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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has nominated Diane Butler to fill one of two vacancies for Republicans on the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Maryland moves to fill Republican vacancies on elections board
The Maryland Republican Party has nominated Diane Butler and Jim Shalleck to serve on the state elections board. Both have previously served on county election boards.
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Maryland’s transportation budget is in trouble. Here are 5 ways the shortfall could shake out
Though state transportation officials have avoided deep spending cuts, for now, they still have to find $3 billion to cover needs over the next five years.
MCB Real Estate renderings of a redeveloped Harborplace include a building with a rooftop park called “the sail.”
Harborplace bills just passed City Council. What’s next?
To become reality, the vision for Harborplace must navigate a bureaucratic maze. That could take years.
MCB Real Estate’s plans for a redeveloped Harborplace aren’t in the best interest of everyone in Baltimore, a longtime city resident says.
Commentary: Treating the Inner Harbor as Baltimore’s town square
Rather than putting high-rise buildings at the center of Inner Harbor redevelopment, Baltimore should use the area to feature a town square everyone in the city could enjoy, a longtime city resident says.
A police officer waits outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Feb. 29, 2024, after a threat prompted the evacuation of the building.
State House complex will add an emergency text alert system later this year
The text system could alert people with cell phones within a specified area around the State House, also known as geofencing, of threats.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces the ENOUGH Act in Brooklyn in January.
Top lawmaker worries Maryland won’t be able to sustain Moore’s anti-poverty plan
The ENOUGH Act would enable community-led efforts on programs that combat poverty, such as improving “cradle to career” education and connecting people with jobs.
A man stands at a brown podium in front of a blue and white bus that reads "zero emissions bus" on it inside a large bus depot.
MTA goes green with first zero-emission buses, but larger transition to take longer than expected
The state transit agency plans to fully electrify its fleet of passenger buses as part of an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but budget cuts could delay the full transition.
Locust United Methodist Church located in Columbia, Maryland, with ties to Harriet Tubman, received a $233k state grant to preserve history.
Historic church with ties to the Underground Railroad gets new life
A 150-year-old church in Columbia founded by formerly enslaved people was awarded a state grant worth almost a quarter-million dollars to preserve African American history.
Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller listens at a press conference in the Maryland State House on Monday, April 3. Miller, a former Montgomery County traffic engineer, is leading administration efforts to improve road safety.
Lt. Gov. Miller, former traffic engineer, champions road safety bills
One bill would increase enforcement efforts to combat speeding in road work zones, and the other would apply harsher penalties to motorists who fail to yield to cyclists in bike lanes.
Senate President Bill Ferguson, flanked by Gov. Wes Moore as well as Maryland House and Senate leadership, announces new juvenile justice legislation in the Maryland State House lobby on Jan. 31, 2024.
3 takeaways from state analysts’ review of the juvenile justice bill
Just how many more children will be affected and in what ways couldn’t be measured because of a lack of available data, according to the racial equity impact note released Tuesday and prepared by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies before the House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee on three bills he has proposed to address housing issues on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
Gov. Moore asks lawmakers to support bills expanding housing, protecting renters
“When we talk about the housing crisis that we’re all wrestling with and dealing with, we know that this is about individual lives. It’s about individual livelihoods. It’s also about the health and the success of our entire state,” the governor told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Veterans affairs agency still cleaning up at troubled Charlotte Hall facility
Gov. Moore fired the previous health care contractor for abuse allegations.
The Maryland Department of Health offices in Baltimore.
State replaces health system contractor auditors found cost the state millions
The current vendor “has just failed to deliver” the level of service that Marylanders deserve, said Gov. Wes Moore, one of three members of the Board of Public Works that approved the contract.
Mass transit in the Baltimore region needs restored funding and additional funding to cover the costs of construction and maintenance, says Jon Laria, who chairs the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission.
Commentary: Maryland needs to reconsider transportation funding cuts
With state transportation budget cuts proposed, mass transit in the Baltimore region needs restored funding and additional funding to cover the costs of construction and maintenance, says Jon Laria, who chairs the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission.
In this file photo, Gov. Wes Moore celebrated a vote to extend the Orioles’ lease at Camden Yards.
Gov. Wes Moore: New Orioles ownership will ‘make sure these players don’t go anywhere’
Gov. Wes Moore joined The Adam Jones Podcast to talk sports and a few other topics.
Gov. Wes Moore on the Orioles sale and his sports heroes | The Adam Jones Podcast
Gov. Wes Moore joins former Orioles All-Star Adam Jones and broadcaster Jerry Coleman to discuss the Orioles sale, what it would take to get an NBA franchise in Baltimore and the possibility of Camden Yards getting a commercial name.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, shown here at a press conference in January, has a 58% approval rating, according to a new poll from Gonzales Marketing & Media Services.
Poll: Gov. Moore’s latest approval rating is 58%
Over the last year, the Democratic governor’s approval rating has ranged between 53% and 60% in public polling.
The Maryland Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program testing station near Annapolis on Sept. 1, 2023.
Maryland transportation officials have ambitious climate goals - can they get there?
New greenhouse gas reduction targets are part of the department's larger — and daunting — climate goals.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced in his State of the State address Wednesday the creation of a “state plan” to measure progress toward his goals. He unveiled details to state workers on Thursday.
Gov. Moore details ‘state plan’ to measure progress toward key goals
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a “state plan” with 10 priorities for state government, ranging from ending child poverty to making the state safer.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers his second State of the State speech to a special joint session of the Maryland General Assembly.
Moore promises to revamp state government in State of the State speech
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an ambitious plan to reshape state government and better measure the progress toward serving residents during his second State of the State address in Annapolis Wednesday.
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