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Bryan P. Sears

Bryan P. Sears

Bryan Sears covers the governor and General Assembly, state politics and transportation for Maryland Matters. He has covered the Maryland State House for the last two decades at the Baltimore Sun Media Group, Patch.com and most recently, The Daily Record. Sears has won multiple state and national awards for police and crime reporting, local and state government coverage and investigative reporting that resulted in a guilty plea by a government official for stealing from his own campaign account. He’s a frequent radio and television contributor.

Cycling advocates pan Maryland-Virginia bridge crossing plan as potentially deadly

By: - May 8, 2023

A proposal to allow cyclists to cross the Potomac via the recently opened Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas ‘Mac’ Middleton Bridge is being rejected as too dangerous. Cycling advocates from around the state described the proposal, which includes a light system warning motorists that a cyclist is on the bridge, as “ludicrous,” “unconscionable” and […]

MARC eyes regional service expansion to Delaware, Virginia

By: - April 28, 2023

Efforts to expand Maryland’s commuter rail service into a regional system took a step forward with the signing of an agreement with officials in Delaware and Virginia. The framework agreement signed earlier this month opens the door to discussion that could lead to expanded service to Newark and Northern Virginia. “We must take a regional […]