Politics

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones was one of five Black state house speakers invited to a White House meeting on Monday, the same day Gov. Wes Moore attended a Black History Month event at the White House.

The supervisor, Jerome Odell Ragsdale, is charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree sexual contact.

Last year, thousands of Marylanders had federal food benefits stolen from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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Museum workers have been trying to form a union for two years, but the effort ran into thorny legal and political issues. In Maryland, workers at government agencies often need to have a state law approved in order to begin the process of forming a union.

Anne Arundel County’s schools superintendent is leading an effort to dump the 180-day calendar, but his proposal faces an uncertain future in the General Assembly.

Several dozen GOP legislators implored Democrats to help them strip juvenile justice reforms the General Assembly passed last year and to impose stronger penalties on those who commit crimes with guns or those who steal them.

“We are hoping it is not thousands of people, that it’s hundreds,” Maryland Human Services Secretary Rafael J. López told lawmakers.

State lawmakers are closer to settle the terms of their proposal to give more survivors of child sexual abuse the opportunity to sue the Catholic Church and other institutions complicit in the crimes.

Biden recounted economic growth, lower gas prices and infrastructure investments — and promised more to come.

The Maryland Aviation Administration, a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation, will ensure the continuity of concession services at BWI.

Lt. Col. Roland Butler is making the rounds in Annapolis, where lawmakers are reviewing the Maryland State Police budget and deciding whether to confirm him as the state’s top cop.

MV Realty’s practice of enticing homeowners to sign away the exclusive right to list their homes for sale for 40 years in exchange for small cash offers drew the attention of lawmakers and regulators.

Emergency allotments for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is ending Wednesday, resulting in cuts that experts say could affect over 360,000 Maryland households.

The office of Gov. Wes Moore, who nominated Juan Alvarado this month, says it respects the decision and that its nominees will be aligned with the administration’s ambitious climate goals.

Last week, Baltimore landed a $2 million federal grant to begin studying removal of the infamous highway dividing West Baltimore — funding that proponents hope is just the beginning.

Browns Woods Park seems too small a rectangle of patchy grass for the symbolism it holds. It is a touchstone of the historic Black community that once stretched from the Severn River across from Annapolis, all the way to Arnold in the north.

Council President Nick Mosby said the abbreviated, 12-month extension is intended to put pressure on Mayor Brandon Scott’s administration to get moving on a long-promised review of how tax incentives are effecting disinvested parts of town.

Legislation to make the the earned income tax credit and child tax credit permanent in Maryland will help the most vulnerable, the head of Maryland Community Action Partnership says; support for Black-owned businesses is a good investment in Baltimore, Bank of America’s Maryland president says.

Maryland was the first state to submit and receive approval for its reimbursement plan, which will result in over $2.5 million in stolen SNAP benefits being disbursed among more than 3,800 victims.