Politics

A $27.5 million effort on quantum computing is part of the Democratic governor’s plans to spur more economic activity in the state, particularly in emerging industries.

Maryland is trying to force its big buildings to go green, but the owners of these properties are fighting back.

Takeaways from The Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event in Annapolis.

Supporters are hopeful that any living descendants of Maryland’s witches will reach out.

In a much-anticipated report released Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith wrote that he stands behind his decision to bring criminal charges that he believes would have resulted in a conviction.

The bill would create a new unit in the Maryland Department of Labor responsible for inspecting the safety protections for public workers while they do jobs, including those who perform their jobs outside of an office.

The Supreme Court denied a petition to review a lower court’s decision to uphold Maryland’s handgun licensing requirements — a win for gun safety advocates in this nearly 10-year-long battle.

Sewage backups, permitting problems, truancy and more are on the council’s priority list this year.

Nothing brings neighbors together like calamity, especially when it involves their homes.

The secretary of the Navy recounted Travis Manion’s explanation to his family about why he would return to Iraq for a second combat tour in December 2006 — a decision that resulted in his death while leading a patrol five months later.

PHA Healthcare, a drug addiction treatment provider that enrolls hundreds of Medicaid patients in Maryland each year, has been ordered by the state health department to stop providing services to patients.

Maryland's annual 90-day legislative session began Wednesday with lawmakers facing a $3 billion budget shortfall.

Moore used a laptop as an example, with different agencies paying different prices for the same piece of equipment.

Judge Juan M. Merchan sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but assured that Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.

Maryland environmental regulators are suing a Baltimore-based home inspector for illegally certifying dozens of homes as “lead-free.”

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.

A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.

Gov. Wes Moore’s administration has decided not to grant state workers the day off, despite President Joe Biden declaring Thursday a federal holiday.

The Baltimore County Council held an unpublicized, closed meeting Friday to discuss who should be the next county executive. With that Dec. 3 meeting, the council appears to have run afoul of Maryland’s Open Meetings Act.

Jimmy Carter’s return to Washington recalls another cold, windy winter day — when he was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president in 1977. A Banner editor remembers watching the swearing-in as an eighth grader in person.