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    What happened on day 9 of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session
    These bills have become a top issue for Democratic lawmakers and will get a Senate hearing Thursday.
    January 22, 2026 - CASA holds a press conference ahead of the hearing for bill SB245, which would prohibit local governments, county sheriffs, or other agencies from entering into immigration enforcement agreements.
    Should 16-year-olds vote in school board races? Some Howard County teens say yes.
    Howard County teens are lobbying lawmakers to lower the voting age in Board of Election races to 16 and to expand the voting rights of the board’s student member.
    Illuminate Maryland student leader Rishit Guttam holds up a piece of paper to signal a candidate’s response time is running out during the Howard County Executive Youth Forum at the Elkridge Branch Library earlier this month.
    ICE now says 10 people arrested around Annapolis last week
    Without giving specifics, ICE said 10 people were arrested “near” Annapolis last week.
    Downtown Annapolis, Friday, March 28, 2025.
    How Maryland bought a $4.5M horse farm it’s not going to use
    The purchase of a horse farm, Shamrock Farm, involves a partner at Venable, the Pittsburgh Steelers, a Florida Republican, Gov. Wes Moore and a state authority that no longer exists.
    Shamrock Farm, located at 4926 Woodbine Road in Carroll County.
    Maryland lawmakers want limits on federal immigration enforcement
    Maryland lawmakers have been alarmed by the treatment of citizens by ICE. They are drafting bills to protect Maryland residents from the increasingly violent mass deportation effort.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    By the numbers: How Gov. Moore wants to solve a $1.4 billion budget hole
    With a combination of freezing spending on some programs, cutting others and shuffling money, Maryland can close a budget gap without raising taxes.
    Operating Budget Volume 1 on a desk inside of the State House, in Annapolis, on Wednesday.
    What happened on day 8 of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session
    Welcome to budget day, when Gov. Wes Moore will send his proposal for a balanced state spending plan to lawmakers.
    Gov. Wes Moore and acting Budget Secretary Jake Weissmann speak during Wednesday’s announcement of the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal.
    5 takeaways from Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposal
    Gov. Wes Moore discussed his budget for the year. Here are key takeaways from his budget proposal.
    Gov. Wes Moore enters the press conference where he and acting Secretary Jake Weissmann spoke about the announcement of the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal in Annapolis on Wednesday.
    Moore budget would tap energy fund, cut spending to close $1.4 billion shortfall
    The full budget proposal — which spans hundreds of pages over multiple volumes — wasn’t immediately available; it’s due to be released later Wednesday.
    Gov. Wes Moore enters the State House Wednesday morning before announcing his budget proposal.
    Maryland plans to purchase Laurel Park for horse training center after ‘fatal flaw’ found at Carroll County farm
    Maryland officials said Tuesday they have reached a tentative agreement with Stronach Group, the Canadian company that owns Laurel Park, to acquire the property.
    Laurel Park will host the 2026 Preakness as Pimlico Race Course is being rebuilt.
    Leaders in Annapolis promise no new taxes despite budget shortfall
    Gov. Wes Moore unveils his proposed budget for next year on Wednesday. He says there are no tax increases in it — despite a $1.4 billion deficit.
    Gov. Wes Moore unveils his proposed budget for next year on Wednesday. He says there are no tax increases in it — despite a $1.4 billion deficit.
    Inside the Hanover office park where the new Key Bridge is being designed
    A nondescript office park in Hanover serves as the design headquarters for the new Key Bridge. As many as 100 engineers and project managers work inside to orchestrate logistics, map out the bridge’s precise design, and estimate its cost and schedule.
    Employees hold a team meeting in an office at an Anne Arundel County business park where engineers work on the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge project.
    Sheriffs oppose restrictions on immigration enforcement
    Lawmakers are back in Annapolis for the annual 90-day legislative session, where they’ll take on a budget shortfall, a hostile administration in the White House and more.
    The balcony of the State House chamber.
    Van Hollen demands answers after reports of a potential ICE facility in Hagerstown
    In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, all of Maryland’s representatives except for Republican Andy Harris “demand more details” about reported plans to convert a warehouse into detention space in Hagerstown.
    Sen. Chris Van Hollen called ongoing immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and across the country “one of the most obscene” and “inhumane” aspects of President Donald Trump’s administration.
    Maryland commission recommends new congressional boundaries favoring Democrats
    The new 1st Congressional District would add portions of Anne Arundel and Howard counties in the proposed map.
    The Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission has voted to recommend new congressional district boundaries.
    Hutzell: Testifying at the State House? You’ve got 2 minutes to change the world.
    Column: Thousands of people will testify before delegates and senators in Annapolis over the next several weeks, all trying to convince them to see the issues their way. Most have just two minutes to do it.
    Caroline LaPere testifies in favor of the Pava Marie LaPere Act before the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee in Annapolis on Feb. 6, 2024. The Act is named for her daughter, who was killed in Baltimore in 2023.
    Grocery prices changing by the minute? Maryland lawmakers want to ban that.
    The bill would require grocery stores to keep their prices fixed for at least one business day and would ban the use of personal data to set individualized prices for groceries.
    Gov. Wes Moore and lawmakers unveil legislation to limit "dynamic pricing" in grocery stores at an event at BD Provisions in Severna Park on January 20, 2026.
    Former Gov. Larry Hogan says he won’t challenge Gov. Wes Moore in 2026
    “It was an honor to serve, but it’s time to look forward, not back,” Hogan wrote on social media.
    Former Gov. Larry Hogan gives a concession speech after losing U.S. senate seat at during his Election Night Victory Party held at The Graduate in Annapolis, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
    Maryland lawmakers talk immigration enforcement, budget goals at Banner event
    The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Thursday will have hearings on two bills limiting federal immigration enforcement efforts in Maryland.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson, right, and Speaker of The Maryland House Of Delegates Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk with Pamela Wood, Banner Politics reporter, during the Inside the Legislative Session event at The Graduate in Annapolis on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
    In dramatic ruling, Baltimore judge sides with tenant in ‘junk fees’ case
    The case shows a “massive corporate entity taking advantage of an honest, hard-working individual,” the a Baltimore judge wrote.
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