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**FILE** The sun begins to rise over the Maryland State House on January 16, 2019 in Annapolis. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. House OKs $15 Minimum Wage Bill

by William J. Ford March 3, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland inched closer to gradually increasing the state’s minimum hourly wage to $15 by 2025.

Jose Garcia (right), a student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, speaks during a Dec. 8 rally in Annapolis to support full and equal funding for his and the state's three other historically Black colleges and universities. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Education, Criminal Justice Among Priorities for Black Lawmakers

by William J. Ford January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

At the first stop on the campaign trail on the road to Governor of Maryland, Rushern Baker speaks to publishers attending the National Newspaper Publishers Association 2017 annual convention held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on June 21. (Photo by Shevry Lassiter - The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Black Lawmakers Ready for Upcoming Maryland Session

by William J. Ford January 3, 2018October 31, 2020

A rendering of the Prince George's Regional Medical Center slated to open in 2020 (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Local Business, Prince George's County

Prince George’s Hospital Project Shortchanged in State Budget, Officials Say

by William J. Ford January 25, 2017October 30, 2020