Politics

Maryland has more than $2 billion in a Rainy Day Fund that’s been tapped before for emergencies like the Key Bridge collapse and the coronavirus pandemic.

White’s Ferry had been running for more than two centuries between Montgomery and Loudoun Counties when it closed five years ago. There have been several plans to revive the service. So far, nothing has worked.

On Oct. 22, Human Services Secretary Rafael López issued a policy directing social services providers to “immediately stop facilitating stays in unlicensed settings.”

The shortfalls come amid the government shutdown and Trump administration policies that have drastically cut many social service programs.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was with police officers and other federal agents when they stopped a car driven by Phillip M. Brown on Oct. 17.

A former Sheppard Pratt nurse has been charged with raping a minor who was being treated at the Maryland psychiatric hospital.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced funding Tuesday for food aid, child care and rental assistance, days before SNAP benefits are expected to cease.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking the federal government to cover SNAP benefits with money already set aside by Congress.

The Market House lease will extend from 2033 through 2038, with possible extensions.

“Don’t put a dump next to a stream for God’s sake,” one resident said.

A federal judge in Tennessee on Monday warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial.

While you may not be able to control losing your job, there are steps you can take to soften the blow in case a pink slip comes your way.

With federal food assistance set to dry up at the end of the month, Maryland lawmakers are convening a hearing to see what, if anything, they can do to help.

Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.

Young immigrants and advocates are fearful of being deported after President Donald Trump’s administration ended deferred action for the youths earlier this year.

The Maryland Port Administration is auctioning off the Mary Lynn, a 1962 wooden Trumpy yacht it used for tours of the harbor for 40 years. It can be yours, as is, for as little as $50,000.

After losing 544 residents to COVID-19, Howard County on Monday unveiled a memorial to the victims of the pandemic in Meadowbrook Park.

Baltimore County wasted more than $125,500 in traffic-calming funding on projects riddled with errors, policy violations and conflicts of interest, according to a report released by the inspector general.

U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis issued a preliminary injunction in August that the Salvadoran native and Beltsville resident not be deported while he challenges the legality of his re-detention with ICE.

Human Services Secretary Rafael Lopez issued the new directive last Wednesday, exactly one month after a 16-year-old girl living in an East Baltimore hotel was found dead.