Politics

The Banner interviewed current and former federal workers to hear what they think of the potential government shutdown — and how they’re preparing for it.

Former Superintendent Ian Roberts, who worked with the Baltimore City Public Schools for years, had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his immigration case was “resolved successfully,” said attorney Alfredo Parrish.

During the hourslong meeting, federal officials will discuss probable cause and safety recommendations regarding the 2024 disaster that decimated the bridge and killed six construction workers.

President Donald Trump joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in declaring an end to “woke” culture before an unusual gathering of hundreds of top U.S. military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.

Neither side is showing any signs of budging, with the House not even expected to be in session before a shutdown has begun.

The 2024 state law, named the WARMTH Act, calls on Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Washington Gas Light Company to develop pilot programs that would incorporate geothermal energy — collected underground from the Earth’s natural heat — in low-and-moderate income communities.

American Sign Language is distinct and separate from English. In Baltimore, Black ASL has its own vernacular.

The messenger, whoever he or she or they are, matters less than the medium. AI-generated images have arrived in Maryland, and there’s no going back.

While members of the Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee are divided on the plan, the group agreed to redraw its proposed boundaries so that the Kemp Mill Shopping Center would not be directly impacted.

The Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup will close and 700 men incarcerated at the facility, along with 300 staff, will be transferred to other facilities by June.

With hundreds of jobs eliminated, Maryland’s state budget will see $47 million in savings annually.

More than 400 laws will go into effect in Maryland come Oct. 1, from hefty fines for speeding to reduced penalties involving drug paraphernalia.

Maryland and its Democrat-dominated congressional delegation sit in the crosshairs of the federal government spending fight.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley was released from the hospital Saturday after falling at his home, officials said.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the national fight over immigration enforcement, was moved from a Virginia detention center to one in rural Pennsylvania.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists”.

An online hearing on the issue that has paused the Baltimore union election has been set for Oct. 9.

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents Friday morning.

Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S.

Maryland is slightly behind expectations for the current budget year but can expect the budget to grow slightly for next year, according to the state’s latest round of financial forecasting.