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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Biden pledges to cover ‘entire cost’ of rebuilding the Key Bridge
President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River following a ship strike.
The Maryland House of Delegates on Jan. 10, 2024, the 90-day session’s opening day.
General Assembly climate legislation likely to fall short of activists’ goals
Environmental advocates said they’re not giving up on their efforts just yet, pointing out that there is still time to influence change before the session ends on April 8.
An orange roadwork sign that reads "road closed" blocks off a section of an intersection. A green road side that says "Calvert St" hangs next to a red stop light. There are some orange roadwork barrels and white traffic barriers.
Baltimore leaders try to stave off cuts to road maintenance funds
Proposed changes to the state's distribution of highway user revenue would have an outsized impact on Baltimore City.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 22:  Passengers walk through a terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on December 22, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.
BWI set record for international passengers in 2023
A total of 26.2 million passengers used BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2023, a 15% increase from the previous year. The total included a record number of international passengers.
Feedback from community members fills a proposed Red Line map during an MTA open house at the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s SMC Campus Center on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.
MTA seeks volunteers for Red Line community advisory team
The Maryland Transit Administration envisions the team as a vital link between the state’s Red Line planning team and the communities that the future project will affect.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces proposals to combat violence and address violent crime during a press conference at the State House in Annapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Gov. Moore waiting on housing bill as other legislative priorities advance
Most of the proposals on the long wish list Gov. Wes Moore sent to lawmakers are moving forward ahead of a key deadline Monday.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators shout at each other outside the George Howard government building in Ellicott City on Feb. 5.
Maryland politicos weigh in on Israeli-Hamas war
Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin were among those who spoke out — albeit with different takes — about the conflict.
Gov. Wes Moore listens during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Maryland data center bill tests governor’s climate credentials, environmentalists say
Governor Moore’s administration is supporting legislation to exempt data centers from environmental scrutiny. Advocates say that amounts to reneging on previous climate promises.
Del. Ben Barnes, chair of the House of Delegates Appropriations Committee, standing with House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones by his side, talks about the importance of raising money for the state’s education and transportation programs.
Maryland House proposes $1.3B in new revenues, taxes as budget fight escalates
The combination of new gambling revenue and new or increased fees, tolls and taxes would help pay for an ambitious education plan and transportation projects.
The Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
Maryland Senate votes for Gov. Wes Moore’s gun violence prevention center
The center would work to build a whole-of-government approach to reducing firearm violence. It would help direct federal funds, as well as share statewide data.
An aerial view of Holly Beach Farm near Annapolis shows the unusual freshwater pond and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in on the horizon.
What a deal. Maryland acquires storied Chesapeake Bay farm for $1, creating a new nature area
The Board of Public Works on March 13, 2024 approved the state's acquisition for $1 of Holly Beach Farm, almost 300 acres of marshes and coves, coastal woodlands and wide bay views.
Howard County is weighing five possible sites for a new public library in Columbia.
Howard County’s library drama: Where to put it
Howard County leaders are seeking public input on five possible sites for a new Columbia library. County officials announced plans last year for a new $144 million lakefront library, but residents said they wanted more of a say in the process.
I-695 road work
Delays coming to I-695 as next phase of shoulder construction set to begin
The State Highway Administration is urging drivers to allocate extra travel time on the Baltimore Beltway as it continues a project that will open inside shoulders to motorists during rush hour.
A satellite image of Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup in Anne Arundel County.
Maryland will reimburse correctional officers additional $9.5M for wage theft
About 6,000 current and former state correctional officers were paid thousands of dollars that they missed out on, representing the overwhelming majority of officers working in state-run prisons and jails, according to their union.
Photo collage showing, in top half, fence topped with barbed wire, and in bottom half, spotlight on a man’s arm as he lays in bed and receives blood transfusion through an IV.
Maryland extends contract with ‘uniquely terrible’ prison health provider
YesCare has come under fire in Maryland and nationally for the quality of its care of incarcerated people and for a controversial bankruptcy that critics say is an attempt to evade responsibility for medical malpractice and other problems.
Photo collage of property tax bill with warning about tax lien being sold at auction, seal of city of Baltimore, and blurry top of a row house.
Groups warn expanding tax sale protections could hurt Baltimore renters, heirs
The bill includes a measure that would enable homes that are not “legally” recognized as owner-occupied to be included in the tax sale list over unpaid water and sewer charges.
Less than half of this year’s legislative session remains for lawmakers to hammer out the details of the governor’s housing agenda.
Poll: Marylanders want government to do more about housing, rental prices
Few have heard about Gov. Moore’s housing agenda, but many support its tenets.
A general view showing the site of a proposed new arena for the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The proposal took a major hit when top Virginia lawmakers confirmed the budget they will take up would not include language enabling the deal.
Not so fast. Proposal to relocate Wizards, Capitals to northern Virginia hits roadblock in legislature.
The NBA’s Wizards and the NHL’s Capitals, which called Maryland home for decades before moving to the District of Columbia in 1997, seemed headed for northern Virginia until a deal to build a new arena in Alexandria ran into opposition in the Virginia General Assembly.
Maryland’s Warfield Air National Guard Base will change its focus to cyberdefense from a flight mission under a plan announced Thursday by the U.S. Air Force. The move comes as the Air Force retires the A-10 “Warthog” aircraft from use.
Maryland Air National Guard phasing out A-10 Warthog aircraft, switching to cyber mission
Maryland’s Warfield Air National Guard Base will change its focus to cyberdefense from a flight mission using aging A-10 Thunderbolt model aircrafts under a plan announced Thursday by the U.S. Air Force.
Del. Ben Barnes and Sen. Guy Guzzone shake hands after reaching agreement on the details of the state's budget on Friday, March 31.
Budget battle in Annapolis? House, Senate differ on whether to raise taxes
Leaders of the House of Delegates and state Senate differ in their willingness to consider tax increases to resolve short- and long-term budget shortfalls.
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