State government

Two years after the Dali cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, eight crew members remain grounded in Baltimore, among the longest stretches of time for any seafarers in recent memory.

Genetic clones of the Maryland Liberty Tree will be planted in each county across the state in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

Some Maryland Democrats are making a late push for a new plan for redrawing the state’s congressional districts in hopes of giving Democrats a chance at a sweep of all eight seats in future elections.

Baltimore City handled 728,000 automobiles and light trucks in 2025, which ranks second to a port in southern Georgia.

Under the bill, Maryland district court commissioners would no longer be able to issue arrest warrants other than to police or a state’s attorney.

On Sunday, airport officials alerted travelers to arrive at least three hours ahead of their scheduled departure times, as security lines full of spring break travelers grew.

Monday is Crossover Day, the deadline for bills to pass one chamber — the Senate or the House of Delegates — and cross over to the other for the best chance of full passage.

COLUMN | Most local governments don’t want you to know that they’re working with ICE. It’s not the horrific campaign to drag pregnant women and friendly neighbors to the border and give them a sharp kick. It’s the routine business of removing criminal aliens.

Maryland Democrats are advancing a wave of bills to limit cooperation with ICE, regulate detention centers and expand legal protections for immigrants.

Maryland lawmakers are considering naming the megalodon the nation’s first official state shark — spotlighting the region’s rich fossil history and prized prehistoric finds.

Maryland faces about 12,000 child sex abuse claims tied to its juvenile justice system, with potential costs in the billions and no clear plan for payouts.

The bill would prohibit future sales of Glocks and similar handguns that use a specific trigger mechanism.

State Republicans will make two attempts to suspend the gas tax, one with a bill and another with a budget amendment.

The pause on construction came shortly after the DHS awarded a $113 million contract for the build-out of the facility.

Maryland’s troubled state agency for foster children inked more than a billion dollars’ worth of contracts Wednesday with private providers to expand capacity in hopes of reducing reliance on controversial hospital or hotel stays.

Price spikes and uncertainty are hitting Maryland farmers just as spring planting season begins.

Tristan is now in a specialized foster home, his grandmother said.

The mother of the child, Markeia Scott, filed the negligence lawsuit on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court against those including Maryland Capitol Police Lt. Carlos Gomez.

Del. Gary Simmons alleges his opponent in the District 12B Democratic primary, John Dove Jr., doesn’t live in the district. The first round in court ended in Dove’s favor, but an appeal is expected.

Incarcerated women who are near the end of their sentences remain housed at the state women’s prison in Jessup, and advocates are pushing the state to open a facility to help these women prepare to return to their families and communities.