State government

COLUMN | State Sen. Pam Beidle wanted to give the $400,000 left in her campaign fund to the slate she created. Turns out the rules don’t allow that. What can she do with this small fortune now?

State Del. Chao Wu said he has no regrets about participating in democracy after two Republican colleagues, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm, refused to apologize for a racist video they posted about him.

Federal prosecutors face significant hurdles in the Key Bridge criminal case against a Singaporean company and an employee believed to be in India, experts say.

Ron Owens, who had been the Democratic governor’s campaign manager since last summer, will exit at the end of the week.

A heated Senate hearing between U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and FBI Director Kash Patel escalated onto social media after Van Hollen challenged Patel over reports of alcohol use and Patel fired back with personal attacks.

Maryland approved what is believed to be the nation’s first law requiring storm drain safety measures after a 13-year-old Mount Airy boy died when he was swept into a drainage inlet during a flash flood.

Del. Brian Chisholm defended the video as asking “basic questions” about the motivation behind a lawmaker’s legislation. He said that asking questions should not be off-limits.

PJM Interconnection, the power grid operator for 13 states and Washington, D.C., is hosting its annual meeting in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

The Maryland bill would encourage medical providers to learn about menopause and is part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness.

House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk condemned the video in which Dels. Mark Fisher and Brian Chisholm made the comments.

When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore rolled out dozens of election endorsements Thursday, one name was conspicuously off the list: Senate President Bill Ferguson. A disagreement over redistricting tanked a deal the two Democrats had to endorse each other.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is giving his seal of approval to dozens of candidates in the upcoming Democratic primary election.

Maryland campaign finance law allows for spending at restaurants but says campaign spending is only permissible if expenses would not have occurred but for the campaign.

COLUMN | Del. Lesley Lopez's kidnap video was the most gonzo social media moment of the 2026 General Assembly, but probably not the last Maryland will see like it.

COLUMN | China built a bridge in 42 hours. China built the world’s tallest bridge in four years. Why can’t America build more like China? Before we get any more freaked out on the latest Key Bridge setback, here’s some perspective on building bridges.

Gov. Wes Moore kicked off his reelection campaign with a high-energy Baltimore rally, highlighting his first-term accomplishments and ambitions while entering the race with strong funding and limited Democratic opposition.

Churchill Downs announced last month its intent to buy the Preakness Stakes’ intellectual property for $85 million — and now Maryland government is on the clock to consider whether to match the deal.

Blue and red states alike are contemplating special legislative sessions to adopt new maps, seeing an opening for political gerrymandering.

Maryland leaders say the state’s new voting rights law will help protect minority voters after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key anti-discrimination provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.

COLUMN |State Sen. Pam Beidle plans to donate $500,000 in campaign funds to a slate of at least 19 candidates she believes will continue her middle-of-the-road political philosophy in increasingly progressive Maryland. Her top priority is getting Allison Pickard elected county executive.