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Advocates say Howard County’s police accountability board is failing
Advocates say Howard County's police accountability board has not pushed hard enough to address apparent racial disparities in policing and failed to fulfill some of their basic duties in 2024.
Nearly 3,000 jobs cut in Maryland after federal health agencies scale back
Mass layoffs at federal health agencies began this week, producing anxiety about workers, public health and economy.
Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stand in line to enter the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Layoffs began earlier this week at the Health and Human Service Administration offices after it was announced last week that the Trump Administration plans to cut 10,000 jobs at HHS.
Dow drops nearly 1,680 in biggest wipeout since 2020 as fears of fallout from tariffs shake markets
The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.
Trump’s vast new tariffs: What they mean for prices and global trade
After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by declaring a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
‘Scale and speed’: State wants to fast-track redeveloping Baltimore’s vacants
$50 million will start hitting the streets July 1, Maryland’s housing secretary said.
Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
A Maryland campus anti-hate bill is all but dead. What killed it?
The backlash underscores the tension between curbing antisemitism and supporting free speech.
Students gather to pray at McKeldin Mall on the University of Maryland campus for an interfaith vigil in 2024.
Federal jobs helped build Baltimore’s Black middle class. What happens now?
In Baltimore and Baltimore County, Black full-time federal workers earn a median income about $30,000 higher than other Black workers.
Ardena Githara of Rosedale was put on administrative leave from her federal job earlier this year.
Maryland lawmakers approve commission to study slavery reparations
Del. Charlotte Crutchfield, left, congratulates Del. Aletheia McCaskill after the House of Delegates approved a bill creating a state commission to study reparations for slavery. McCaskill, a Baltimore County Democrat, is one of the lead sponsors of the legislation, which won final approval after an intense debate on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
50 religious groups petition Maryland leaders to protect college students from ICE
The petition asks for an executive order and emergency legislation to protect students from federal immigration enforcement.
Johns Hopkins University students and religious leaders gather on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, to announce petition to protect students from ICE.
She spent her final months trying to prove she was alive. Now her family is suing Social Security.
Seven months after she descended into the Kafkaesque situation, Joyce Evans was dead.
Views of the U.S. Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn.
The last-ditch effort to salvage a statewide housing bill
If it passes, the bill would require Maryland's housing agency to post public housing targets on its website and publish an annual report assessing the progress.
Lawmakers have rewritten a housing bill proposed by Gov. Wes Moore so that it will now set housing targets in each county and Baltimore.
Bill slashing damages for child abuse survivors moves in dramatic vote
Survivors said the debate over money has obscured the true purpose of the law: identifying predators and the institutions that shielded them.
A Maryland House committee has approved limiting damages that survivors can seek under the Child Victims Act that passed in 2023.
Republicans target Gov. Moore’s fundraiser attendance with new bills
Republican lawmakers proposed new campaign fundraising restrictions Wednesday, targeting Gov. Wes Moore on the same day he planned to attend an event for his federal political action committee.
Republicans are using Gov. Wes Moore’s attendance at a PAC fundraiser to spark a conversation about changing state law.
Brandon Scott’s $4.6B Baltimore spending plan could be scrambled by Trump cuts
Baltimore City's plan closes an $85 million shortfall with several additional fees.
Brandon Scott has a spending plan — for now. But federal spending cuts and layoffs could mean big changes later.
Maryland judge extends order requiring fired federal workers be rehired in 19 states
The order requires the 18 agencies originally named in the lawsuit to follow the law in conducting any future reductions in force.
People stand outside and hold signs protesting federal layoffs. One sign says "Justice for NOAA workers" and "Science not Silence." Another says "Save NOAA. Stop DOGE."
Choate House was a national historic landmark. A Baltimore County developer bulldozed it.
The developer who tore the historic home down said he also wanted a different outcome, that he even offered to pay to move it to a parcel of land he is donating to the county.
The old Choate House, photographed in 1989
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office
Academy officials were told to review the library late last week.
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library.
Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
Sen. Cory Booker sets record with 25-hour marathon speech railing against Trump’s agenda
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker's marathon speech is meant to show Democrats object to President Donald Trump's sweeping actions.
In this image provided by Senate Television, Sen, Cory Booker, D-N.J. speaks on the Senate floor, Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. (Senate Television via AP)
Baltimore investigating $1.5M theft after fake vendor deceived city employees
Baltimore City officials do not know who is behind the sophisticated scheme, which involved months of email correspondence between city officials and the unknown person.
The exterior of Baltimore City Hall on August 17, 2022.
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