Maryland’s Black state lawmakers unveiled a sweeping agenda on Thursday that aims to curb immigration enforcement, ensure that children accused of crimes are held more often in youth custody, promote homeownership and protect health care access.

At times seeming during his speech, Gov. Wes Moore seemed contrite, acknowledging that he’d learned some lessons and that his success depended on lawmakers.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, in his annual State of the State speech, made a direct appeal to state senators to vote on a new map of congressional boundaries that gives Democrats a chance of a sweep of all eight districts.

Eighteen Democratic governors are refusing to attend a dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump next week, after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were uninvited.

Last year, Maryland lawmakers thought they had come up with a legal way to repurpose millions of dollars collected by insurers selling Affordable Care Act policies to help women who couldn’t afford abortions. The feds just squashed the plan.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says the White House has singled him out by disinviting him from a pair of events for the nation’s governors in Washington next week.

Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, said he won’t record his attendance during the Senate’s sessions as a symbol of his displeasure with Senate President Bill Ferguson’s plan to stall a congressional redistricting map that’s favorable to Democrats.

Maryland has to redraw its congressional map to combat efforts by President Donald Trump and Republicans to “silence the voices and trying to eliminate Black leadership” by redistricting red states to disfavor Democrats, Moore said.

Maryland’s state delegates gave their stamp of approval Monday over a new map of congressional districts that gives Democrats a chance to sweep all eight seats.

Dan Cox, the 2022 Republican nominee for governor, has filed to run again, seeking a rematch with Wes Moore.

The Maryland House of Delegates continues to push a new map of congressional districts, even as the state Senate remains a roadblock.

Maryland lawmakers are on track to speed a new, Democrat-friendly congressional district map through the House of Delegates in the coming days, with the first hearing and vote set for Tuesday.

Behind the scenes things are becoming tense as the two Democratic leaders continue to disagree whether Maryland should redraw its congressional maps to more heavily favor Democrats.

Meanwhile the House of Delegates is pushing ahead, fast-tracking an online public hearing on the proposal for Monday.

A proposed new map of Maryland’s congressional districts would wipe out Republicans’ advantage in the one seat they hold, swinging the voter makeup from solidly red to solidly blue.

With a combination of freezing spending on some programs, cutting others and shuffling money, Maryland can close a budget gap without raising taxes.

The full budget proposal — which spans hundreds of pages over multiple volumes — wasn’t immediately available; it’s due to be released later Wednesday.

Gov. Wes Moore unveils his proposed budget for next year on Wednesday. He says there are no tax increases in it — despite a $1.4 billion deficit.

The new 1st Congressional District would add portions of Anne Arundel and Howard counties in the proposed map.

“It was an honor to serve, but it’s time to look forward, not back,” Hogan wrote on social media.