State government

Days after a judge ordered ICE to allow unannounced congressional oversight, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin toured an “overcrowded” holding area in downtown Baltimore — and said the conditions he saw were a “bad situation.”

The bills would require explicit zoning approval for private immigration detention facilities and create new standards and oversight for conditions inside.

If signed, the law would take effect immediately, forcing nine counties in Maryland to end their agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Maryland’s Black state lawmakers unveiled a sweeping agenda on Thursday that aims to curb immigration enforcement, ensure that children accused of crimes are held more often in youth custody, promote homeownership and protect health care access.

The Maryland health official leading an overhaul of the state’s troubled system of drug addiction and mental health treatment programs is stepping down.

At times seeming during his speech, Gov. Wes Moore seemed contrite, acknowledging that he’d learned some lessons and that his success depended on lawmakers.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, in his annual State of the State speech, made a direct appeal to state senators to vote on a new map of congressional boundaries that gives Democrats a chance of a sweep of all eight districts.

Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach said he regrets missing meetings, but added: “If I thought for one minute that I was shortchanging my constituents in my district, I would resign.”

Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes says she has some idea of what Maryland Republicans are feeling in terms of redistricting.

Eighteen Democratic governors are refusing to attend a dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump next week, after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were uninvited.

A Maryland lawmaker submitted BGE’s controversial proposal in the final hours before a procedural deadline.

The influential member of Maryland's congressional delegation said he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.

Charles County Sen. Arthur Ellis said Senate President Bill Ferguson’s decision to block a plan to further gerrymander Maryland’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats disqualified him from being Senate president.

Washington County commissioners declared support for the conversion of a sprawling warehouse outside Hagerstown into a proposed federal immigration detention facility on Tuesday.

Column | Two Montgomery County lawmakers believe they have the little-known key to stopping federal agents from violating Maryland residents’ constitutional rights. As the national immigration purge expands, the first hearing on their idea is Tuesday in Annapolis.

Maryland State Police have faced persistent questions about its treatment of minority employees, and a proposed class-action lawsuit is still pending in court.

Acting Maryland State Police Superintendent Michael A. Jackson has allies on both sides of the aisle after a decade in Annapolis, but some still question his tenure leading the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Department.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says the White House has singled him out by disinviting him from a pair of events for the nation’s governors in Washington next week.

Gov. Wes Moore told federal officials he had concerns about the economic drain the Williamsport facility could have on the area and a “troubling lack of transparency” around the purchase.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he plans to sign emergency legislation banning working agreements between federal immigration agencies and local jurisdictions.