Politics

Maryland state officials are moving forward on massive new contracts for prison and jail mental and medical health care, ousting a problematic contractor.

Voters have become more familiar with mailed-in ballots over the last four years, experts said, which makes accounting for turnout a more arduous process.

Prosecutors will not charge the Anne Arundel County Police officer who used a Taser on a man who later died.

Anne Arundel County school board candidate Sarah Lacey suspended her campaign in March, but nevertheless advanced in Tuesday’s primary to the November general election. Now it appears she will face incumbent Gloria Dent in District 1.

Top federal safety and transportation officials probing the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse are testifying before Congress on Wednesday morning, giving lawmakers their second update on the ongoing investigations.

“Tonight, you made it very clear that your democracy was not for sale,” said Scott, a first-term mayor who narrowly defeated Sheila Dixon in 2020. “I am blessed to have another term to serve as your mayor.”

The need for more fields in the county has become increasingly pressing since the 1980s.

A few legal steps and signatures remain before the Stronach Group officials turn over ownership of the historic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore to the state government. The company’s CEO said she’s glad the deal is moving forward.

Elfreth defeated 21 other candidates for a chance at an open U.S. House seat.

Zeke Cohen jumped out to an early lead Tuesday in the Democratic primary for Baltimore City Council president, as initial returns showed the 1st District councilman a few thousand votes ahead both incumbent Nick Mosby and Shannon Sneed.

A measure to change the selection process for Baltimore County's Planning Board might have less to do with concerns about planning generally and more to do with opposition to mixed-use development that would include affordable housing, says a county resident who writes about law and local government issues.

Baltimore City Council races for the 8th, 11th and 12th districts were still too close to call as of Wednesday morning and will likely be decided by mail-in and provisional ballots that have yet to be counted.

As the Project Play Summit convenes in Baltimore, participants will be exploring how communities can provide needed resources to expand youth sports participation, says the community impact director of the Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program and its Project Play initiative.

Baltimore voters choose stability; Dixon’s die-hards; low turnout; and other things we learned from Tuesday’s results.

Maryland voters can expect national money to flood into the state as the two parties duke it out. Here are some of the key issues that voters will be seeing and hearing over the next six months.

A recap of Maryland's primary Election Day -- winners, reaction from voters and more.

Around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, the race was too close to call; with seven of 17 precincts reported, Gray had the slightest of edges.

Angela Alsobrooks won the Democratic primary for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday night and will face off against Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election.

See 2024 election results for the Howard County School Board race in Maryland.

See 2024 election results for the Anne Arundel County School Board race.