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Halting government operations would affect more than just federal employees, but also Marylanders who rely on vital government services to meet their most basic needs, such as food benefits, safety inspections, student loan payment processing and child care grants, to name a few.

The leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate are ramping up their campaigns as 2024 approaches. Here’s a look at their latest moves.

Even after being cleared of a murder and an assault he did not commit, Demetrius Smith of Baltimore faced legal hurdles in getting compensation from the state. He was vindicated on Wednesday with a payment and an apology from the governor.

Fresh off of the Orioles clinching a spot in the playoffs Sunday, CEO and chairman John Angelos expressed confidence that the team and the state would nail down a new lease for the Camden Yards stadium.

President Joe Biden can take three steps — on tax credits, revenue sharing and permits — to help the nascent wind industry deal with challenges like inflation, supply chain and other issues, according to the letter Wednesday from Gov. Wes Moore and the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Lawmakers will meet Wednesday to weigh juvenile reforms against a wave of gun violence against teens and a spike in teens stealing cars.

“It hurts us more when kids are the ones perpetrating or falling victim, because we feel like we failed them,” said state Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat who is leading a review of whether juvenile laws need adjusting.

Surrounded by union workers in Baltimore on Saturday, the governor and mayor pledged to refill the ranks of government employees but offered little evidence of the progress they’re making.

A key state board approved a revised contract for Maryland’s vehicle emissions stations on Wednesday, allowing the stations to implement a change in the program: New cars, trucks and SUVs will be exempt from testing for the first six years instead of the first three years.

Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones offered up her support to U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks this week, with an announcement at Gwynn Oak Park, the historic park in Baltimore County that was the site of an amusement park that was desegregated 60 years ago.

“I want to make sure that this is going to not just produce a winner on the field, but it produces winners off the field — that it’s Baltimore and it’s Maryland that are going to benefit from the deal that’s being done,” Gov. Wes Moore told reporters Wednesday.

Officials with Gov. Wes Moore’s administration say they are “confident about getting to terms” with the Baltimore Orioles for a long-term lease at Camden Yards that could also serve as a catalyst to revitalize the city’s downtown.

Maryland Capitol Police charged the group with refusal to leave public grounds and misdemeanor failure to obey an order. Anne Arundel County District Court Judge Danielle Mosley dismissed all the charges at the request of the county’s state’s attorney, CASA announced this week.

Gov. Wes Moore and the Orioles' chairman are assuring fans a lease deal will get done. And, when that happens, here’s how the team could spend the $600 million.

“I’m going to be transparent and clear-eyed about what we have and what we’re up against,” the Democratic governor said. “I’m going to tell you what it will take from every single one of us in order to come out stronger."

The state has launched a website for people who want to apply for one of Gov. Wes Moore’s signature initiatives, a community service program for young adults.

LGBTQ community members in Maryland said they are stunned and disappointed by the Maryland Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling, which exposed a loophole in Maryland laws originally meant to protect employees against discrimination.

Attorney General Anthony Brown found that the Maryland Higher Education Commission did not have enough members present when it voted to overturn a decision by the MHEC’s assistant secretary of academic affairs.

The state believes that well-thought-out projects can benefit both communities and commuters, and wants to cultivate the most viable ideas.

A federal judge has denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order objecting to a case that alleged Erie Insurance used discriminatory practices against Black Baltimore-area brokers, and thus its residents. The ruling means the company will have to fight the claims in a state administrative proceeding.