Maryland is holding primary elections on June 23, 2026. Mail-in ballots start going out May 9. In the state's largest jurisdiction, Montgomery, the overwhelming numbers of registered Democrats makes the primary more important than the general elections in determining who will take office but the voter turnout can be abysmally low. Among the most competitive races is the contest to be the next county executive. In this episode, guest host Ambereen Khan talks to two-term councilmember Evan Glass about why he wants to be county executive. Music by Bach Street Boys: Jerome Amon, Cello. Aayush Banerjee, Violin. Malachi Winder, Piano.

The County Council is trying to balance new progressive income tax brackets by removing the flat homestead tax credit of $692 that goes to county homeowners when they live in the house they own. Maryland People' Counsel David Lapp explains his complaint against the regional electricity grid operator, PJM, for unlawfully allocating the cost of new transmission projects to Maryland ratepayers. And a group of clean water advocacy nonprofits are suing the state of Maryland over the lax control over industrial stormwater runoff in the state. And more. Music by Silver Spring rock musician MYSTR Treefrog.

Maryland is holding primary elections on June 23, 2026. Mail-in ballots start going out May 9. In the state's largest jurisdiction, Montgomery, the overwhelming numbers of registered Democrats makes the primary more important than the general elections in determining who will take office but the voter turnout can be abysmally low. Among the most competitive races is the contest to be the next county executive. In this episode, guest host Ambereen Khan talks to two-term councilmember Will Jawando about why he wants to be county executive. Music by Bach Street Boys: Jerome Amon, Cello. Aayush Banerjee, Violin. Malachi Winder, Piano