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1 in 10 Maryland workers is a federal employee. Here’s where they live, work.
Thousands of federal workers call Maryland home. Many of them also work in offices across the state.
3 more Maryland sheriffs sign working agreements with ICE as lawmakers consider blocking them
The sheriffs in Carroll, Garrett and Washington counties agreed to start a “Warrant Service Officer” program in which ICE will train local deputies to serve and execute administrative warrants for people in their jails believed to be in the country without authorization.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
From brownfield to green jewel: Baltimore County opens $25 million park in Sparrows Point
The park includes playing fields, an indoor gym, and a new playground. It also features a 16,000-square-foot community center and an ADA-accessible fishing pier and kayak launch.
County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, center, cuts the ribbon alongside local dignitaries and children at Sparrows Point Park on Wednesday.
Baltimore’s population grew last year, but maybe hold off on the victory lap
Baltimore’s population gains may be linked to broad economic factors outside the city’s control.
Karol Martinez, left, and Jacque Gbalipre with their pets Mabel and Che in their home in Baltimore. The couple bought the Barclay home in December of last year.
Black Baltimore-area neighborhoods face racial bias in home appraisals, report finds
A new report found a presence of racial bias disadvantaging nonwhite neighborhoods in the Baltimore area.
Rowhomes line the street on Fairmount Avenue. An Abell Foundation study found homes in Black neighborhoods were more likely to be appraised for less than the homes’ contract sales prices.
Thousands of files related to JFK assassination made public: Here’s what to know
About 2,200 files containing more than 63,000 pages were posted Tuesday on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22:  People tour an exhibit at the Newseum dedicated to John F. Kennedy who was killed fifty years ago today, on November 22, 2013, in Washington, DC. Today is the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination during his visit to Dallas, Texas, in 1963.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Coffee Talk Cafe owner Nara Khakurel already knows your order. He wants to know you, too.
Nepali immigrant Nara Khakurel’s coffee shop in Towson is a nexus of jurors and Baltimore County officials.
Nara Khakurel at his cafe, Coffee Talk Cafe, in Towson.
Howard County picks new flag, opting for sunny, colorful design
Howard County has picked a design by county resident Esen Paradiso to be the new county flag. It replaces a design that’s been in place since 1968.
Howard County has picked a design by county resident Esen Paradiso to be the new county flag. It replaces a design that's been in place since 1968.
Maryland judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
The lawsuit filed by attorneys for USAID employees and contractors singled out Elon Musk as a defendant.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.
Trash incinerators may still lose subsidies, but advocates worry about ‘stealthy’ tactics
Environmentalists have pushed for years to no avail to end the state’s subsidy for trash incinerators, which burn garbage to produce electricity and steam.
The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore. While bills to remove the practice from the state’s renewable energy portfolio did not “crossover” Monday, the idea still could move forward in this General Assembly session.
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details amid federal firings, dismantling of agencies
In the sweeping request, the Democrats seek four main types of information about the authority involved with DOGE’s activity.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a rally outside of the Department of Health and Human Services on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Judge questions if Trump admin ignored order to turn around deportation flights
A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally.
TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 16: In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, view of the inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations, getting off the buses at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Trump's administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT. On February of 2023 El Salvador inaugurated Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. (Photo by Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)
Schumer’s book tour stop in Baltimore postponed for ‘security reasons’
Sen. Chuck Schumer is postponing an event in Baltimore for his upcoming book due to “security reasons,” according to an email from Enoch Pratt Free Library.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer gives a television interview at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.
FDA staff return to crowded offices in Maryland, with broken equipment, missing chairs
The FDA is the latest agency scrambling to meet the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.
he U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus
Moore nixes idea of ‘broad’ business, drink taxes in budget talks
Administration officials said that the business services tax as introduced — a 2.5% tax on services that business entities sell to one another — is off the table.
Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he couldn’t support two tax ideas proposed to close the state’s $3 billion budget hole.
Lawmakers back changes for Howard Community College board amid campus tensions
As state leaders have come together behind four nominees to fill vacancies on the Howard Community College board, a bill that would aims to bring more transparency to the board has the support of the county's senators and delegates.
The Howard County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly hears testimony on a bill to increase the size of the HCC Board of Trustees in November.
Trump visits the Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution
Monday was Trump's first time at the marquee arts institution since he began remaking it at the start of his second term in office.
Donald Trump stands facing away from the camera with two men to his left and one man to his right
Letter: Rethinking Baltimore County’s urban/rural line to address housing crisis
Baltimore County government should reconsider its Urban Rural Demarcation Line to address its housing crisis, says Sharonda Dillard-Huffman, a candidate for Baltimore County Council.
The Towson skyline in Baltimore County.
Anthony McCarthy helped shape Baltimore’s political landscape as top aide, adviser
Longtime political aide Anthony W. McCarthy died Sunday after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was 57.
Longtime political aide Anthony McCarthy died after a lengthy battle with kidney disease.
Gov. Moore rails at ‘disastrous’ Trump tariffs, ‘attack’ on FBI
Moore said he learned of Trump’s intention to block the planned move of the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County from a news report.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.
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