Maryland

The caucus wants to remove cannabis-related fines and fees and eliminate cannabis odor as a reason for law enforcement stops and searches. Profits from cannabis businesses, they urge, need to be directed back into the communities that have been most affected by the drug’s criminalization.

The powerful Board of Public Works — composed of the governor, comptroller and treasurer, all Democrats — has the final say on how billions of dollars are spent each year, signing off on major state contracts. The board also approves activities on state lands and in state waters.

Legislators seem committed to fostering equitable access to the emerging legal market.

Dawn Flythe Moore, who made history when she became Maryland’s first Black first lady, brings to her new role a background of working in state government in Annapolis. She's well positioned to take on the responsibilities and challenges, a Goucher College political science professor says.

Nominee Paul J. Wiedefeld previously ran BWI Thurgood Marshall International Airport and D.C.’s Metro system.

Obamacare health insurance gains appeal among Black and Hispanic Marylanders.

An investigation found “widespread violations” of the requirements for using a roughly $1 million AmeriCorps grant from 2016.

I’ve watched the rancor flag unfurl over Annapolis since I wrote about plans by an environmental group based in Annapolis to build an office building. On Sunday night, the Chesapeake Conservancy capitulated.

The Democratic president will tout federal funding to replace an aging rail tunnel that slows MARC and Amtrak trains.

Journalists shouldn’t allow Gov. Wes Moore’s personal appeal and popularity to get in the way of holding him accountable, Banner Public Editor DeWayne Wickham says.

It’s a dilemma that pet owners dread: When your companion animal escapes, how do you bring them home safely?

Horoscopes for Jan. 23 to Jan. 29.

Weekly political news and notes from around Baltimore and Maryland.

This weekend, head to one of the following Baltimore-area restaurants or events to bring in a lucky year of the rabbit — or the cat.

The budget plan does not include tax increases, and keeps $2.5 billion in the state’s Rainy Day Fund.

Lawsuit accuses the Maryland Department of Human Services and its Social Services Administration of overusing psychotropic medications as a form of “chemical restraint” for some kids with severe behavioral health problems.

An open letter to Mayor Gavin Buckley on how to start resolving a troubled relationship between the city and its housing authority

Carmen Roques is the next executive to lead the Maryland Department of Aging after the past 10 years as the CEO of Keswick Multi-Care, a large not-for-profit short-term rehabilitation facility and continuing care retirement community in Baltimore.

On his first full day in office, the governor held a private meeting with U.S. Attorney for Maryland Erek L. Barron and Attorney General Anthony Brown to discuss crime and violence.

The Maryland General Assembly authorized the funding last year, but former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, used his legal power to ensure it wasn’t spent.