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State government

    Moore and Cox lean into national issues during Maryland governor debate
    The candidates attacked each other as extremist members of their respective parties with radical views on nationally prominent political issues, from abortion to policing to election integrity.
    Dan Cox stands behind a lectern with his left hand raised. Wes Moore stands behind a lectern on the other side of the stage.
    Health department pulls requests to outsource services at Western Maryland Hospital Center
    The health department plans to proceed with the contracts through standard procurement procedures, according to the agency secretary.
    The Western Maryland Hospital Center, with 123 beds, cares for a wide range of patients. It would be closed under a state plan.
    Restaurant: ‘Unite the Right’ Republican rally was never booked
    Mother’s Peninsula Grille in Arnold never booked the planned Oct. 22 rally, according to a statement posted on social media.
    A screen grab of the Unite The Right fundraiser event
    Video: Watch the Maryland governor debate between Republican Dan Cox and Democrat Wes Moore
    It will be their first — and likely only — televised debate.
    Dan Cox and Wes Moore.
    ‘Unite the Right’ rally planned by former Maryland GOP candidate Kim Klacik renamed ‘Maryland United’
    Event is planned for Oct. 22 in Arnold and will feature Republican candidates for office and a musician who is a former contestant on "The Bachelor."
    A screen grab of the Unite The Right fundraiser event
    State employee labor union asks Maryland spending board to oppose ‘urgent’ health care contracts
    A state health department spokesperson said the contracts align with a 20-year plan to downsize and close multiple public health care facilities across Maryland.
    The Western Maryland Hospital Center, with 123 beds, cares for a wide range of patients. It would be closed under a state plan.
    Former Maryland GOP candidate Kim Klacik planning rally using same name as deadly Charlottesville event
    The “Unite the Right” rally will feature Republican candidates and a former “The Bachelor” contestant-turned-country-musician, James McCoy Taylor.
    A screen grab of the Unite The Right fundraiser event
    As polls show broad support for legalizing marijuana in Maryland, a small group of demonstrators raised concerns about the health risks
    Opponents to a ballot measure that could legalize marijuana for recreational use say there's been little focus on mental health harms that marijuana, which is already approved for medical use, may cause or exacerbate, including psychosis and depression; especially in children and teenagers.
    Mark Marchione (left), his wife Deborah, of northern Baltimore County, and Kevin Becker, a Sparks Glencoe geneticist retired from the National Institutes of Health, display signs opposing the November referendum to approve adult-use cannabis in Maryland.
    Overworked Maryland public defenders near unionization after 2-year campaign
    Head of Maryland Defenders Union cites “unsustainable workloads” and low pay as challenges to adequately representing the state’s poorest defendants.
    The Maryland Public Defender's Office, led by director of special litigation Deborah Katz Levi (left) and Amelia McDonnell-Parry, have created a database that pulls in all kinds of information about allegations of police misconduct.
    Maryland voters will have a choice about forgiving marijuana crimes
    If the November referendum, also known as Question 4, passes, anyone currently being held in a state prison or local detention center on a simple possession conviction can file a motion requesting release next year.
    A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves depicted on it outside of the White House on April 2, 2016, in Washington. Maryland voters will have the choice to forgive marijuana crimes on November's ballot.
    Maryland’s highest court allows early counting of mail ballots in general election
    Elections officials had worried that process might drag on for weeks
    Ballot counters remove ballots from the envelopes.
    Hogan makes second appearance at New Hampshire political event that’s a fixture for presidential aspirants
    Hogan’s speech stayed with the theme he has been pushing as he travels to states across the country: That the nation’s political system is broken, with too many politicians catering to the extreme left or the extreme right — and neglecting the “exhausted majority."
    Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at Politics & Eggs, a political speakers series at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Hogan, a Republican finishing his second term as governor, is weighing a run for president in 2024.
    Maryland Democratic governor candidate Moore pays off $21K water bill in Baltimore
    The Moores were not aware of the outstanding bill before Wednesday, according to a campaign spokesman.
    Wes Moore, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, speaks to supporters at R. House on July 19.
    Maryland parents claim state agency bungled pandemic relief program
    Maryland social services boosts its “successful” distribution of pandemic relief funds, but parents say they have only received some of the funds — or none at all.
    Benefit cards piled up behind lunch tray with missing food
    Maryland Gov. Hogan may be called to testify in his ex-chief of staff’s criminal trial
    Trial for Roy McGrath is scheduled to begin Oct. 24
    Photo by Pamela Wood/The Baltimore Banner -- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, speaks at a bill-signing event in the Governor's Reception Room at the State House in Annapolis on March 18, 2022.
    Why has D.C. administered more monkeypox vaccines than Maryland? Here’s what we found.
    Washington, D.C., health officials have vaccinated people against monkeypox at a rate at least 56 times higher than Maryland, a Baltimore Banner data analysis of both jurisdictions’ data found.
    A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to Michael Nicot for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected.
    When will my Maryland general election mail ballot arrive?
    Elections officials are in the process of mailing ballot packets to voters who have requested them
    7/7/22—A State of Maryland official ballot drop box sits outside the Southeast Anchor Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library on the first day of early voting in Maryland’s Primary Election.
    Poll: Moore widening lead over Cox in Maryland governor’s race
    Democrat Moore has 60% support, compared to 28% for Republican Cox
    Dan Cox and Wes Moore.
    Maryland’s new laws: Moving over on highways, protecting kids, helping cats and dogs
    Hundreds of new Maryland laws take effect Saturday. Here's a sampling.
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
    Maryland’s highest court will decide when election officials can start counting mail ballots
    The Maryland Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments on Oct. 7.
    A ballot counter sorts through the mail-in ballots.
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