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Students rally outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis last week to urge lawmakers not to approve cuts to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. The House of Delegates, and now the state Senate, have made changes to the plan that will need to be sorted out in the final weeks of the General Assembly session.
Maryland Senate seeks middle ground on changes to Blueprint education plan
The Maryland Senate is charting a middle ground between a revamp sought by the governor and minimal tweaks sought by the House of Delegates.
House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, center, speaks at a press conference about the state budget in Annapolis on Thursday.
Top Democrats reach deal on budget with more cuts, $1.6B in new taxes and revenue
After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations among top Democrats, an agreement on a new state budget appears imminent.
Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he couldn’t support two tax ideas proposed to close the state’s $3 billion budget hole.
Moore nixes idea of ‘broad’ business, drink taxes in budget talks
Administration officials said that the business services tax as introduced — a 2.5% tax on services that business entities sell to one another — is off the table.
The Howard County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly hears testimony on a bill to increase the size of the HCC Board of Trustees in November.
Lawmakers back changes for Howard Community College board amid campus tensions
As state leaders have come together behind four nominees to fill vacancies on the Howard Community College board, a bill that would aims to bring more transparency to the board has the support of the county's senators and delegates.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.
Gov. Moore rails at ‘disastrous’ Trump tariffs, ‘attack’ on FBI
Moore said he learned of Trump’s intention to block the planned move of the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County from a news report.
FBI HQ move, Towson Univ. targeted: What Trump’s latest moves could mean for Maryland
We’re here to help you understand what went down recently and how it may impact Maryland.
Senate President Bill Ferguson warned Tuesday that Maryland could face a recession because of federal job and spending cuts.
Live coverage: State officials work to deliver budget that ‘protects Marylanders’ amid federal chaos
Lawmakers will be back and forth between committee hearings and floor sessions to get bills through — and there’s a chance they could meet on Saturday as well.
The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located.
‘It’s scary right now’: ICE holds detainees for days in bedless Baltimore cells
Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.
D-Nice appears in a wide-brimmed hat and smiling in front of a dark backdrop.
D-Nice & Friends to headline Baltimore festival ahead of Preakness Stakes
D-Nice will bring his "Club Quarantine" to Baltimore in the week before Preakness.
Mary D. Kane, president and CEO of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, speaks against a proposed business-to-business tax at a news conference across the street from the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
As momentum builds in Annapolis for new B2B tax, businesses fight back
Business leaders said the 2.5% tax on services that businesses sell one another would be “damaging,” with “devastating impacts.”
The Maryland House of Delegates on opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
Maryland House passes stripped-down Blueprint education bill
Maryland’s House of Delegates voted along party lines to tweak the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan.
Governor Wes Moore during an interview in his office ahead of opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
Maryland Democrats file complaint over ‘No Moore’ campaign
Maryland Democrats argue that the anonymous accounts amount to political campaign communications that fall under state regulations — including a requirement that they be attributed to a registered political committee.
It's week 9 of the Maryland General Assembly session and lawmakers will have to wait on budget decisions from D.C.
Live coverage: Bill adding disabilities feature to state IDs passes Senate and House
Much of the legislative action has been in committees so far, but expect floor sessions to grow longer this week as lawmakers look to pass bills out of their chamber.
Del. Ben Barnes, left, and Sen. Guy Guzzone talk to reporters about the latest negotiations on the state budget, at the State House in Annapolis on Thursday, March 6, 2025. A new financial forecast shows the state will take in less money from taxes than expected, due largely to the Trump administration's actions to fire federal workers and slash spending.
Trump’s federal layoffs are already affecting Maryland’s budget plans
About 11,000 Maryland workers have already lost or are about to lose their jobs, and future actions could bring that number of job losses up to 28,000
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after a press conference to discuss the state’s response to the Trump administration’s actions against federal workers last month.
Moore: ‘I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself’
Gov. Wes Moore said he didn’t even watch President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday night.
Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
Maryland lawmakers float new $1B business tax to close budget hole
With an already-tight budget picture worsening with every action coming out of Washington, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new tax on businesses to keep the government finances in the black.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited Annapolis on Feb. 28, 2025, and took in a tour of the small living shoreline at the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Facing threats, the Chesapeake economy in Annapolis could tumble
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin paid a visit to Annapolis recently amid concerns about state and federal budget cuts. Some worry about the potential effects on the bay economy.
Students and other attendees hold signs during a hearing last week for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
Moore’s plan to revamp education Blueprint hits roadblock in Annapolis
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the state’s education-improvement plan was largely rejected by state lawmakers Friday.
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones has introduced a bill that would consolidate state equity efforts.
Live coverage: Maryland’s Black lawmakers are ‘prepared to fight’
Lawmakers say they’re in a holding pattern while the new administration and new Congress make decisions about federal funding. It could mean $200 million to $500 million in additional cuts to the state budget.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.
Gov. Moore makes his case for budget-balancing plan full of tough choices
More than 100 people signed up to weigh in on the governor’s budget during a marathon public hearing, almost all of them pleading with lawmakers not to raise their taxes or cut a government program they rely on.
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