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    Maryland boosted health insurance enrollment this year. So what’s the problem?
    Maryland has done its best to minimize the impacts of lapsing federal subsidies by providing its own, and early numbers suggest that may help retain enrollees.
    The Maryland Health Connection site, the state's health exchange.
    As power bills surge, Exelon and Constellation spend big for influence in Annapolis
    Exelon and Constellation are among the state’s top campaign donors — the second and third biggest, according to campaign finance records.
    The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
    Streeter: I was still masking before the flu season was bad
    I never stopped wearing a mask anywhere people were going to breathe on me, or where I could breathe on them.
    Steve Geppi to take more active role as Baltimore magazine publisher
    Baltimore magazine’s president is stepping down and its owner, comic book magnate Steve Geppi, will soon be more involved with the publication.
    Steve Geppi, president and founder of Geppi's Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, Md., shows off his collection on May 22, 2018.
    Maryland General Assembly 2026 updates: What do Republicans want?
    Lawmakers have returned to Annapolis for the annual 90-day legislative session facing a big budget shortfall and uncertainty about what a second Trump administration will mean for Maryland.
    Legislators gather in the House chamber on Wednesday.
    Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for phone customers across the US
    Many Verizon customers encountered a widespread outage on Wednesday, disrupting calling and other cellular services across the U.S.
    A Verizon-backed iPhone shows an 'SOS' status as users report widespread outages across the U.S. on Wednesday.
    Maryland sheriff wants to keep working with ICE, even if state lawmakers ban the practice
    Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins plans to keep working with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even in light of the killing of an American citizen by an ICE agent.
    Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins speaks to press outside the Frederick County Board of Elections on Wednesday to announce his formal bid for re-election.
    Maryland AG pushes for change to system allowing anyone to file for criminal charges
    In Maryland, anyone can seek criminal charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors by going before a district court commissioner, a judicial officer who is not required to have a law degree.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he supports restricting the ability of district court commissioners to issue arrest warrants when people are seeking charges on their own.
    FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home in probe tied to Maryland contractor
    FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation involving a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing classified information, the Justice Department said.
    FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.
    US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
    The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump look on.
    What’s it like at a Maryland urgent care during a surge in flu? Snot so good.
    The University of Maryland Medical System is steering people to urgent care instead of hospitals. At urgent care centers, this flu season has been a doozy.
    Kaitlyn Barron stands for a chest X-ray at the University of Maryland Urgent Care center in Pasadena while technician Kristen Kurtz, right, and physician assistant Haley Schweizer look at the images.
    Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
    Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern office culture has died. He was 68.
    FILE - Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, talks about his work at his studio in Dublin, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2006.
    6 takeaways from Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti’s fascinating press conference
    Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fiercely defended John Harbaugh — and his decision to fire him.
    Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and executive vice president and general manager Eric DeCosta fist bump each other as they take questions from reporters on Tuesday.
    Rain may turn to snow as temperatures drop later this week
    After a sunny Tuesday, there’s a 60% chance of precipitation on Wednesday evening as some light rain turns into snow, according to the National Weather Service.
    Rains splashes a car as a thunderstorm hits during a jiu jitsu lesson at Guardian Baltimore, a non-profit martial arts studio, in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
    Moore faces a budget gap, Trump threats and tense relationships in reelection year
    Gov. Wes Moore brought in a new budget secretary and a new chief of staff, both veterans of Maryland politics.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore faces myriad challenges in 2026: another budget deficit, threats from the Trump administration, tricky relationships in Annapolis.

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    AI is taking over Baltimore’s parking lots
    Metropolis, a fast-growing California tech company, uses artificial intelligence to operate parking lots and says it has almost 100 locations in the Baltimore region.
    A parking lot in Hampden, behind Ekiben, is now being run by Metropolis. Metropolis, a fast-growing California tech company founded in 2017, says it now has almost 100 locations in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
    Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports
    The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.
    Becky Pepper-Jackson poses for a photograph outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Hutzell: Steny Hoyer and the case for term limits
    COLUMN | Now that Rep. Steny Hoyer is leaving Congress, quoting Shakespeare’s admonition “to thine own self be true” as he heads for the door, it’s worth asking: How much time is enough for one person?
    U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer flashes a thumbs up before taking an elevator ride after an interview outside his office in the Longworth House Office Building next to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    This Christian school wants to catch neurodivergent students falling through the cracks
    SOLL Academy aims to educate all kids in one place, regardless of their learning differences. It’ll be a financial headache.
    Allison Schweigman, founder of Seeds of Love and Learning Academy, stands in front of the building that will house her school when it opens this year.
    Fatal crash closes I-95 in Elkridge for hours during morning commute
    A crash on Interstate 95 in Howard County closed lanes in both directions during the Monday morning rush hour, according to state officials.
    A crash between a dump truck and a trailer parked on the side of the road on the southbound side of I-95 near Elkridge.
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