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Author: Kyra Freeman

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Highway expansion misses the only real solution to congestion — taking drivers off roads

Expanding toll lanes on Maryland’s highways is dangerous and counterproductive
  • Kyra Freeman
  • June 30, 2023

Elected officials who switch parties mid-term are undemocratic

They need to be kept in check. Subject politicians who switch parties to special elections.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • May 10, 2023

The sky’s the limit: we don’t need a debt ceiling

The debt ceiling’s existence threatens the very financial stability it was created to protect.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • May 2, 2023

The D.C. metro is an essential service. Federal subsidies can give it a lifeline.

The D.C. metro is broke. The system needs federal funding to keep it running.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • April 18, 2023

We don’t need prisons to hold frail criminals. Compassion for them costs nothing.

Sick and elderly prisoners can’t cause any more harm.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • April 4, 2023

Don’t gamble on sports bets

Sports betting isn’t better than gambling. Maryland must protect its consumers.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • March 28, 2023

Biden’s Alaska oil drilling project is short sighted. Renewables are the future.

Oil only benefits Indigenous Alaskans in the short term.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • March 14, 2023

Without these reforms, legal cannabis use will still be punished

Cannabis will soon be legal in Maryland, but there are still laws that discriminate against its users.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • March 7, 2023

The East Palestine train crash shows us rail nationalization is sane and safe

Ohio set its lake on fire. Nationalization will save its towns from the same fate.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • February 28, 2023

Vincent Schiraldi should be confirmed for Md. Department of Juvenile Services

Vincent Schiraldi will make necessary reforms to the Department of Juvenile Services.
  • Kyra Freeman
  • February 21, 2023
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