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Key Bridge rebuild will be funded entirely by the feds, lawmakers announce
The funding for the Key Bridge rebuild was wrapped into the latest federal spending bill.
Maryland lawmakers in Washington, D.C., say rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge would be fully funded under a continuing resolution moving through Congress.
Maryland’s bad budget situation just got even worse. Here’s what we know.
Maryland’s budget problem is getting bigger, and no one has proposed a comprehensive solution to fix it yet.
The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
Fewer teens killed, shot while under Juvenile Services supervision in 2024
The decline in youth homicides of children comes a little over a year after the state began a gun violence diversion program for at-risk youth called Thrive Academy.
The number of youth killed or injured by gun violence while under state supervision declined in 2024.
Baltimore’s promised school violence intervention program is finally here
The program launched in four high schools that dealt with gun violence near their campuses or involving their students.
Stefanie Mavronis, director of the mayor’s office of neighborhood safety and engagement, said the city shouldn’t wait for tragedy to happen to think about how to keep young people out of violent situations.
Kamala Harris, in Maryland speech, urges resolve ahead of Trump presidency
“The movements for civil rights ... would never have come to be if people had given up their cause after a court case or a battle or an election did not go their way,” the vice president said.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Prince George’s Community College in August.
Maryland electors record votes for Harris — and another page in state history
Maryland is one of six states that has participated in the electoral college since the country’s inaugural in 1789.
Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller signs documents making Maryland's votes for president official. Miller served as president of Maryland's Democratic presidential electors. The state's electors met at the State House in Annapolis on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
They reached the last round of interviews for Baltimore County’s top job. Who will get it?
The Baltimore County Council is poised to select the next county executive from a pool of five candidates.
The Baltimore County Council is poised to select the next county executive from a pool of five candidates.
Maryland colleges warn international students to return before Trump’s inauguration
The president-elect has said he would reinstate the 2017 travel ban barring people from some predominantly Muslim countries.
A student passes in front of the Johns Hopkins University sign welcoming people to the Homewood Campus from Charles Street in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Baltimore Sen. Jill Carter will resign to accept state board appointment
Sen. Jill Carter, a Baltimore City Democrat, will resign from the Maryland Senate for a board appointment from Gov. Wes Moore.
Sen. Jill Carter, a Baltimore City Democrat, will resign from the Maryland Senate for a board appointment from Gov. Wes Moore.
Baltimore mayor picks Biden administration official to lead transportation department
Mayor Brandon Scott announced his pick to lead the city’s transportation department — someone who’s currently working for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott set to nominate Veronica P. McBeth as new Director of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
Maryland joins New Jersey in reporting ‘drones’ flying overhead at night
Reports of drones or other aircraft flying around at night have spread from New Jersey to Maryland.
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby has said the reports of drones flying over New Jersey have not been corroborated. Marylanders, including a former governor, began reporting “drone” sightings this week.
Fixing Baltimore’s vacant property economy could help everyone — just ask Detroit
Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.
Henry Earle, 21, during a drywall training course at the Detroit Training Center, which specializes in workforce development programs in construction, manufacturing, and transportation in Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 20, 2024.
Trump attends the Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny
Trump was joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance, embattled Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the 125th matchup.
President-elect Donald Trump at the 125th Army-Navy Game on December 14, 2024
Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a US military hospital in Germany after a fall
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.
Break-in, bomb threat among woes at State Center
Police and state officials are investigating a break-in last month at the Maryland Department of Health headquarters — an incident in which the intruder or intruders searched desks and drawers.
The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
Maryland makes it easier to determine benefits eligibility with web portal
A new online tool makes it easier for Marylanders to determine whether they qualify for basic government services, such as food benefits and Medicaid, Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday.
Gov. Wes Moore during a news conference at the Maryland State House in September.
A new wildlife refuge in Southern Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay’s first in over 25 years
The Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge would protect up to 40,000 acres, potentially establishing the largest conservation area of this kind in the state.
The Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge would protect up to 40,000 acres spread across a large area spanning Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties, mostly south of Washington, D.C.
Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she ‘sustained an injury’ on overseas trip
Pelosi, 84 and a Baltimore native, reportedly injured her hip during a fall. She was in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06:  Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives as supporters wait to hear Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris concede the election, at Howard University on November 6, 2024 in Washington, DC. After a contentious campaign focused on key battleground states, the Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump was projected to secure the majority of electoral votes, giving him a second term as U.S. President. Republicans also secured control of the Senate for the first time in four years.
Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
Moore suggests rollbacks to Maryland’s public education plan are coming
“We will pause the elements that need a closer look or require laying a stronger foundation for full implementation,” Moore said of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday that he’ll propose changes to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, an ambitious plan to improve the state’s public schools that was approved in 2020.
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