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Alsobrooks, RFK Jr. spar during testy Senate hearing
“Sir, you are the wrong person for this job,” U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a budget hearing on Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks has repeatedly called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his post as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Maryland state government’s credit rating downgraded
For the first time in more than three decades, the state doesn’t get the top credit score from Moody’s.
Moody’s Ratings has downgraded the state’s bond rating to Aa1, it's second-highest rating.
Deportation suspended for two women held in ‘inhumane’ Baltimore holding room
Both women were sent by ICE to detention facilities in New Jersey and Colorado over the weekend.
The George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore, where ICE continues to hold detained immigrants.
Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue
A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic abuse case.
A sign is posted outside of county Judge Hannah Dugan's courtroom at the Milwaukee County courthouse, April 25, 2025, in Milwaukee.
Kelly Madigan was honored as ‘fraud fighter of the year.’ She soon may be out of a job.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan was putting the finishing touches on her latest fraud investigation yesterday when her bosses told her she might be out of a job.
Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan addresses the Baltimore County Council during a hearing on two bills proposed to enshrine her office in the county's charter and remove a waiting period to subpoena non-government records Nov. 28, 2023.
Maryland lawmakers scale back driver’s license suspensions for unpaid child support
The measure exempts Marylanders making at or 250% below the federal poverty guidelines.
Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this year that automatically exempts people from experiencing a driver’s license suspension over unpaid child support if they make at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Under Armour lost $200M last year and says Trump tariffs add uncertainty this year
Under Armour, a Baltimore-based sports apparel company, reported its most recent fiscal year earnings on Tuesday.
The newly-opened Under Armour store located on the company's Baltimore Peninsula campus during the store's grand opening on December 7, 2024.
Villains, promises and pageantry — what I learned from 6 Maryland county budgets
We’re deep into local budget season in Maryland, when decisions are made for spending nearly $28 billion on priorities and problems. Here’s what I learned by listening to hours of budget addresses this spring.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman waits to be introduced on May 1 for his State of the County address in Annapolis.
Howard County executive proposes additional $14.5 million to help schools close budget gap
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball filed emergency budget legislation Monday to provide up to $14.5 million in additional funding to the school system for the coming fiscal year.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a town hall in March.
Baltimore ‘baby bonus’ advocates hit another roadblock
The Maryland Child Alliance is back to collecting signatures to create a fund for parents of newborns.
Advocates formed the Maryland Child Alliance to establish a fund for parents of newborns in Baltimore.
Baltimore’s top YIMBYs want to erase zoning rules blocking more housing
A package of five bills will attempt to make it easier to build and redevelop Baltimore City properties.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott holds a press conference announcing the Housing Options and Opportunity Act at City Hall on Monday.
Trump hush money trial lawyer named acting librarian of Congress, replacing Carla Hayden
Blanche replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
Blanche replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian whom the White House fired last week.
US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days
U.S. and Chinese officials said they had called a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving trade disputes.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump announced additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Facing uncertainty at work? Here’s how you can prepare your finances
If you’re not sure what your job will look like in six months, or whether you will have one, the time to start planning is now, personal finance experts say.
Maryland wanted to make poor areas greener. It boosted a rich Baltimore neighborhood instead.
Maryland wanted to make poor areas greener but instead it boosted the already rich and green neighborhood of Roland Park in Baltimore.
The Roland Park Community Foundation has raised $9 million in recent years to purchase 20 acres of the Baltimore Country Club’s former golf course to turn into a public park.
Judge orders Trump administration to halt much of the massive federal workforce downsizing
The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is expected to announce automobile tariffs on foreign-made cars.
Howard County issues health alert after sewage overflow in Columbia neighborhood
Nearly 1.3 million gallons of sewage overflowed in a Columbia townhouse community, the county health department said Friday. The agency has issued a precautionary health alert.
Howard County's Department of Public Works was notified of a potential sewage overflow at noon on Wednesday.
Carla Hayden let Lizzo play a Founding Father’s flute. Is that why Trump fired her?
Carla Hayden, the nation’s first female and first Black Librarian of Congress, fired Thursday by Trump, "will remain a Maryland treasure," her fellow Maryland librarians say.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85
Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the Supreme Court said in a statement Friday.
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
Should Naval Academy leader push back on Trump’s book ban? 600 grads say yes.
In an open letter to Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, hundreds of Naval Academy grads cited the decision to remove 381 books from the library catalogue as the latest sign that she isn’t fulfilling her duty to protect a diversity of ideas.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks alongside Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, academy superintendent, during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy on April 1, 2025.
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