The clock is ticking to draw a new map, settle legal challenges, assign voters to their districts, print ballots and run the primary election, currently scheduled for June.
Marylandās new speaker of the House of Delegates faces a budget shortfall and thorny debates about immigration enforcement, affordability and redistricting. She says sheās ready for the challenge.
With no agreement by the year-end deadline, the Moore administration will decide what, if any, pay raises or additional perks to include in its budget plan.
AFSCME Maryland Council 3 alleges that Maryland is not following its telework policy for employees, not giving required higher pay to employees who work unfavorable shifts and more.
The governorās comments come after reporting revealed staff set internal chat messages to auto-delete after 24 hours, leaving no trace of the government business discussed.
Open government experts and archivists say setting messages to vanish could hinder accountability, dash the publicās right to inspection and keep archivists from reviewing documents for historical value.
A prime-time slot on a major network gives the governor the opportunity to introduce himself to a broad national audience ā especially as he has eyes on his 2026 reelection campaign and a future beyond that.
Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tempore Dana Stein issued a joint statement emphasizing that the scope of the special session will be āstrictly limited.ā
āShe has the grit that it takes. She has the intelligence that it takes. She has the experience that it takes. She has the empathy that it takes,ā said Del. Ben Barnes.