Politics

From dispensing graduation advice to raising funds, here’s this week’s look at what Maryland politicians are up to.

Maryland’s state school board will decide in the coming months whether to give Mohammed Choudhury a new, four-year contract as superintendent when his ends on June 30, 2024.

A 20-year-old man has been walking in his Anne Arundel County neighborhood with a fully loaded assault-style weapon to protest a new Maryland gun law. It’s terrifying kids and parents

Law enforcement will no longer be able to stop a vehicle or person in Maryland solely based on the smell of cannabis, under a bill that will become law without Gov. Wes Moore’s signature.

A reader asked The Baltimore Banner to investigative what techniques schools are using to diffuse violence.

We dumped “Maryland, My Maryland” with good reason in 2021. It was a dumb, racist song written by a traitor and irredeemably associated by everyone with Christmas. It was long overdue for the dustbin. Do we require a new state song? Well, no. But do we need one? Hell, yes.

The EPA cited last September’s E. coli scare in West Baltimore as among its justifications for the end-of-year deadline and required the city to complete monthly tests for bacterial contamination.

This year's Preakness marks 125 years since Willie Simms, one of the most successful riders of his time and one of the first to adopt the modern rider position and technique, won the race and became the only Black jockey to win all three Triple Crown events.

The Georgia-based vendor has low federal quality ratings and abuse allegations in other facilities it runs.

Recent deaths of horses cast a shadow on the Preakness and the other Triple Crown races, pointing to the need for reforms to the U.S. horseracing industry, says Keith Dane, senior director of equine protection at the Humane Society of the United States.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has ruled out creating an oversight board for the county inspector general. That puts to rest a controversy that has dogged Olszewski for two years.

Baltimore County residents will see a 4.9% hike in rates for their water consumption.

Gov. Wes Moore signed bills into law that restrict who can apply for concealed carry handgun permits and where handguns can be carried. A short time later, the NRA filed a lawsuit saying the new regulations are unconstitutional.

When the new Hillman garage opens next month, it signals the next phase of remaking City Dock. Some details are still being finalized.

Decriminalizing drug paraphernalia is one step Maryland can take toward ending policies that have failed to curb an epidemic of drug-related deaths, says Jessie Dunleavy, an advocate for drug policy reform.

A 2020 plan to redevelop Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park fell apart due to a variety of factors. Now racing industry stakeholders are negotiating a new plan, and they’re considering boosting Pimlico as the year-round home of thoroughbred racing.

John Merzbacher, a former teacher at Catholic Community School of Baltimore who was convicted of sexual abuse and the repeated rape of a student in the ’70s, has died.

The Moores will be featured as a couple who successfully found their match. A two-minute video clip shows the Moores on a couch in the governor’s mansion, holding hands and giving advice about finding a lifetime partner.

Gov. Wes Moore and Paul Monteiro, the newly appointed secretary of service and civic innovation, cite examples of how service to one another can improve the lives of Marylanders.

With a Maryland Air National Guard A-10 combat aircraft as a backdrop, the governor and legislative leaders made measures official that cut military retirement taxes and help military families.