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Maryland

    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration spending freeze
    The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Maryland could ax advanced math classes in elementary schools
    Top education officials want to overhaul how the subject is taught after years of poor test scores.
    Under the proposed plan, students would no longer be separated into math classes of different levels in pre-K through second grade.
    Maryland among states shut out of Medicaid system, health secretary says
    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that the Trump administration is aware of the issue and that no payments had been affected.
    Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott speaks about a state grant program that will send $120 million worth of grants to organizations that provide mental and behavioral health services for kids so they can partner with schools to bring treatment and other support into schools. The program was the focus of a press conference in Annapolis on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
    Maryland could make it a crime to use AI to create harmful impersonations
    After a former employee at Pikesville High School was accused of using AI to impersonate the school’s principal, lawmakers are considering a bill to target the practice.
    Even in public pre-K, family income will play a big part in where kids go to school
    New guidance tells public schools they should focus on the lowest-income pre-kindergarteners.
    Rachel Hise, right, executive Director of AIB, speaks during a joint meeting of State Board of Education and the Blueprint Accountability and Implementation Board.
    How to make your house generate cash
    Your house can become a source of cash. From leasing closets and yards to providing event parking, here's how.
    Melons, mushrooms and negligent drivers — Maryland lawmakers have other ideas
    Among 1,200 bits of legislation introduced in the General Assembly this session, cantaloupe reform is one of a certain kind of bill. They aim to fix problems you probably didn’t know existed.
    Maryland's state lawmakers go back to work on Wednesday, January 8, 2024 for the 447th session of the Maryland General Assembly. This is the first of 90 days of lawmaking and budget balancing.
    Moore’s changes to education spending could hurt students in poverty the most
    Gov. Wes Moore is proposing to rewrite major portions of Maryland’s landmark education law, cutting nearly one-fifth of the new funding the state promised schools by 2029.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed redirecting $110 million per year away from the state’s landmark education reform plan.
    Why a Baltimore hospital on the front lines wants to curb gun trafficking
    LifeBridge Health says gun trafficking is a public health problem and it needs the public to get involved to find solutions.
    LifeBridge Health asks the public to help it stop gun trafficking that sends so many people to its emergency room.
    Could Todd Monken be the Ravens’ answer to Steve Spagnuolo?
    Not even sustained success has been enough to move Monken’s resume to the top of the pile in NFL head coaching searches.
    Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken arrives at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. ahead of a divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
    Rodney Rice’s 3-pointer lifts Maryland to 3rd straight win, 79-78 over Indiana
    The Terrapins (16-5, 6-4) earned their third straight Big Ten Conference win and their second straight on the road.
    Maryland head coach Kevin Willard points to his bench during the first half of a game against Illinois.
    Lauren Betts scores a career-high 33 points as No. 1 UCLA handles No. 8 Maryland 82-67
    Saylor Poffenbarger had 18 points for the Terrapins (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten), who have lost three in a row.
    Lauren Betts of UCLA grabs a rebound against Kaylene Smikle, left, and Allie Kubek of Maryland during the third quarter Sunday.
    Trump froze grantmaking for health research. Now Maryland is shivering.
    An executive order from the Trump administration could upend research by pausing NIH grants, which scientists say could harm health and the economy.
    Johns Hopkins University campus
    Josh Harris could become very unpopular in Philly. Commanders owner on brink of championship he can’t get with 76ers.
    Josh Harris owns both the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Commanders among the many sports properties in his portfolio.
    LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris looks on from the sidelines prior to a game against the San Francisco 49ers at FedExField on December 31, 2023 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
    These Marylanders faced years in prison for the Jan. 6 riot. Then Trump pardoned them.
    President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of those people are from Maryland.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A group of pro-Trump protesters wave flags from a platform above a group of Capitol Police after storming the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.
    Gov. Moore names cyber expert as new state commerce secretary
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is moving the state’s commerce secretary, Kevin Anderson, to a senior adviser role while bringing in a cybersecurity veteran to lead the department.
    Harry Coker Jr., then the national cyber director, speaks during a demonstration prior to a ribbon-cutting for Howard Community College’s Cyber Range, a cybersecurity training program. He’s Gov. Wes Moore’s new pick to be state commerce secretary.
    Immigration enforcement in Maryland: What ICE can do and how local leaders are preparing
    The rhetoric surrounding immigration and deportations is certain to set large parts of Maryland on edge.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
    Live coverage: Dem lawmakers seek to double down on commitment to DEI
    The second administration of President Donald Trump will shake up the conversation in Maryland's State House.
    The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a pro forma session that lasted two minutes.
    Moore won’t speculate on deploying National Guard to southern border
    Gov. Wes Moore this week declined to say whether he would deploy the Maryland National Guard to the southern border if asked by the federal government.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on the first day of the General Assembly session in the Maryland State House in Annapolis earlier this month.
    How Maryland schools should handle ICE at their doors
    Schools should be consulting with their lawyers first, protecting students’ privacy and keeping families in the loop, new guidance from the state education department says.
    A student walks past lockers in the hallway outside Damien Ford’s Baltimore School for The Arts classroom on Dec. 21, 2022. Ford teaches an African American Literature class where shows his students comparisons between Lauryn Hill lyrics and the work of Zora Neal Hurston.
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