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Senate and House leaders have said they’re reluctant to roll back recent changes, but indicated they’ll look to broaden accountability for teens — especially those who commit crimes with guns — and increase oversight for the agency responsible for turning them around.

In his latest effort to fulfill promises to end child poverty and “leave no one behind,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is proposing a program to push government investments into high-poverty neighborhoods in Baltimore and beyond.

The administration is moving to help Maryland’s military families overcome a variety of challenges they face regularly, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and first lady Dawn Moore say.

Choose your fighter for this Sunday’s AFC championship game between the Ravens and Chiefs: Kansas barbecue or Maryland crab pie.

Since the start of the pandemic, Baltimore has quietly made headway towards closing its digital divide. But without action from Congress soon, nearly 80,000 households risk losing low-cost internet connections.

While Amtrak’s new Frederick Douglass Tunnel will keep its passenger trains running under West Baltimore for decades to come, local leaders and residents want a say in how the federally subsidized company plans to invest in communities above the tunnel while it’s building.

Vincent Harrington led organizing efforts for the state’s majority political party for just under a year. Before that, he served as political director for Gov. Wes Moore’s 2022 campaign for governor.

Bringing back the children's office fulfills a campaign promise.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and lawmakers can learn from previous fiscal policies to get state spending under control, former Gov. Larry Hogan and former Comptroller Peter Franchot say.

Community groups wonder why it’s taking so long to make progress in reimagining U.S. 40 in West Baltimore — aka the Highway to Nowhere.

Gov. Wes Moore's first year, in photos

The spending plan sets up the state to deal with a shortfall both in the budget year beginning July 1 and for the increasing budget gaps expected in future years.

Gov. Wes Moore helped raise more than $4 million combined for himself, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and the Maryland Democratic Party in the past 12 months, according to his team. Full campaign finance reports are due at midnight on Wednesday.

Candidates for the board positions are recommended to the governor’s office by the main political parties and vetted by the executive and legislative branches before the Senate decides whether to confirm them.

The first-term Democratic governor said he hopes to see passage of the legislation aimed at tightening release opportunities for some incarcerated people convicted of sexual assault, like the man charged in the September killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LePere.

The state will divert $150 million from the state’s general fund to shore up the state Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2025, rather than implement transportation cuts previously announced.

Twelve months ago, the state government was so awash in money that Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers were able to sock away hundreds of millions of dollars in savings and future needs. But what was once a surplus has turned into a deficit,

Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin touted an expanded EV charging network as an important element in the effort to combat climate change.

The opening day of the General Assembly session is a day of ceremony and optimism, with lawmakers greeting each other after months spent back in their districts and at their day jobs.

Maryland’s lawmakers will spend 90 days reviewing thousands of bills. But the issues likely to get the most attention are a tight budget situation and ongoing concerns about violence and crime involving young people.