Live coverage: A new committee will track what’s happening in D.C.
The budget is just about done, and lawmakers are looking to get a few other high-profile pieces of legislation finished before leaving Annapolis.
Maryland approves plan to fast-track power plants, override local solar bans
Maryland lawmakers passed an energy plan to get a handle on soaring utility prices and boost in-state power generation.
Maryland passes legislation to boost transparency following child abuse deaths
The legislation would require officials to promptly release requested information about children in foster care who die from suspected maltreatment.
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
The $1B problem that everyone in Annapolis is worried about
The state spends a total of $16 billion on Medicaid, with $9 billion from federal sources — but cuts could be coming.
Judge again orders Trump administration to return mistakenly deported Maryland man
A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Maryland abruptly eliminates authority that had overseen Pimlico transition
A provision tucked into the state budget bills during final negotiations zaps the authority.
The Naval Academy banned books. Across the street, they treasure them.
The Annapolis Cup croquet match between the Naval Academy and St. John's College has always been a contrast in style. But never like Saturday.
O’Malley fires up ‘Hands Off!’ protesters: ‘Never gonna give up in this fight for Social Security!’
Hundreds of thousands of people attended more than 1,000 “Hands Off!”-related protests nationwide focused on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
Maryland lawmakers slash payouts for child sex abuse survivors despite lawyers’ warnings
The Maryland General Assembly passed revisions to the Child Victims Act Saturday, just two years after the law lifted the statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims and opened the courthouse doors to thousands of survivors.
Gov. Moore’s executive order could delay fines for car companies as EV sales lag
Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order that would allow his administration to punt fines on car companies that fall short of Maryland’s electric vehicle mandates.
Lawmakers reach final budget deal with billions in cuts and $1.6B in taxes
Maryland lawmakers are on their way to closing a massive state budget gap — the largest since the Great Recession — by raising a slew of taxes and fees and cutting government spending.
Federal judge orders return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Recounting the moment on Friday, Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she hasn’t seen or heard from him since, in her first speaking appearance since news of her husband’s deportation was reported.
Live coverage: Cold feet on immigration bills?
Lawmakers have until the end of next Monday to wrap up work on bills or they’ll most likely have to start over again in 2026.
Poll: Marylanders prefer voting at countywide hubs to neighborhood precincts
A Washington Post-UMD poll found support for establishing countywide voting centers.
Baltimore election director Armstead Jones announces retirement after absences
Jones had a colorful way with words, delivering seemingly casual responses to alarming situations.
Top Democrats protest after reported firing of National Security Agency director
Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.”
With a finger salute, Annapolis’ big art project is still struggling
Art is about symbols. One of the crudest is a good way to explain why it’s proving so hard to fill Westgate Circle in Annapolis.
Maryland joins other Democratic states suing Trump over elections order
“The President has no power to do any of this,” the state attorneys general wrote in court documents.
General Assembly passes Second Look Act to allow reviews of some long prison sentences
A Republican amendment would make people convicted of killing a first responder ineligible.
