Ryan E. Little

Ryan Little is an award-winning reporter based at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism who has also covered the Maryland General Assembly and the novel coronavirus for the Capital News Service. 

He previously worked for The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla., where his reporting prompted state attorney's office investigations, caused resignations of multiple city officials and the termination of a planned $150 million mixed-use development called The Landings. 

Little is pursuing a master's degree in journalism with an emphasis on investigative and computational journalism at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Central Florida, where he studied journalism and public administration.

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AP News •

Bills would create exemptions for teen ‘sexting’ in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Teens could be exempted from Maryland’s child pornography laws in certain cases if the General Assembly passes any one of four bills filed this session. Lawmakers want to decriminalize teen “sexting,” a practice that arose with the mass adoption of smartphones and that experts say is fairly common among teenagers. But legislators will have to do more than protect teenagers from prosecution under established laws written to protect them from adult predators.
The Baltimore Sun •

Proposed rule could limit the number of bills senators can file

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Senate bills may become a hot commodity in Maryland if a rule proposed this week is enacted. The Senate Rules Committee is planning to meet Friday to consider limiting the number of bills any one senator can propose in the yearly 90-day session of the state’s General Assembly. The busiest senators have proposed more than 40 bills in past years. Sen. Michael Hough, R-Frederick and Carroll, wants to cut that to no more than 20.
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