recent proposal to raise excise taxes in Maryland by $1 — an increase of 50 percent — is irresponsible in light of the evidence suggesting a large increase in the cigarette tax is associated with an increase in crime. ...