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The state government budget is still growing from one year to the next, it’s just not growing as much as previously anticipated. That means an expected $820 million surplus has shrunk to $342 million.

The attorney general’s office has investigated fatal encounters with police since late 2021, but it had been up to local prosecutors to decide whether to bring criminal charges. A bill moving forward would strip the authority to prosecute these cases from state’s attorneys, handing the responsibility to the attorney general instead.

Del. Jen Terrasa, a Howard County Democrat, is proposing legislation that would require new and substantially renovated townhouses and apartment buildings to have charging spaces.

What happened that night where Gray’s Corner Road meets Riddle Lane just outside Ocean City has transfixed the year-round residents of this tight-knit beach community ― triggering outrage, sparking activism and leading to restaurant boycotts and the apparent end of a business partnership.

After lengthy debate Tuesday, the Maryland Senate advanced a bill giving the Maryland Attorney General’s Office the power to do prosecutions of police-involved killings.

The bill regulating the licensing and sale of recreational marijuana jumped a major hurdle Wednesday by passing an initial vote in the House of Delegates.

Maryland officials focused on an abrupt change in criteria in September 2022 that put extra weight on putting the headquarters near the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, even though consideration of a new headquarters has been going on for over a decade.

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“The bill establishes a precedent, which is absent right now. And that precedent is protection of historical facts and the history of African Americans,” Mfume said.

Less than half of the money raised by the Moore Miller Inaugural Committee came through individual ticket sales, with the rest coming from corporate and other donors.

Overcrowding is atop the list of issues Baltimore County’s next school superintendent will have to address, a parent of three county school students says. Robin Campbell says that overall, communities favor a more decentralized approach instead of having so many administrative responsibilities being under the control of Baltimore County Public Schools headquarters.

The legislation allowing voters to decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in Maryland’s Constitution is expected to reach the House floor this week.

First lady Dawn Flythe Moore says the inclusive efforts made during the event are in line with the new governor’s priorities.

The Cannabis Reform Act of 2023 is expected to hit the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates on Tuesday accompanied by amendments, as the bill to create an adult-use recreational marijuana market progresses through the General Assembly.

The decision, Del. Vaughn Stewart said, comes after consultation with his colleagues about the bill’s approach to luring businesses to participate by offering tax credits.

After eight years with a Republican governor who frequently vetoed Democratic majority-led legislation in the Maryland General Assembly, some lawmakers are bullish that legislation to increase participation among minority and women-owned businesses with state contracts may become law.

Under the proposal before the Baltimore County Council, Olszewski would have ultimate say over what eligible employees receive — and how much — when they resign or retire from county government.

Larry Hogan, a Republican, served two terms as Maryland governor from 2015 through 2023.

The Republican says he won't enter the field for the 2024 presidential election. He previously flirted with a run in 2020, but also opted out that time.

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