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“We are hoping it is not thousands of people, that it’s hundreds,” Maryland Human Services Secretary Rafael J. López told lawmakers.

State lawmakers are closer to settle the terms of their proposal to give more survivors of child sexual abuse the opportunity to sue the Catholic Church and other institutions complicit in the crimes.

The Maryland Aviation Administration, a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation, will ensure the continuity of concession services at BWI.

Lt. Col. Roland Butler is making the rounds in Annapolis, where lawmakers are reviewing the Maryland State Police budget and deciding whether to confirm him as the state’s top cop.

MV Realty’s practice of enticing homeowners to sign away the exclusive right to list their homes for sale for 40 years in exchange for small cash offers drew the attention of lawmakers and regulators.

The office of Gov. Wes Moore, who nominated Juan Alvarado this month, says it respects the decision and that its nominees will be aligned with the administration’s ambitious climate goals.

The current minimum wage is $13.25 per hour at large businesses and $12.80 at smaller businesses. The governor wants all employers to pay $15 starting Oct. 1.

Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones both said Monday that they support moving the 2024 primary so that it does not overlap with Passover.

The Maryland Republican Party has to look for a new nominee to put on the State Board of Elections, after Gov. Wes Moore rejected the party’s pick of a self-described “election integrity activist.”

The president plans to address Democratic members of the House of Representatives during an "issues conference" they're holding in town on March 1.

The governor and his children, Mia and James, arrived at the Maryland SPCA to pick up the newest resident at Government House.

Butler, who takes over a department rife with problems, had retired from the Maryland State Police at the end of 2022 as chief of the Field Operations Bureau.

The Democratic governor’s support comes as lawmakers heard from the loved ones of Baltimore native Josh Siems, whose overdose death inspired legislation.

With severe COVID cases dropping, Maryland health officials have decided to close the State Center testing, vaccination and treatment site in downtown Baltimore.

Gov. Moore and his wife listed their nearly 8,000-square-foot home in Baltimore's Guilford neighborhood for sale for $2.75 million.

More than 3,000 children receive state-funded scholarships to attend private schools, but Gov. Wes Moore is reducing funding for the program.

The Republican had asked the nation’s highest court to consider his appeal of a ruling that allowed Maryland elections officials to count mail-in ballots as they arrived ahead of Election Day last fall.

Baltimore native Josh Siems died from a drug overdose, but was never tested for fentanyl in the hospital, even though loved ones knew he used it. They want to make fentanyl testing a required component of toxicology screens.

My agrarian heritage is still enough a part of me that I work until I drop, but the pandemic taught me about self-care.

But Senate Republicans, who are outnumbered nearly 3-to-1, made it clear during floor speeches Vincent Schiraldi’s philosophies didn’t align with theirs.