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Maryland Republicans push for gas tax holiday. Democrats pump the brakes.
State Republicans will make two attempts to suspend the gas tax, one with a bill and another with a budget amendment.
The price of gas in Maryland includes a 46 cents-per-gallon state tax. Republicans are seeking a 30-day suspension of the tax as gas prices are rising.
Stop-work order for ICE facility in Washington County is extended
The pause on construction came shortly after the DHS awarded a $113 million contract for the build-out of the facility.
The newly-purchased ICE detention facility sits among rolling farmland in Williamsport, MD on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Public records reveal that the Department of Homeland Security purchased the 825,000-square-foot facility and its 53.5-acre property for $102.4 million from a private entity.
Streeter: Pastor Jamal Bryant apologized for implying the Target boycott was over. It never was.
OPINION | Baltimore native Pastor Jamal Bryant declared his part of the Target boycott over. We still aren’t going back.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Dr. Jamal H. Bryant speaks onstage during WayMaker Men's Summit Presented By BET Experience – Day 1 on June 05, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
County Council fast tracks affordable housing and biotech projects
Two zoning bills aim to accelerate the development of the biotech sector in Montgomery County and boost its supply of affordable housing.
Montgomery County Council members Andrew Friedson, center, and Laurie-Anne Sayles, right, introduce a set of bills that aim to cut red tape for some development projects during a press conference in Rockville on Tuesday.
From $3.7M to $9.9M: Federal probe focuses on 42 Baltimore homes sold again and again
Federal prosecutors have charged an attorney in connection to a 2021 real estate investment scheme that centers on 42 rowhomes in East Baltimore owned by a group of New York investors.
The scheme under investigation by federal prosecutors includes this vacant property at 521 N. East Ave.
Montgomery County adds $500K for nonprofit security after Michigan synagogue attack
Montgomery County is adding $500,000 to its Nonprofit Security Grant Program for religious and cultural institutions following an attack at a Michigan synagogue.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, left, speaks at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington’s annual Lox & Legislators breakfast in 2025.
Maryland is spending $1.2B to eliminate foster care hotel and hospital stays
Maryland’s troubled state agency for foster children inked more than a billion dollars’ worth of contracts Wednesday with private providers to expand capacity in hopes of reducing reliance on controversial hospital or hotel stays.
Department of Human Services building on S. Charles Street, in Baltimore, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Baltimore’s latest no-bid election contract is the last one, officials swear
The contract with McAfee Election Services is unusual among election boards across Maryland. Most manage their election warehouses and vote-counting operations with their own employees.
Early voters cast their ballots at the Randallstown Community Center on October 30, 2024.
Anne Arundel library CEO Skip Auld to retire, prompting search for replacement
Charles M. “Skip” Auld, the longtime CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library, is retiring next year, and a national search is underway to find his successor.
Charles M. “Skip” Auld, CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library, is retiring next February. The county is launching a national search for his replacement.
Washington County reveals meeting with feds about planned ICE facility near Hagerstown
County commissioners detail their DHS meeting on the Williamsport ICE facility that could hold up to 1,500 detainees — including job projections and who would pay for infrastructure upgrades.
New SUVs are parked outside the warehouse in Washington County that was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
The Iran war is spiking fertilizer costs, just as Maryland farmers look to plant
Price spikes and uncertainty are hitting Maryland farmers just as spring planting season begins.
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 — Soybeans catch the first light of the day on David Burrier’s Frederick County farm. Last year he had 35 orders of his soybeans being exported to China by Oct. 1. So far this year he has none.
In a fraught council hearing, Jawando’s effort to speed up ICE masking bill gets shut down
Tensions escalated among Montgomery County Council members as they voted against accelerating a vote on a bill to ban law enforcement from wearing masks.
Council member Will Jawando at a news conference at the Montgomery County Council Office Building in Rockville earlier this month.
Baltimore IG refers fraud, data sharing in crime prevention office for criminal investigation
An investigation by Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming of an anti-crime program found several fraudulent invoices and evidence that a city employee improperly shared sensitive data.
Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
Missing Baltimore boy Tristan King was found. What happens now?
Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.
Tristan King was taken to a Baltimore hospital for an evaluation and has since been sent to what’s known as a treatment foster home in Prince George’s County, according to his grandmother.
Marylanders are missing payments on student loans, credit cards and other debt
The average Maryland resident’s debts are far higher than the national average — likely stemming from higher home prices, more expensive tuition, tariffs pushing up car prices, and greater reliance on credit cards.
On one anti-ICE bill, several Montgomery County Council members hesitate
Montgomery County Council members are at odds over a bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 - Montgomery County Council members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink are flanked by supporters as they hold a press conference on two bills that aim to restrict ICE activities in the county.
Baltimore County Council votes to repeal pension bump that became campaign liability
The Baltimore County Council voted unanimously to reverse the pension bump they gave themselves — and make sure they’re never again in a position to give themselves a retirement raise.
Third District Councilman Wade Kach speaks during a Baltimore County Council legislative session at the Old Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 in Towson, MD.
Maryland Capitol Police officer who used Taser on 11-year-old boy faces negligence lawsuit
The mother of the child, Markeia Scott, filed the negligence lawsuit on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court against those including Maryland Capitol Police Lt. Carlos Gomez.
The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
Former DOJ official takes over state’s investigations into deaths involving police
A longtime Justice Department official who worked as an investigator of civil rights violations is now leading Maryland’s investigations into deaths after encounters with police.
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.
Anne Arundel County state delegate takes on a challenger — in court
Del. Gary Simmons alleges his opponent in the District 12B Democratic primary, John Dove Jr., doesn’t live in the district. The first round in court ended in Dove’s favor, but an appeal is expected.
Del. Gary Simmons, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, sits in the Maryland State House on Sine Die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly Session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight on Sine Die is dead and lawmakers will need to address it next year.
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