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Who paid the price in Maryland’s redistricting clash?
Redistricting has damaged relationships and consumed time and energy in Annapolis this year. Monday’s special session is a compromise to take a step forward.
Lawmakers will lay the groundwork for future congressional redistricting in a special session starting Monday.
Maryland Democrats settle for less after bitter redistricting fight
Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.
From left, Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Gov. Wes Moore and Senate President Bill Ferguson all took different views of congressional redistricting over the past year, but they all ultimately ended up at the same place: revising the state constitution to make map-drawing easier going forward.
ICE releases Johns Hopkins researcher detained while boarding flight
A public health researcher at the Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending days in federal custody across three states.
Fatima Ameaka, a Johns Hopkins public health researcher, was detained by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight this week.
What to know about Wes Moore taking the helm at the National Governors Association
The role allows Moore not only to advocate for governors but to continue to raise his political profile.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 18: David Rubenstein (C) interviews Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (R) and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (L) at the Economic Club on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. As Chair and Vice Chair of the National Governors Association, Stitt and Moore discussed the NGA’s bipartisan “Reigniting the American Dream” initiative. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Fani-González: Council to make decision on trash incinerator by Thanksgiving
Plus: A new bill would prohibit housing discrimination based on immigration status.
A semitrailer truck unloads tons of garbage at the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Center in Dickerson in September. The facility receives around 600,000 tons of waste per year.
Justice Department drops case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, center, and his attorney Norman Eisen, left, walk to a car following a court appearance, where he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Silver Spring synagogue sues Montgomery County over firearms law
The law does not preclude congregations from hiring professional security officers who may carry firearms.
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — A sign reminding customers that firearms are banned is posted on an entrance to Towson Town Center.
Judge throws out most charges in state Sen. Dalya Attar’s criminal case
Two counts, conspiracy and intercepting electronic communications, remain.
A federal judge has dismissed several charges against state Sen. Dalya Attar, who was accused of recording and attempting to extort her former campaign consultant.
Maryland Stadium Authority picks DC mayor’s adviser as executive director
It’s been a period of change for the authority. In addition to Michael Frenz’s retirement, longtime executive Terry Hasseltine, who spearheaded the state’s sports tourism arm, exited his position in December without explanation.
The Maryland Stadium Authority logo is seen on a lectern inside the Camden Yards warehouse boardroom on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Hutzell: Stephen Miller’s trans persecution is here. Parents face hard questions.
COLUMN | What if this isn’t about parents’ rights and school bureaucrats? What if the lawsuit and threats to cut off school funding over pronouns and names are about seizing control of schools from local communities? Parents should be asking a lot of tough questions.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Annapolis considers annexing 5.4-acre site where developer plans townhomes
Annapolis has received a petition to annex about 5.4 acres of land along Bay Ridge Road — property that would potentially be developed into about 40 townhomes.
Annapolis City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts at airports.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
Baltimore County steps in to keep Randallstown, Dundalk pools open
After decades without free public pools, Baltimore County will take over the Randallstown and Dundalk pools as it works to expand community swimming access.
After decades without free public pools, Baltimore County will take over the Randallstown and Dundalk pools as it works to expand community swimming access.
Maryland closes deal with 1/ST Racing to buy Preakness name
The purchase comes six weeks after Gov. Wes Moore’s administration first sought to buy the branding — exercising its first right of refusal in matching an offer from racing industry giant Churchill Downs Inc.
A new barn is framed on the footprint of the former Stakes Barn at Pimlico Race Course.
Chief Justice Roberts has reportedly sold his Chevy Chase home for $3.4 million
The seven-bedroom, five-bath house hit the market June 26 and was under contract four days later.
John Roberts and his wife purchased the Chevy Chase house in 2003 for $1.23 million.
Gov. Moore announces fast-tracked admissions for unenrolled Howard University students
Students unenrolled from Howard University last week may now receive financial and application support from the University System of Maryland.
Thursday, May 28, 2026 — University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) campus in Catonsville.
Federal changes to SNAP cost 36,000 Marylanders their food benefits
SNAP cuts under the Trump-supported federal law leave 36,000 Marylanders without food benefits, affecting families, seniors and vulnerable groups.
FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
How many library cards can a book lover like me collect?
If you’re itching for a certain e-book before your beach vacation, or your kid is behind on their summer reading list, you may want an extra card — or 10.
Reporter Ginny Bixby with a newly obtained library card outside the Courthouse Library in Arlington, Virginia.
She survived the Ellicott City flood. A decade later, she remembers her lost loved one.
Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the flood in Ellicott City that took the lives of Joseph Blevins and Jessica Watsula.
Heather Owens stands in front of a memorial tree planted in honor of her partner, Joe Blevins, who died in the 2016 Ellicott City flood.
Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response, is set to face off — again — with a Republican senator probing the origins of the coronavirus.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, June 3, 2024, in Washington.
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