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”This bill is really about modernizing what criteria are used, the terminology and what the process is for release,” said Del. David Moon, a Democrat who represents Montgomery County.

The coalition of gun safety groups has the backing of new Gov. Wes Moore and other state leaders, but gun rights groups say the law is in their favor.

Training more nurses to perform abortions is now a step closer with a formal training program in the works, though it’s still likely months or more away.

The bill will require the governor to put $12 million for a suicide and crisis hotline into the budget in 2025; it was approved 46-0.

Governor Wes Moore and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra highlight federal and state investments in youth mental health at roundtable event in Baltimore.

Concerns about jury duty have been raised with Maryland courts and those across the country, and people who study the process say more jurisdictions are responding with reforms.

The system for granting prisoners compassionate release is broken in Maryland, advocates say.

In his first public statement since Gov. Wes Moore announced that he is rescinding the chairmanship, Kelso said he respects the decision.

Legislative services, the department responsible for writing the bills, confirmed receiving more than 700 requests in the last two days before the deadline — a new record.

“It is constitutional, it is available, and it is the right thing to do," Apple wrote in a letter of support.

These two military proposals represent the first public discussion of any of his legislative priorities.

The Orioles are in the midst of trying to negotiate a long-term deal with the state to stay at Camden Yards and use their share of $1.2 billion set aside for improvements.

The caucus wants to remove cannabis-related fines and fees and eliminate cannabis odor as a reason for law enforcement stops and searches. Profits from cannabis businesses, they urge, need to be directed back into the communities that have been most affected by the drug’s criminalization.

The powerful Board of Public Works — composed of the governor, comptroller and treasurer, all Democrats — has the final say on how billions of dollars are spent each year, signing off on major state contracts. The board also approves activities on state lands and in state waters.

Legislators seem committed to fostering equitable access to the emerging legal market.

Dawn Flythe Moore, who made history when she became Maryland’s first Black first lady, brings to her new role a background of working in state government in Annapolis. She's well positioned to take on the responsibilities and challenges, a Goucher College political science professor says.

Nominee Paul J. Wiedefeld previously ran BWI Thurgood Marshall International Airport and D.C.’s Metro system.

An investigation found “widespread violations” of the requirements for using a roughly $1 million AmeriCorps grant from 2016.

The Democratic president will tout federal funding to replace an aging rail tunnel that slows MARC and Amtrak trains.

The 988 phone hotline already routes Maryland residents to suicide and prevention experts on standby instead of the 911 police response during a mental health crisis.