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About 280 Marylanders have signed up for a year of paid service as part of one of the governor’s signature programs. State officials hope to eventually grow the programs to 2,000 participants.

If you’re in Annapolis Saturday, should you celebrate Kunta Kinte or the Day of the Dead? The answer is both. The twin festivals are two of seven great things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 1.

Treasurer Dereck Davis said that although he liked the loan program, he couldn’t vote yes because the labor department didn’t push the company to fulfill the state’s minority business participation requirement.

A new nonpartisan audit also uncovered problems with a consulting contract for the coronavirus vaccine rollout that was expanded to other services and ballooned from $3.8 million to $83.3 million without sufficient justification.

Officials from the Baltimore Orioles and the state government unveiled the outlines of a future lease at Camden Yards with great fanfare this fall. There still are a lot of unanswered questions.

The Camden Yards lease agreement is misguided and disregards decades of good work by Maryland Stadium Authority employees, Thomas Kelso, chairman of the Stadium Authority from 2015 to 2023, says.

She was encouraged by the strong showing this year from different parts of the state, including delegates from Baltimore and Montgomery counties.

Political notes: Fundraising season; state Supreme Court to right a racist decision; and updates on Harborplace.

The preliminary injunction allows hemp retailers to sell products that were banned on July 1.

Perdue Agribusiness had owned the grain elevator in Lothian, but announced its intention to close it in January 2021. Concerned about the impact, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman worked with Perdue to delay the closure until a new owner could step in and operate the grain elevator.

Dozens of newsmakers spanning the public, private and nonprofit sectors came together Tuesday for iMPACT Maryland, The Baltimore Banner’s new event for thought leaders to swap insights and discuss innovative ideas for the state’s future.

The passenger rail company will begin clearing the way for two emergency ventilation facilities in mid-November.

Gov. Wes Moore is turning 45 and he’s throwing what could be one heck of a party.

Governor: 'We now have the final framing that was necessary to move forward with finalizing the deal that will keep the Orioles for 30 years.'

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a Wednesday morning press conference that the shooting likely stemmed from a dispute between “two smaller groups.”

Judge George Levi Russell III issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law in places where alcohol is sold, in private places without the owner’s consent and at public demonstrations.

The Orioles and the state of Maryland have struck a nonbinding agreement that settles some issues but leaves plenty of questions before a new 30-year lease is final.

Gov. Wes Moore joined Orioles CEO and chairman John Angelos at Camden Yards, and the two were shown on the jumbotron as the announcement of a new 30-year lease was made. Details of the extension will be revealed Friday.

As the nation inches closer to a potential federal government shutdown, Maryland leaders say the state government can weather the loss of money for a few weeks.

One alignment includes construction of a new downtown tunnel, while the other two routes are surface level.