By Josh Davis “City of Salisbury officials weighed a wide range of election reforms Monday — from changing how vacancies are filled to overhauling how votes are cast — but largely sidestepped a central question: how much any of it would cost.
 City Council members agreed to move quickly on revising the appointment process for filling council vacancies, a response to the fallout from last year’s abrupt resignation of former Council President D’Shawn Doughty. His departure triggered a...

By: BRYAN P. SEARS The House of Delegates chamber. House leaders are fast-tracking legislation to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts, drawing sharp criticism from Republicans who stand to lose the only seat the party holds in Maryland in the process. The House on Friday introduced House Bill 488 , a 40-page bill redrawing the state’s congressional districts for 2026 and then asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would keep the new districts for the 2028 and...

By Colin Pascal The U.S. Capitol is photographed, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) “This year begins with the familiar sound of politicians belittling each other and seeking attention by any means. President Donald Trump has admitted that he hates his opponents and Democrats continue to treat his voters as damaged people who need to be saved. The loss of a young woman in Minnesota during a confrontation with ICE agents, and the vastly different responses offered...