Politics

It's time for Maryland to repeal a law that criminalizes people based on their HIV status, leaders of three advocacy organizations say.

A handful of women are the most sought-after — and effective — campaign fundraisers for races in Baltimore and across Maryland.

The Board of Public Works on March 13, 2024 approved the state's acquisition for $1 of Holly Beach Farm, almost 300 acres of marshes and coves, coastal woodlands and wide bay views.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Wednesday posted a notice calling for letters of interest in taking over the 300-acre site just across the Severn River from Annapolis.

The Scott campaign’s statement said he would join the debate if an “impartial, outside moderator” hosted the panel instead.

Laurel Park will temporarily host racing — including the 2026 Preakness Stakes — while Pimlico is rebuilt as part of a $400 million plan.

A federal judge agreed Thursday to early termination of former Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh’s probation related to her conviction in the “Healthy Holly” scandal.

Howard County leaders are seeking public input on five possible sites for a new Columbia library. County officials announced plans last year for a new $144 million lakefront library, but residents said they wanted more of a say in the process.

Current watershed protection legislation would fall far short of adequately protecting Maryland streams, says a state resident who believes the current tear-it-up-and-rebuild-it stream restoration approach needs to end.

Potential licensees had to prove their eligibility and fill out a series of detailed plans explaining their strategies for securing capital, staying in compliance with state regulations and showing how they will employ a diverse staff.

About 6,000 current and former state correctional officers were paid thousands of dollars that they missed out on, representing the overwhelming majority of officers working in state-run prisons and jails, according to their union.

YesCare has come under fire in Maryland and nationally for the quality of its care of incarcerated people and for a controversial bankruptcy that critics say is an attempt to evade responsibility for medical malpractice and other problems.

The bill includes a measure that would enable homes that are not “legally” recognized as owner-occupied to be included in the tax sale list over unpaid water and sewer charges.

Apartment and office towers wouldn't attract the public to the Inner Harbor the way the Harborplace pavilions did in their heyday, an architect and author says.

Khalil Zaied comes to Baltimore from Champaign, Illinois, but has previously served in top roles in Baltimore City government.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced Tuesday that he will appoint Walker, his former director of public works and transportation, to become the next Baltimore County administrative officer.

Identified only by their initials, 11 women, one man, and one person who identified as non-binary, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Maryland and three of its agencies, claiming they were sexually abused as children while residents at the Good Shepherd Services treatment center before the facility was closed in 2017.

Robert Hur, in his report, concluded that President Joe Biden should not face criminal charges over his mishandling of documents but also impugned the president’s age and competence.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman’s weekly newsletters have offered a glimpse into his mind, a few hundred words at a time. Somewhere along the way, the essays evolved from an official message to a letter from a friend.

NBC News Correspondent Antonia Hylton speaks with journalist and broadcaster Gwendolyn Glenn about Hylton’s book, "Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum," which explores the history of Maryland’s Crownsville Hospital.