Politics

Prince George’s County officials are drawing more questions after shuttering a brand-new civic area outside their administrative building in Largo, a project built with $10 million in state funds.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told a crowd of journalists that federal policy limits his power to fund schools and improve student transportation.

A hearing in Luigi Mangione ’s state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was held in secret Wednesday after the judge shut out the press and public without explanation.

Maryland’s state government has a high credit rating, but analysts continue to warn about economic headwinds and budget pressures that could trigger a ratings downgrade.

Here are takeaways from primary elections in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

A disagreement over how to notify survivors of sexual assault about decades-old DNA could cost Baltimore County $5.3 million in state funding.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Trump administration was scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts.

The Howard County Council on Monday unanimously passed a temporary moratorium on the development of new data centers and created a task force to study their impacts.

The Baltimore County Council celebrated hometown astronaut Reid Wiseman Monday night, honoring the Cockeysville native two months after he led Artemis II’s historic trip around the moon.

The Baltimore County Council unanimously voted to close a pension loophole that could have allowed retired Councilman Wade Kach to collect significantly larger retirement payments tied to future salary increases.

Pride month has begun across the U.S., bringing parades and parties to big cities and small towns to celebrate LGBTQ+ people.

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General accuses Florida-based real estate firm MV Realty of misleading Maryland homeowners into predatory loan agreements with intentionally obscure terms.

Gov. Wes Moore soon faces what could turn out to be one of the most influential education decisions he makes as governor.

COLUMN | Can you guess which candidates for county executive in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties said these words? Probably not. They’re often interchangeable. So, who says them best?

In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports.

President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justice Department said it would temporarily pause its implementation to comply with a court order.

A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday.

A federal judge on Monday agreed to postpone the long-expected civil trial over the Key Bridge collapse. It had been set to begin after two years of legal wrangling and a slew of settlements.

Maryland’s mix-up has fueled existing bipartisan tensions over a voting method that has become as politicized as the candidates printed on the ballot.

The city is experimenting with clear boarding on its vacant homes to reduce fires and additional displacement.