Politics

The Maryland House of Delegates welcomed a new student page on April Fool's Day.

President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Friday afternoon for an aerial tour of the collapsed France Scott Key Bridge and a meeting with families of the six construction workers killed in the disaster.

Emails designed to look like instructions to get a refund from Bittrex, a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform, were sent from compromised government accounts on Monday.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running for the U.S. Senate, has been low-key in his response to the Key Bridge collapse, primarily stressing the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together.

Maryland lawmakers have reached a deal on the state’s $63 billion budget, and it may cost you if you own a car, take an Uber ride or smoke cigarettes.

What will Annapolis give up as it works to save itself from the ever-increasing number of floods and the rising tide of climate change?

A source said Churchill has been lobbying to derail a bill in the state legislature that’s necessary for the state ownership deal to go through.

Crews are working to rig up some of the shipping containers that are on the bow of the Dali and get them moved to Tradepoint Atlantic, officials with the Unified Command said Thursday.

A federal jury in Baltimore returned a $250,000 verdict against an off-duty Baltimore Police Department officer who in 2017 pulled a gun on two 16-year-old boys as they waited for transportation to an after-school program in their Columbia neighborhood.

Maryland’s state prosecutor has fined the campaign of former gubernatorial candidate John B. King Jr. $2,000 for sending campaign material out over email without the required campaign authority line.

As Baltimore recovers from the Key Bridge collapse, America must not forget that the city has been an essential part of its history and progress, says Eric S. Singer, a historian and an authority on the structural, political and cultural history of the city.

Police joke that “Baltimore police have nothing better to do!” on the scene of a protest against Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Their body camera footage was shared by mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah.

The city began fundraising for victim's families last week and has so far raised close to $500,000, Mayor Brandon Scott said Wednesday.

The super PAC supporting Mayor Brandon Scott was formed this week, as a similar group supporting Sheila Dixon continues to spend.

The United Democracy Project, the super PAC arm of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee, launched a television ad on behalf of state Sen. Sarah Elfreth’s run for the open seat in Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard counties.

The framework of the deal will eventually raise about $320 million to $350 million per year through a variety of vehicle-related fees and $80 million annually from hiking taxes on tobacco and nicotine products.

City leaders said The Pride Center of Maryland repeatedly failed to meet reporting requirements for the federal money.

Howard County is expanding two programs meant to provide relief to homebuyers and residents.

The state money will tackle a number of projects at the facility including sprucing up the bathrooms, modernizing the phone system, upgrading lighting and renovating the “failing” bridges that span Charles Street.

The collapse of the Key Bridge can be a defining moment in the life of Maryland’s young governor and for Maryland as well.