Moore’s proposed budget cuts include $2K grants to help people with disabilities
Gov. Wes Moore's proposed budget cuts include a small program that provides modest grants to families caring for a loved one with developmental disabilities.
At $5 million per year, the program is among the smallest of the cuts, but participants say has an outsized benefit to their families’ lives.
Wes Moore saw Trump up close — and now the governor sounds totally different
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s willing to work with anyone, but he seems less optimistic that it will be with President Donald Trump.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in his office in January. Moore attended the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C., last week, witnessing President Donald Trump’s clash with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes in sports.
Judge does not restore AP’s White House access but urges reconsideration
The judge urged the Trump administration to reconsider its two-week-old ban, saying that case law “is uniformly unhelpful to the White House.”
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing Interior Secretary Doug Burghum's commission in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke to reporters about tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico and how Burghum will coordinate with the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Maryland group fights against DHS for Venezuelan migrants in new lawsuit
The decision stands to affect approximately 600,000 Venezuelan migrants and their families living in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Noem is expected to face questions about the incoming Trump administration's plans to crack down on illegal immigration. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
Pro-Trump pundit Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino has never served in the FBI, raising questions about his experience level.
A man with dark close cropped hair and a goatee wearing a dark suit jacket and a T-shirt sits in a cream-colored chair talking at a conference.
Federal workers sue over Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments
Lawmakers in both parties said that Elon Musk’s mandate may be illegal, while unions are threatening to sue.
Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
How ICE operates in Maryland and what changes could be coming
Increasing reports of ICE agents in Maryland have stoked fear, raising questions about what happens to people who are arrested.
George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore.
Meet the federal workers pleading with Andy Harris to fight for them
Career civil servants living in Harris’ district have found that asking their elected official to speak up for them has been as effective as screaming underwater.
Harford County Democrats and Central Committee held a protest outside of Congressman Andy Harris’ Bel Air office earlier this month.
Will Maryland expand tenant protections in a tight housing market?
A challenging economy may imperil a popular tenant rights bill from passing.
Mary Theresa Weil, 77, walks past the Christ Church Harbor Apartments on Light Street where she has lived happily for eight years. Last summer she accidentally left a battery pack out on a balcony in the heat and a small fire caused some damage. Now, the building won’t renew her lease.
Anne Arundel County ‘cyber incident’ disrupts services, forces closure of county buildings
The county is the latest in a string of state entities to have experienced cybersecurity breaches over the past few years.
Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers, putting thousands of others on leave
President Donald Trump and his chief cost cutter, Elon Musk, contend the aid and development work is wasteful and furthers a liberal agenda.
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.
Fed workers, spending cuts: What Trump’s latest moves could mean for Maryland
We’re here to help you understand what went down recently and how it may impact Maryland.
The Trump administration continues to make moves to cut federal workers and spending.
Musk calls for impeachment after Baltimore judge blocks Trump’s DEI executive order
After a Baltimore judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to rescind federal support for DEI programs, Elon Musk called for the judge’s impeachment on X.
Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Moore attends WH luncheon where Trump confronts Maine governor over transgender sports policy
Gov. Wes Moore, along with a bipartisan group of governors from across the country, attended a White House luncheon Friday hosted by President Donald Trump, where the Republican verbally clashed with another governor.
Gov. Wes Moore attended a White House luncheon Friday at which President Donald Trump confronted the governor of Maine over a transgender sports policy.
City administrator creating new deputy mayor job to improve city services
By hiring a deputy mayor of operations to oversee DOT and DPW, it is expected those agencies will be more closely watched and will operate with more efficiency.
Trash cans on North Chester Street are set out for pickup in the afternoon of Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Maryland child welfare agency backs bill to boost transparency on abuse deaths
In a submitted letter, an agency official wrote that the bill aligns well with the Moore administration’s goal to prioritize transparency, honesty and openness. Last year, another agency official expressed concern about a similar bill.
Del. Susan McComas, a Harford County Republican, at the Maryland State House in 2024.
The Associated Press sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the blocking of its journalists.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump also signed a memorandum ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety and ordering an elevation of what he called “competence” over “D.E.I.”
Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs
As the Trump administration slashes the budgets of federal agencies, the ripple effects are already being felt in Maryland’s private sector.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government.
Live coverage: Lawmakers can’t solve state budget hole until Congress acts first
Gov. Wes Moore and his team will make their case Wednesday for scaling back parts of Maryland’s ambitious education improvement plan
From left, Mike Thomas, a member of the Gov. Wes Moore’s legislative team, Fagan Harris, Chief of Staff for Gov. Wes Moore, and Carmel M. Martin, Special Secretary for the Governor's Office for Children, at a joint bill hearing for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act in Annapolis on Wednesday.
Penalties recommended for child welfare agency over missing data on foster kids, deaths
Concerns about the reliability of the agency’s data emerged after The Banner questioned the growing number of child maltreatment fatalities in Maryland that had seemingly gone unnoticed by elected officials. Worry about the accuracy of human services data has widened since then.
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