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Letter: Maryland needs a constitutional amendment to protect workers' rights
A proposed bill to allow Marylanders to vote on a constitutional amendment to allow workers to collectively bargain would protect them against anti-union actions, both locally and nationally.
A Union member with the International Longshoremen’s Association and Local 333 leads chants outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal during a strike on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Chants included, “What are we gonna do? Shut it down!” And “We want our money!”
Why these Marylanders are doubling down on DEI
Marylanders are leaning into DEI as the term itself is being weaponized and its initiatives have become a target of the Donald Trump administration.
This year, Juan Webster and his team will train about 2,000 Montage International employees at its 16 properties worldwide, including the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging best practices.
Maryland inches toward reforming trans prisoner policies as it pays out legal settlements
Trans prisoners make up a fraction of Maryland’s incarcerated population, but nearly half of its settlement payouts last year. Efforts to reform policy have been slow.
Illustration of two sets of prison bars and door to solitary cell overlapped by silhouette of trans woman with a ponytail.
U.S. Rep. Beverly Byron remembered for adventurous, trailblazing spirit
Byron represented Western Maryland in the House of Representatives for seven terms.
Rep. Beverly Byron.
Frank Turner, Howard County’s first Black delegate, dies at 77
Frank Turner, who served as Howard County’s first Black delegate for over two decades, died early Friday morning. He was 77.
Then-Del. Frank S. Turner at the 2014 dedication ceremony of the fields at Blandair Park in his name.
Naval Academy faculty told to avoid ‘divisive concepts’ like ‘systemic racism’
After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
The Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Maryland House passes bill on health, sex education requirements
The largely party-line vote represented the third year in a row that state delegates have sought to weigh in on curriculum.
The Maryland House of Delegates on opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
Gov. Moore posts job help for Maryland’s federal workers
The digital hub lists legal resources, job hunting support and ways to get financial help, and it reminds job seekers that the state of Maryland is hiring.
Gov. Wes Moore responding to questions during an event at Bowery Farming in Nottingham, MD. 03/06/2024
Live coverage: Trump backers support cutting Maryland’s federal jobs
Now in the sixth week of the legislative session, lawmakers face several lengthy bill hearings as they consider policy changes large and small.
Members of the Maryland Freedom Caucus hold a press conference in Annapolis to discuss their proposed energy legislation on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
Maryland wants to stop subsidizing its trash incinerators. Would they close?
After a years-long campaign by environmental advocates, top Maryland lawmakers want to cut off a program that has paid tens of millions of dollars in green energy subsidies to incinerators.
The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore.
Howard County’s Korean community closely watching unrest in South Korea
Howard County is home to nearly 15,000 Korean Americans. Older residents are concerned by what’s going on in their home country.
Members of the Korean American Senior Association of Howard County participate in a line dancing class at the Bain 50+ Center in Columbia, MD, on February 5, 2025.
What to know about the federal workforce under Trump
Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace.
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.
David Rubenstein says outgoing president, staffers made Kennedy Center a ‘beacon for the performing arts’
“President Kennedy would be proud of your selfless work, your long hours, your commitment to excellence, and your dedication to the performing arts," Rubenstein said in reference to president Deborah Rutter, who was fired.
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein speaks with guests at Living Classrooms event honoring him on September 14th, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
State apologizes, awards $3 million to man wrongly imprisoned for murder
Marando Warthen won an official apology and $3 million in compensation from the state of Maryland on Wednesday, after serving decades in prison for wrongful murder convictions in 1984.
Marando Warthen looks down the row at his lawyers and others who accompanied him to Wednesday's Board of Public Works Meeting.
Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with deferred resignation program
A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Violent assaults are spiking in state prisons. Could body cameras be a solution?
Drugs? Staffing? Lack of air conditioning? Maryland corrections officials and union members differ on reasons behind surge in violence.
Barbed wire is seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
Baltimore sheriff’s overtime order resulted in $2.2M overpayment to officers, inspector general finds
Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen directed his staff to use a code on electronic timesheets to boost their wages, triggering an improper calculation that cost the city more than $2.2 million, the city’s inspector general has found.
Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogen is photographed during an interview in his office downtown on May 1, 2024.
Poll: Maryland voters cite housing as top concern
Two polls in the last month found housing was the top concern.
A new housing complex in Bowie.
Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line
Gabbard will take over the top intelligence post as Trump works to reshape vast portions of the federal government.
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Pricey contractors helped rescue a Baltimore wastewater plant. You’re paying the tab.
A Baltimore Banner review found the city has spent tens of millions of dollars since 2022 on three different firms hired to bolster the city’s workforce, and millions more have been committed.
The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 466-acre site on the Back River in Dundalk.
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