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Bryan P. Sears retweeted
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…
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
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”:
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Agree
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…
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
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."
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
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
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
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
New from my colleague Christine Condon about a deal between Amazon and Constellation that includes upgrades to the nuclear plant.
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This post triggers me on so many levels. With two new kindergartners, it has become my life. God help us all
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.
How does the new ballot question on redistricting compare to the original that the Supreme Court of Maryland said was misleading? Here they are side-by-side.
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The Ruling today out of the Supreme Court of Maryland on redistricting is not the full-throated vindication of the super majority's efforts. Instead, the court found the question "misleading" the majority opted to re-write it.
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Justice Steven B. Gould's Dissent is pointed & critical of the legislature & the new question. It's not better than the old version &voters don't know they could lose any ability to challenge a future map, he said.
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BREAKING: Legislative Democrats get a win in the Supreme Court of MD as the high court affirms one lower court ruling in part but orders the ballot question replaced with a version written by the judges. Details soon on Maryland Matters
Toll scofflaws owe the Maryland Transportation Authority $818 million in tolls and fees. An audit released today finds the state could do more to collect.
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Breaking: MD GOP scores second redistricting victory in a challenge filed in Dorchester county. This case is expected to join another from Anne Arundel at the state supreme court next week.
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BREAKING: Judge finds multiple concerns with a proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution that could affect how congressional districts are drawn in the future
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Maryland Republicans take round 1 in a court battle over a proposed constitutional amendment. An Anne Arundel Co Circuit Court Judge issued an injunction against using the question on the Nov. ballot but stayed his order pending an expected appeal. Story Soon on Maryland Matters
Breaking: Maryland dealt setback in digital ad tax case as state tax court finds it violates the federal internet tax freedom act marylandmatters.org/2026/08/…
Bryan P. Sears retweeted
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…
