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    Maryland’s high-priced pension advisers aren’t beating basic investment strategies
    The professional investment staff that help guide the fund have defended their approach, saying that private equity in particular has been an effective way to increase returns — even as they shift away from other alternative investments and poorer-performing overseas stocks.
    The floor of the New York Stock Exchange in August. Retirees are questioning an investment strategy relying on alternative investments for Maryland’s pension fund.
    Injured Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell, CB Arthur Maulet sidelined until at least Week 5
    The Ravens’ first four games are against the Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills.
    Keaton Mitchell #34 of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the ball against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the third quarter at EverBank Stadium on Dec. 17, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida.
    Maryland test scores database: How did your local school do in 2024?
    You can explore your test scores at your local school, or at any school in Maryland, on our searchable tables.
    Math teacher La'Tier Evans teaches algebra to students at Pocomoke High School.
    Inside the Dugout: Quantifying the pain of this Orioles season
    Plus, what’s next for Trevor Rogers.
    Baltimore Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle (6) reacts after striking out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
    RFK Jr. is no longer running for president, but he’ll be on Maryland’s ballot
    Before dropping out, Robert F. Kennedy’s supporters had amassed enough signatures on a petition to get him on Maryland’s ballot as a presidential candidate, state elections officials declared on Tuesday.
    Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, campaign event in October 2023. Kennedy has dropped out of the race, but will remain on Maryland’s ballot.
    Hogan and Alsobrooks are tied in US Senate race, poll finds
    National elections prognosticators have rated Maryland’s Senate race as “leans” or “likely” Democratic, but the new poll shows that the race is closer than some analysts have predicted.
    Former Gov. Larry Hogan, left, and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, right, are in a dead heat in the race for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll commissioned by the AARP.
    Baltimore-area schools raise scores on Maryland tests as achievement elsewhere stalls
    Students in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties made steady progress on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, known as MCAP.
    Kat Locke-Jones, a seventh-grade English teacher speaks with students during class at Hampstead Hill Academy in Baltimore.
    Maryland’s first human case of West Nile this year confirmed in Baltimore region
    An adult from the Baltimore area tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed human case in Maryland this year, according to the state health department.
    The Maryland Department of Health says people who are concerned about mosquitoes should cover up exposed skin and use insect repellent.
    Rice University student from Maryland found shot and killed in dorm, police say
    A Maryland woman was found shot and killed inside her dorm room on Monday at Rice University in Houston, according to police.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    A Revolutionary War hero’s home is for sale in Annapolis. Maybe it’s a good thing.
    Laura and Kevin Smith knew they wanted a historic home. So when the Sands House came on the market in 2019, they bought it from a preservation group. Now, five years and a major renovation later, they’ve decided to sell the home of Revolutionary War soldier William Sands, one of the Maryland patriots who died on Aug. 27, 1776, in the Battle of Long Island.
    The original house, which may have been started as early as 1681, was expanded in 1908. The expansion added water and additional space. A half-light door with handblown glass panels that once led outside now separates the older and newer sections.
    Larry Hogan won two terms as governor. A Senate victory will be more challenging.
    Voters rarely elect U.S. senators who are from the opposite party from the one that dominates their state. Hogan is trying to buck that trend in his race against Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks.
    Former Gov. Larry Hogan is working to overcome voter trends and a voter registration disadvantage in his bid to become Maryland’s next U.S. senator.
    Ravens dedicating season to Joe D’Alessandris, Jacoby Jones
    D’Alessandris died Sunday morning, while Jones passed died July 14 at age 40.
    Baltimore Ravens legend Jacoby Jones, who recently passed away, is memorialized in the stadium before the team’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.
    Cumberland wants to pay you $20,000 to move to the mountains
    Cumberland is offering $10,000 in relocation fees and up to a $10,000 match for a down payment or renovations on a home in the city limits as part of a push to attract residents.
    Views of downtown Cumberland on Aug. 7, 2024.
    Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is investing in a team-based horse racing league
    Other investors in the league include NBA legend Julius Erving, country singer Tanya Tucker, rapper Nelly, rapper Rick Ross and New York Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson laughs with teammates on the sidelines during a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on August 17, 2024.
    Maryland isn’t the only state where abortion is on the fall ballot. Here are the others.
    Measures to protect access have already qualified to go before voters this year in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and South Dakota. Meanwhile, competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will be on the November ballot in Nebraska.
    Supporters hold “We’re Voting Yes” signs at a reproductive rights press event on Lawyers Mall outside the Maryland State House in January.
    Ravens offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris dies at 70: ‘He made us all better’
    Ravens offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris, a longtime NFL assistant whose tough-love approach made him one of the team’s most important and revered staffers, died Sunday morning, the team announced. He was 70. He was hospitalized two weeks ago for an undisclosed acute illness, the team had said Aug. 14.
    Ravens offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris arrives at M&T Bank Stadium for the AFC championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs in January.
    Summer heat returns as Baltimore-area students head back to school
    Make sure to send the kids in comfortable clothing as temperatures register in the upper 80s to low 90s during Monday afternoon.
    The sun sets over Baltimore's Hanover Street Bridge. Summer heat is returning in the last week of August after several days of fall-like weather.
    Ravens roster projection: With preseason over, here’s how the team could look
    The Ravens’ final roster audition ended Saturday afternoon, and not everyone hit his mark.
    Ravens inside linebacker Trenton Simpson looked more than ready for his new starting assignment during the preseason and training camp.
    Ravens RB Owen Wright suffers broken foot vs. Packers; OL Nick Samac carted off field
    Both young players entered Saturday’s preseason finale against the Packers on the roster bubble.
    Ravens running back Owen Wright leaves the field after suffering a broken foot Saturday against the Packers.
    Black bicyclists were attacked with bear spray in Annapolis. They responded with 2-wheeled love.
    More than 100 members of the predominantly Black Push’N Pedals Cycling Club and other cyclists kicked off a Ride Against Hate Friday night in response to an ugly episode of racism in Annapolis earlier this summer.
    Push off! The 200 cyclists who turned out for the Ride Against Hate Friday night in Annapolis prepare for the nine-mile ride to City Dock. The ride was planned after a predominantly Black cycling club was attacked with bear spray and racist slurs.
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