COLUMN | Gov. Wes Moore launched the experiment in November, giving state employees a chatbot to speed up approval of benefits like food stamps. What happens, though, when your innovation partner gets banned by the federal government?

Annapolis takes its second bite of the shamrock this weekend with more events tied to Irish culture and St. Patrick’s Day. There are days more of music, dance, food, drink and fun.

COLUMN | The pursuit and crash that killed Dimeka Thornton started shortly after midnight on April 8, 2024, in a hotel parking lot in Windsor Mill.

COLUMN | Hours after President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, word spread that Annapolis would finally get $35 million crucial to its massive remake of City Dock.

After a very long winter, the St. Patrick’s Parade in Annapolis spreads out from Sunday afternoon to celebrate a joyous spring-like weekend.

COLUMN | Like any tumultuous moment, the political right’s anti-immigrant agenda will show up in the arts. So I’ve been looking for it in local arts, places like the stages of Annapolis and the galleries of Columbia.

COLUMN | As the U.S. and Israel hurled missiles and bombs at Iran on Saturday — and as the Islamic Republic retaliated — I wondered what the young exchange student I met a lifetime ago would say.

COLUMN | Welcome to the upside-down world of traffic court, where a random license plate scan shifts the burden of proof to the driver.

In Annapolis events round up this week, the city has “A Tale of Two Cities,” a Branford Marsalis show and Jay Fleming conversation to look forward to.

COLUMN | The teenage driver killed last month in a fiery Howard County crash was at least the 31st person in Maryland to die in a police-related accident in the past five years. Almost all were killed when a driver fled from flashing lights.

COLUMN | I’ve always thought Maryland Republicans’ fixation on voter fraud was a fantasy rooted in the frustration of being the state’s perpetual second party. But in Washington, the serial fantasists are in power and their proposals are a threat to open elections.

COLUMN | Months after a Navy Police officer shot a midshipman in a Naval Academy swatting attack, the Navy has spelled out when the small police force can stop mids, search them, handcuff and fingerprint them — and when they must let them go.

To dine or not to dine, that’s always the question for late February when Annapolis Restaurant Week rolls around. The promotional event is one of seven great things to do in the coming seven days.

COLUMN | As Maryland approaches the greatest period of major bridge building in its history, a larger point isn’t being discussed. Totaling a combined $30 billion, the Bay Bridge, Key Bridge and American Legion projects could generate more than 100,000 jobs and reshape the state.

COLUMN | If Mayor Jared Littmann picks acting Chief Amy Miguez, she would not only be the first woman to hold the job permanently but she would be the first chief to rise through the ranks since Bernard Kalnoske died of a heart attack in 1980. It is not a sure thing.

Looking for something to do for Valentine’s Day in Annapolis? Got you covered.

Column | Two Montgomery County lawmakers believe they have the little-known key to stopping federal agents from violating Maryland residents’ constitutional rights. As the national immigration purge expands, the first hearing on their idea is Tuesday in Annapolis.

Will we remember it as Fern when we tell the stories of this winter storm? Probably not. But as it slowly, achingly melts from view, here are a few, meagre final words to describe what just happened in the weather and beyond.

COLUMN | With former Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement that he won’t challenge Gov. Wes Moore for a return to the State House, Maryland’s reasonable Republican era is formally over, writes Rick Hutzell.

The opening of the Admiral’s Cup this weekend adds another musical venue to downtown Annapolis.