Politics

Trump attempted to slash funding for the Annapolis-based Chesapeake Bay Program in all four years of his presidency. Though Congress ultimately blocked those proposals, Maryland environmentalists are preparing to go on the defense again.

The Gordie Howe International Bridges isn’t an exact fit for easy comparison for proposed new Chesapeake Bay bridges. But in terms of scale, it’s the largest bridge project in North America right now, and when finished will be the longest cable-stated bridge on the continent. So are there some lessons there? Maybe.

Lawmakers in 2017 passed the Maryland Defense Act, which gives the attorney general the broad authority to file lawsuits against the federal government over actions or inactions that threaten the public interest and welfare of Marylanders.

The settlement doesn’t involve the exchange of money and required Jovani Patterson, the lone remaining plaintiff, to acknowledge the school system hadn’t broken any laws or violated any rules.

Sports betting in Maryland generated over $593 million in October 2024. Of that, $7 million will be contributed to the state, according to Maryland Lottery and Gaming.

There’s another phase to the trial — and likely appeals — after Tuesday’s verdict. The city has laid out a plan to spend settlements over the next 15 years.

Two drug distributors, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, are liable for their role in Baltimore’s deadly opioid crisis, a civil jury found.

Former Maryland governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley is among the names being floated to lead the Democratic National Committee after latest Trump victory.

The Baltimore County inspector general found the county wasted more than $17,000 on unnecessary tolls and fees. It should have gotten, or in some cases properly used, E-ZPass transponders.

Kenneth Oliver was elected in 2002 and represented the 4th District for more than a decade in Baltimore County.

After a year of campaigning, fundraising, of juggling her role as a state senator and the owner of a new dog — state Sen. Sarah Elfreth will take the oath of office on Jan. 3 as a member of the 119th Congress. It’s not exactly what she wanted.

The driver of the garbage truck backed into the sanitation worker, pinning him against a wooden light pole, the sources said.

Bomb threats were emailed to 15 local elections offices in Maryland on Friday night. They appear to be from overseas.

The idea that democracy is under attack motivated both Harris and Trump voters, but in starkly different ways.

Baltimore’s opioid trial against the two drug distributors who didn’t settle has become, in many ways, a contest of expert witnesses.

Small-town charm meets big-city attention as Cumberland’s relocation program goes viral.

The first woman elected to serve as president of Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke died on Sunday morning, according to sources close to her.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan hinted that this year’s Senate race isn’t the last we’ve seen from him, saying: “Our work and our commitment to a brighter future and a better path forward will continue.”

Democrat April McClain Delaney narrowly won a U.S. House seat in Maryland’s most competitive congressional race that came to focus on reproductive rights and the economy.

A city sanitation worker died after being injured while on duty, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.