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State government
Court: Maryland election officials can count mail ballots during legal challenge
A Maryland appeals court ruled that the confidential counting of mail ballots can start as soon as Saturday.
Maryland state employees to get 4.5% raise; revenue projections increase
State’s financial forecast is strong for now, but officials caution restraint on spending
A Baltimore woman has had her food benefits cancelled repeatedly. This time she fought back.
Baltimore City resident Paula Cranfill has repeatedly lost her SNAP benefits during the state’s required renewal process. Filing for an appeal got them back the same day.
During Maryland’s election season, campaign trails intersect at annual Crisfield crab feast
Current governor and potential future governors were among those at the J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake in Crisfield.
Maryland GOP gubernatorial candidate Cox appeals court decision allowing earlier mail ballot counting
The appeal could prolong uncertainty about how elections officials will count the general election ballots, just as those mail ballots are starting to go out in the mail to voters.
What you need to know about counting of mail ballots in Maryland’s election
A judge ruled on Friday that mail ballots can be counted as soon as Oct. 1
Banner political notes: Portrait time; Moore money for other candidates; Money for nothing, but these towns said no
While nearly every local government in Maryland took federal COVID relief money, three tiny towns chose not to.
Judge says election officials can begin counting mail ballots before Election Day
The ruling means that results from a significant portion of mail ballots will be available on election night, and it’s likely that candidates and voters won’t have to wait long to know the outcome of many races.
Former President Trump to host fundraiser with Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for Maryland governor
Trump is hosting a fundraiser with Cox at the former president’s Mar-A-Lago Club in Florida on Oct. 17.
Will Dan Cox accept the election results? His answers aren’t clear.
Republican governor candidate Dan Cox has said the 2020 presidential election was stolen and joined a legal effort to challenge the results.
Maryland Senate committee probes agency leaders on food benefits enrollment, theft
Legislators demanded answers at a Tuesday hearing from the state’s social services agency regarding fraud and a steep decline in participation in a federal food benefits program.
Judge to decide this week whether Maryland’s mailed ballots can be counted early
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Bonifant said he’d issue a ruling at 3 p.m. Friday on the request from the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Read the results of the Goucher College poll of Maryland general election voters
The poll contacted 1,008 Marylanders age 18 or older by landline and cellphone from September 8-12.
Poll: Moore holds commanding lead over Cox in Maryland governor’s race
Maryland Democrats are well-positioned to sweep statewide offices, according a new Goucher College poll in partnership with The Baltimore Banner and WYPR.
What’s changed — and stayed the same — with the Maryland electorate since Goucher Poll survey in June
Two months after the primary, Maryland’s electorate has coalesced behind party nominees in the general election race to succeed term-limited Gov. Larry Hogan, but at the same time, held firm on some issues, such as their opinions of President Biden and former president Trump, their frustration with inflation and their attitudes toward abortion.
Banner political notes: Hogan heads east; a familiar face returns to the county; no Noem in Maryland; more debate debates
What happened in Maryland politics this week.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Cox opposes early tally of mail ballots
A Montgomery County judge will hold a hearing next week.
Maryland foster children are being kept overnight in hotels and downtown office buildings
“These children are often abused or neglected and this is how the state is choosing to raise them,” one attorney said.
While running for AG, Rep. Anthony Brown used $250k in taxpayer funds for mailers — second highest among House members
For the year, Brown ranks sixth in spending among members of the House of Representatives.
Maryland state government ended budget year with $1.12B surplus
According to a report generated by the comptroller’s office, the state had more money coming into its accounts than expected, including from personal income taxes, corporate income taxes and the sales tax.
