Politics

Maryland lawmakers are considering naming the megalodon the nation’s first official state shark — spotlighting the region’s rich fossil history and prized prehistoric finds.

Maryland faces about 12,000 child sex abuse claims tied to its juvenile justice system, with potential costs in the billions and no clear plan for payouts.

The bill would prohibit future sales of Glocks and similar handguns that use a specific trigger mechanism.

State Republicans will make two attempts to suspend the gas tax, one with a bill and another with a budget amendment.

The pause on construction came shortly after the DHS awarded a $113 million contract for the build-out of the facility.

OPINION | Baltimore native Pastor Jamal Bryant declared his part of the Target boycott over. We still aren’t going back.

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.

Two zoning bills aim to accelerate the development of the biotech sector in Montgomery County and boost its supply of affordable housing.

Montgomery County is adding $500,000 to its Nonprofit Security Grant Program for religious and cultural institutions following an attack at a Michigan synagogue.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Price spikes and uncertainty are hitting Maryland farmers just as spring planting season begins.

Tensions escalated among Montgomery County Council members as they voted against accelerating a vote on a bill to ban law enforcement from wearing masks.

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.

Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.

Montgomery County Council members are at odds over a bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks.

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.

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.