<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-business-tax-proposal-LLC3KAEECRF3JFGZET76VAL25M/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T22:27:34.339Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5LO7FXEJIBF7TH7RCLZYUKPFRY.JPG?auth=3bc8d395dedf122d9831723c218a7bfc735016aee24f69c0aa81e6b84cd2e0c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[During a tough budget year, the latest option being floated in the General Assembly is a $1 billion tax on services businesses sell each other.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/keyon-agnew-indecent-exposure-doordash-baltimore-county-MMASNZ3PQRAIXJKGHSGFWTFNQE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T22:21:29.119Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GRZ5YCXK5BEHFC5A5FS6TZGGLU.jpg?auth=06e534349e741d52819a9d9980dff9eef1be7873d4fddebb22d1c728cbaa85cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=768&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Retired Baltimore City Sheriff’s Capt. Jackie Conway’s badge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/stock-market-trump-tariffs-GSQUPMLAWJFAVNDTDFINC63HZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T21:36:51.579Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P3UXPVBCRFBBDGMCJSADDTGFA4.jpg?auth=6d85d14836d4b757ed511545465569ee14d41f1aec3bedf55dd98a6bfaab5b0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A trader works the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, March 4, as markets react to President Trump's tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/virginia-license-plates-tags-illegal-VIBVQHDXAFHVZIKY2D5EOEIG7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T21:36:17.145Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2VPZAHCSFAYHCOHJ2GH6HNFTI.jpg?auth=9601bff6a42f1467555a61d6acc3a9298d236a66b98c98179078b57ed94c42d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/maryland-child-care-scholarship-RZWFA5JOYVBLRM5J4KFZ5VWGDE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T18:57:17.018Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6Y57MZEHAVHLLMRKQBZUOWFAMI.JPG?auth=3acb34adc4ac7c1fe40bac29d43966202378628b9c9c92b30a8e3eea05c21a7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8275&amp;height=5517</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Versia Thomas, center, during storytime at Greenbelt Children’s Center in Prince George’s County, where about 90% of the children who attend are on state-funded scholarships.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fatal-police-shooting-baltimore-robert-phillip-nedd-IDVBQW45PRDGNAB5TX5M67TN4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T18:09:17.144Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIZMJOI3DZBF5ILU4MGJJL6SYY.jpg?auth=be8a85f50975d328596da7c74f066d7109098828f25e71f7ff5ecd600a55c604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The officers shot at Robert Phillip Nedd Jr. a collective 19 times, according to a report from the Office of the Attorney General.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-television-viewers-masn-dispute-kyle-goon-BD6EKW5EGVCS7AQDDRS3ND7DQI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T17:15:00.673Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDEIK44LLVF2ZILYEXTAJVONRU.jpg?auth=2267cca6b2ad606c90caf70b2d604ab672dda92f5bf5b192cdd96f59acebdfa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4518&amp;height=3012</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With years of drama now seemingly resolved, MASN must focus on improving the experience of Orioles fans who simply want to be able to enjoy the games. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/wr-grace-recycling-columbia-howard-county-DXF7FMYQ45EU3AVQKIGQLHRM6U/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T16:54:21.934Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N5W2C3GIVFFTHALS4XM3PB4TRA.JPG?auth=1aff0c5066e152fd78517dec5a7bd772120dba0bd47f10d114d17abf46bc09e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1999</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shamieka Preston, joined by other community members, speaks at a rally at the George Howard Building in a last-ditch effort to win council members’ support for CB-11-2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/from-a-dream-promotion-to-doge-layoff-inside-in-the-federal-workplace-SESE7FG37NAR7PHKXB6KBXS3LE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T16:38:57.307Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6NLP6WDCVJFDRBHH5X35HB5HQI.jpg?auth=84ba26aa4d37a297e9e9a4971d33451ebd7b4309c9ebe3e3b7db3e975f3e4d36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Katie Stahl had recently received a promotion at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but then was laid off as the Trump administration slashed government spending.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/what-tariffs-imports-canada-mexico-RAPEFHLHPZCGRF5P42W35ZNPDU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T14:37:31.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/APAXUMJVABDX3EZ7KG7YPU6EJM.jpg?auth=6eb36028758a787fd08de4874fe906d90883df77e7e187c61526a607748b8645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge as they carry cargo between Canada and the United States.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/lee-zeldin-chesapeake-bay-program-jobs-KRPRULA7IBCDNDLRTLG4QWTEDQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T14:25:15.911Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GGZDJ7RKSJCQJGUSPW6WYEG4QA.jpg?auth=9ff3c00664049fe8594a69a5cfa651cb1be84c16351e6e616fa90392c0663777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin toured living shorelines near the Annapolis Maritime Museum during a visit to the city on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-board-elections-over-budget-6E6UPOSTEZFFVGYPE3PRUOBCK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T14:24:19.847Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TVWZZWQ7YFCY5AZ4TXI25X27GU.jpg?auth=3ecc35e924565e05c3e6ee61c0981214e0780f2430075ae74be105e9b16a9aeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6458&amp;height=4305</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The choice to add an early voting center contributed to the city’s elections board going $1.4 million over budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/trump-pauses-military-aid-ukraine-7QJEPRFG5VE4HIS54YJPGPUPDU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T14:04:52.818Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLCBDNLVNRGJRC333I2OHK4TLA.jpg?auth=7a673e3cec5a39aa7e146eaaf531829e63b274eacf30c76b4445307ed2db59e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last week. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-spring-training-standouts-adley-rutschman-jackson-holliday-SJKE54EK5JCSLJ3NSQZFFKFC3Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T13:00:10.463Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HHQUXLRVLBHZNCWBU7MADD7IOA.jpg?auth=3f605efb6a2202a5a2f227f1bf6bcc7b5da27c309bbf344bc70f2956ce284f38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4074&amp;height=2716</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman connects with a pitch during a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/tariffs-maryland-canada-mexico-imports-RNVAGFH3DJHPDE4PK25CIINT4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T10:30:02.487Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XUACN7JWIRGHBHFAOCQYCDOQYY.JPG?auth=d3c4d59a003f8d5d70ca3764c2455f184f62296528f96e4c05b90240d2567260&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly one-quarter of all tonnage shipped into the Port of Baltimore comes from China, Mexico or Canada.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/child-victims-act-changes-4IRRRLENCBDGDK4POD5KFCEJNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T03:01:19.911Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJEW7I6RERFRLKXO65K2XRB6QQ.jpg?auth=b1d641949d6cbbe914a1338e4a0efab2e8cddc8eab945d6236e3debeb52aa444&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4447&amp;height=2965</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. C.T. Wilson, architect of the Child Victims Act, shared his own experience with childhood sexual abuse during his yearslong fight to pass the legislation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/linda-mcmahon-education-department-LZJH5OILHJHHTKVMRKMCNFM4XE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T00:23:04.538Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IJ2IBIYGC5GWFAB653Y2DFW63A.jpg?auth=193c9ab210d23481662c5a8a89e09065c12806b137d2b643971f3ef14380f1cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5600&amp;height=3733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Senate voted to confirm Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee, as the nation’s education chief.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/doge-social-security-cuts-LHEIIKJG4NCPFN4GHYRY2RZ2YU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-04T00:00:47.209Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QA3V37Z4XBGKFFJH2VXCBP7G3I.JPG?auth=e13fafbce1dd4ac160236d5684c0e54338b30b8469f766a286d7efdab835adc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8535&amp;height=5690</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Woodlawn in Baltimore County is home to the Social Security Administration’s headquarters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>