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Jobs, Key Bridge and FBI HQ: What a second Trump term could mean for Maryland
Another Trump presidency could come with cuts to federal jobs in the state, questions over funding for key transportation projects, less cooperation on preventing gun violence and uncertain effects on the state’s budget.
Former President Donald Trump says he’ll “Make America Great Again” if he’s elected this year. But Maryland Democrats are worried another Trump presidency would have negative consequences for the state.
Complaint alleges pro-Hogan super PAC broke campaign finance law
A prominent “donate” button on the Maryland’s Future webpage goes directly to a fundraising page for Hogan’s campaign committee, which a Montgomery County woman argues violates the law.
A screenshot of the homepage of the Maryland's Future super political action committee includes a yellow "donate" button that redirected to a fundraising page for the Hogan for Maryland campaign committee. A Democratic voter has filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint, alleging the "donate" button violates campaign finance laws.
Get ready for more TV ads: Pro-Hogan super PAC has $16M in the bank
The campaigns of Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan and super PACs have combined to raise almost $50 million to spend on Maryland’s nationally watched Senate race.
Angela Alsobrooks on Aug. 15, 2023; Gov. Larry Hogan on July 7, 2022.
U.S. Senate debate included 5 topics you haven’t seen discussed in campaign ads
Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan didn’t tread much new ground in their debate Thursday, but we did learn a few things.
U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Larry Hogan, right, shake hands following the taping of a debate at the Maryland Public Television studios in Owings Mills on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.
Hogan’s past affordable housing votes questioned as conflict of interest
While he was governor, Hogan voted five times to approve subsidies for affordable housing developers that his firm may have worked with in the past.
U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan is facing questions about votes he took as governor to approve subsidies for affordable housing developers that may have had a relationship with his real estate company, which is headquartered in Annapolis.
U.S. Senate race: Hogan, Alsobrooks sharpen attacks in televised debate
Both candidates used the debate as a chance to promote their records while arguing the other is the poor choice for Marylanders in a hyper-partisan political environment.
U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Larry Hogan, right, debate at the Maryland Public Television studios in Owings Mills on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.
Alsobrooks, Hogan to face off in — possibly only — U.S. Senate debate Thursday
The candidates will record a 60-minute debate at Maryland Public Television in the afternoon that will be broadcast later in the evening.
In Maryland's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Republican Larry Hogan, right, will face off in a televised debate on Thursday.
US Senate candidates Hogan, Alsobrooks navigate complex Middle East policy
The scale of violence in the Middle East presents a complex policy challenge for the two candidates who hope to be Maryland’s next U.S. senator.
Although both are experienced elected officials neither Angela Alsobrooks nor Larry Hogan has needed to delve deeply into international policy.
Meet the outside groups bombarding you with ads about Maryland’s Senate race
Larry Hogan and Angela Alsobrooks decry the advertising blitz, even as they benefit.
Outside groups have spent more than $18 million in Maryland’s Senate race as of Friday afternoon, 85% of it attacking candidates.
Former President Obama endorses Alsobrooks in Maryland’s US Senate race
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is getting a boost from one of the biggest names in Democratic politics: former President Barack Obama.
Former President Barack Obama speaks at the West Point Association of Graduates
Maryland State Police to pay $2.75M to settle hiring discrimination case
The agency will also rework testing requirements following a two-year investigation by the federal government into hiring practices.
The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
Gov. Moore shares ‘Oh my God’ Biden moment, describes missteps in Orioles lease talks
Speaking at The Baltimore Banner’s iMPACT Maryland event, Moore said he didn’t do the best job explaining what it meant for the state and the baseball team to sign a memorandum of understanding — news that was flashed on the ballpark video board in the middle of a game.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks during his discussion with Dean Baquet at IMPACT Maryland held at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, October 1st, 2024.
Hogan vows independence, but Alsobrooks wants the Republican Party on the ballot
The two campaigns and their supporters are taking different strategies in a race that could be as close as a dead heat between Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan.
The word “Republican” doesn’t appear on most of Larry Hogan’s mail pieces, but Angela Alsobrooks is making sure voters know his party affiliation.
King of Jordan meets Gov. Wes Moore in rare visit by head of state
The two leaders shared brief remarks ahead of a roundtable discussion with business and university leaders, expressing mutual admiration and a broad desire to find “synergies” between Jordan and Maryland.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore greets King Abdullah of Jordan on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.
King of Jordan to visit Gov. Moore in Annapolis Wednesday
The king’s visit comes as the Middle East region is embroiled in conflict as Israel fights Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
King Abdullah II of Jordan is wearing a dark suit with a dark red tie. He has grey hair and is wearing a lapel pin for a climate summit.
Maryland sues Dali cargo ship owner, manager over Key Bridge crash
The state alleges that the government itself and the people of Maryland have suffered massive losses from the bridge collapse, and that it was caused by negligence and shortcuts by the Dali’s crew, owner and manager.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown discuss the state’s lawsuit against the companies that own and manage the Dali cargo ship that smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
State Key Bridge lawsuit likely, with announcement planned Tuesday
Neither the governor nor attorney general offered details on their announcement, but it comes just before a deadline to file legal claims against the ship's owner and operator.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown are planning "a major announcement" related to the crash of the Dali cargo ship into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
Alsobrooks promises to pay back property taxes on Maryland, D.C. homes
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is pledging to pay the government back for tax breaks she incorrectly received on two properties she owned.
U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks says she will pay back taxes on two properties where she received tax breaks in error.
Maryland election officials confident post office is reliable for mail ballots
Maryland has one of the most generous timetables in the nation — and that means that there’s little chance that a mail-in ballot won’t arrive by the cutoff.
Ballot counters remove ballots from the envelopes.
State election board seeks to count Harborplace votes while appeal waits
Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis wrote on social media that his agency made the request in an effort to prevent “potential disenfranchisement” or “undervoting” while an appeal is ongoing.
The Baltimore skyline is seen above the Harborplace pavilions and the Inner Harbor.
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