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Welcome to Baltimore’s newest ghost town. Trump cuts might keep it empty.
Redevelopment of Poe Homes in West Baltimore, and other distressed communities across the region, could slow if federal housing grants and programs end.
The city housing authority has moved out almost all 288 households of Poe Homes in preparation for demolition and redevelopment.
Maryland could require teacher screenings after questionable Pikesville High hire
Legislation would require schools to use a national educator database to help weed out bad actors.
Dazhon Darien arrives to Baltimore County Circuit Court on Monday, January 27, 2025. Darien was arrested on a federal warrant upon arrival.
Letter: Natural gas plant proposal misses mark on costs, environment
Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about energy legislation during a news conference on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
Andy Harris is holding an art contest. Oh, how I wish I could enter.
How could any teenager worth the title resist the chance to submit an entry tweaking the congressman for his tone-deaf dismissal of concerns held by many constituents and fellow Marylanders?
Hundreds protest Elon Musk, Donald Trump outside Tesla dealership in Owings Mills
Nearly 300 protesters gathered outside the Tesla dealership in Owings Mills on Saturday, waving homemade signs as drivers slowly passed by beeping their horns in a show of support.
Protesters gather along the 9400 block of Reisterstown Rd, near the Tesla dealership in Owings Mills, to protest Elon Musk on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
White immigrants express few worries despite Trump crackdown
While immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia have expressed anxiety, fear and uncertainty — regardless of citizenship, white immigrants say their experience has been very different during the current Donald Trump administration.
Timur Karimkulov, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Russia.
Gov. Moore hopes the Trump administration’s loss is Maryland’s gain
Gov. Wes Moore says his administration is looking to tap into Maryland’s pool of displaced federal workers to fill open state jobs. He said the state needs to help these workers in the face of the Trump administration's “cruelty.”
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaking at a news conference in Annapolis, discusses the state’s response to the Trump administration’s assault on the federal government.
Maryland’s federal lawmakers want an end to BGE’s rate hikes
Three of Maryland's congressional representatives join the chorus of voices calling for an end to Baltimore Gas and Electric rate hikes.
Zeke Cohen, Baltimore City Council President, speaks during a press conference addressing rising BGE costs and legislation aimed at lower heating costs and improving public safety held outside of Baltimore City Hall on February 4, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
Moore’s plan to revamp education Blueprint hits roadblock in Annapolis
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the state’s education-improvement plan was largely rejected by state lawmakers Friday.
Students and other attendees hold signs during a hearing last week for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
Live coverage: Maryland’s Black lawmakers are ‘prepared to fight’
Lawmakers say they’re in a holding pattern while the new administration and new Congress make decisions about federal funding. It could mean $200 million to $500 million in additional cuts to the state budget.
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones has introduced a bill that would consolidate state equity efforts.
Trump threat to EPA ‘spells disaster’ for Chesapeake Bay, advocates warn
The recently circumspect Chesapeake Bay Foundation warned in a statement that Trump’s moves could “spell disaster” and create “an existential crisis” for the decades-old cleanup effort.
A boater heads out toward the Chesapeake Bay at the Susquehanna Flats.
Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow up
President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a deal for U.S. access to that country’s rare earth minerals after shouting at him in the Oval Office.
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Maryland prisons are awash in handmade weapons. Contraband recoveries more than tripled.
The state corrections department recorded a discovery rate for weapons in its facilities at about 13 per 100 prisoners and detainees.
Maryland’s prisons and the state-run Baltimore jail system have seen a 375% increase in recovered contraband weapons over the previous fiscal year.
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.
: The logo of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seen at the Nation Hurricane Center on August 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida.
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Department of Defense.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
Trump cuts may scuttle Annapolis' City Dock plan to prevent flooding
There are warning signs that a $33 million grant critical to completing the Annapolis climate resilience project at City Dock will not materialize.
A plan to address flooding at City Dock in Annapolis depends on a $33 million federal grant that may now not be assured.
Gov. Moore makes his case for budget-balancing plan full of tough choices
More than 100 people signed up to weigh in on the governor’s budget during a marathon public hearing, almost all of them pleading with lawmakers not to raise their taxes or cut a government program they rely on.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.
Potential Medicaid cuts loom over partnership linking incarcerated people with health care
People leaving Maryland prisons and state-run Baltimore jails often do so with complex medical needs, ranging from substance use disorder, to hypertension and diabetes.
Jessica Delgado, left, and Kezia Tate of HealthCare Access Maryland's enrollment team meet with an incarcerated person about their health care coverage during a community resource fair held in December at a state-run youth detention center.
Son of Maryland Speaker Adrienne Jones dies
The news spread throughout the Maryland capital complex and lawmakers honored the Baltimore County Democrat and her family with moments of silence.
The office of House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced Thursday that Jones’ son, Brandon, had died.
Councilman Pat Young launches campaign for Baltimore County executive
Councilman Pat Young of Catonsville gets an early start on the 2026 election by announcing that he is running for Baltimore County executive. He is an Iraq War veteran and former state delegate.
Councilman Pat Young has launched a campaign for Baltimore County executive in 2026.
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