Maryland Matters gov reporter, blogger, tv/radio contributor and lover of Golden Retrievers and zombies. RT ≠ endorsements (except for Golden Retrievers).
Crofton, MD
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Comms folks think the press corps is only useful for speading their preferred message, but the real value we bring is that we challenge and question their message for the public's benefit. Which, of course, they don't like. Easier to go on a Youtube show with no fact checking
This is 100% what’s happening in Maryland, especially in the state house, where new press rules seem to appear out of thin air: poynter.org/reporting-editin…
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Student journalist Cat Murphy, reporting for @CNSmd, was threatened with prosecution by @RepAndyHarrisMD while recording him during a news conference Tuesday in Cambridge, MD.
She later told CNN, “I was focused on doing my job”:
pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
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Proud of our @CNSmd reporter @IAMCATMURPHY today.
Merrill College students know their rights as journalists.
"Cat Murphy is a master's student at the University of Maryland, credentialed as a reporter for our Capital News Service and doing the job we teach our students to do. Cat recorded openly in a public space alongside other news outlets, and that is her legal right," Dean Rafael Lorente (@DeanLorente) said. "I'm proud of how she handled herself in a difficult situation."
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Debate in Cambridge
WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats.
"You are rude!" #MD01
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Rep. Andy Harris invited press to a post-debate news conference. He refused to answer my question about why he decided to participate and singled out a student journalist, moments after defending his First Amendment right to freely express himself.
Vid: @y00lz
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
Big news – I've got a new beat!
Hanging up my hat (for now) as a @postlocal reporter to dig into criminal justice policy issues all over the country.
What's going on in your state? Your town? Your backyard? I'm all ears.
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Haven’t published anything in a while because I’ve been working on some projects, but I had to come out of retirement for this one:
For @baltbeat: Baltimore’s new ID checkpoints in Fells are “obviously unconstitutional,” attorneys say. baltimorebeat.com/baltimores…
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
More on this story from @BaltimoreBanner reporters tonight at 6 @wjz
Nine-year-old Tristan King has been missing since Sept. 24, longer than any other child his age in Maryland, through one of Baltimore’s coldest winters on record.
Missing posters show a blurry photo of a little boy with curly hair and deep-brown eyes. It says he was last seen wearing a white sweater and blue NBA pajama pants.
What it doesn’t say is that the past year of Tristan’s life was a procession of misery and mishaps, or that red tape and mistakes hampered the agencies responsible for finding him. buff.ly/PbuxluN
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Overwhelmed and grateful to @NatPress for this award for our @JenniferShutt of States Newsroom DC!
NPF awards the 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress to @JenniferShutt of @StatesNewsroom for "demonstrating clear, accessible reporting that connects national policy to real people rather than to political insiders.” nationalpress.org/award-stor…
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More details on the negotiations and the broader budget discussion, question from @bpsears.
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Grief is the natural reaction to loss. Loss can include the death of a loved one, the ending of a relationship, job loss, or the loss of independence through disability. Learn the signs of grief and find resources for support: bit.ly/44blVIs
ALT Grief and Loss: Access resources for general loss, loss of a child or parent, loss due to addiction or suicide, military.
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ICYMI: Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen gave an order to his staff to erroneously file an OT code for their hours that wound up costing the city an unexpected $2.2M. He told @BaltimoreBanner he would do it again. thebaltimorebanner.com/polit…
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has learned.With the 2025 General Assembly just a month off, three top aides in the governor's and Speaker's offices will be shifting into new roles,@marylandmatters @bpsears has learned.
marylandmatters.org/2024/12/…
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Your chances of being hunted by a turkey are low, but never zero.
ALT A large turkey peers through glass doors of the Jewel Cave Visitor Center.
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Governor Hogan just spoke to County Executive Alsobrooks. He will make remarks shortly.
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AP Race Call: Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeats Republican Larry Hogan in Maryland Senate race. bit.ly/3UyS0Z6
ALT Democrat Angela Alsobrooks elected to U.S. Senate from Maryland.
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Less than an hour and a half to cast your vote in Maryland's election contest! marylandmatters.org/2024/10/…
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.@wamu885 is allowing me to chat some MD politics during a special call-in show 7 p.m. Thursday. The show will be led by the one-and-only Kojo Nnamdi along w/my guy @SamPKCollins & @teoarmus. wamu.org/