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Maryland’s troubled state agency for foster children inked more than a billion dollars’ worth of contracts Wednesday with private providers to expand capacity in hopes of reducing reliance on controversial hospital or hotel stays.

Amid a budget crunch, real estate complications and a bleak outlook at federal funding, Maryland officials are weighing contingency plans for Baltimore’s proposed Red Line, sources say.

Incarcerated women who are near the end of their sentences remain housed at the state women’s prison in Jessup, and advocates are pushing the state to open a facility to help these women prepare to return to their families and communities.

It’s part of a plan to close a $1.4 billion shortfall by taking money from other state accounts, freezing spending and making cuts.

In recent years, a state fund meant to finance clean energy has ballooned, making it a tempting reserve to Maryland leaders in lean budget times.

After weeks of calling lawmakers, rallying outside the State House and making their case, thousands of people with developmental disabilities will soon find out if they’ll face budget cuts that they say could be devastating.

A review of public contracting records by The Banner reveals details about the private companies that are helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turn a massive Washington County warehouse into a detention center.

Nearing the end of Maryland's worst oyster harvests in years, Gov. Wes Moore appealed to President Donald Trump for disaster aid. But whether the Chesapeake Bay's oystermen will get help from the federal government isn't clear.

Creating a new, fifth bus division is the linchpin for the BMORE Bus plan, a long-term vision to expand and improve Baltimore’s bus service that has received a steady drumbeat of support from transit advocates and city politicians since its release last year.

Three of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s cabinet secretaries wrote they have “serious concerns that ICE is proceeding with this project in a secreteve and rushed manner” that will have negative effects on the state.

Gov. Wes Moore’s office has hinted that there’s a “plan B” for redistricting in the works, but no one is sharing any details publicly.

The Maryland Stadium Authority owns Shamrock Farm now, and the legislation would set the sale price at roughly $4.5 million, the same amount the state paid last year.

It’s uncertain whether the Trump administration will pay up, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Marylanders with developmental disabilities find themselves in a budget fight again, as Gov. Wes Moore’s administration looks for ways to contain the ballooning budget of the state Developmental Disabilities Administration.

Annapolis lawmakers are considering a proposal to cede some of the governor’s authority over public transit in Baltimore to local authorities — a move that advocates say is long overdue.

Scores of candidates are lining up for a shot at public office in Maryland, from county council seats to the U.S. Congress.

Enough senators oppose redistricting that supporters cannot get the 29 votes they need to approve new congressional maps, according to a Banner survey of all 47 senators.

State lawmakers held off on confirming Gov. Wes Moore’s nominee for transportation secretary Monday evening over funding for Baltimore’s public transit system.

Acting Juvenile Services Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino breezed through a panel hearing on Monday, inching a step closer to full Senate confirmation.

The suit asks a federal judge to void the Department of Homeland Security’s purchase of a warehouse and block any further development of the property.