State government

    Maryland House approves congressional map; expected to stall in Senate
    Maryland’s state delegates gave their stamp of approval Monday over a new map of congressional districts that gives Democrats a chance to sweep all eight seats.
    Maryland House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, a Democrat, presides over a debate on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Annapolis, Md.
    Michael Frenz, longtime executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, retiring
    With the retirement of Michael Frenz, executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, the state has begun a nationwide search for his replacement.
    Michael Frenz, speaking here at a ribbon-cutting at Montebello Elementary/Middle School in 2022, plans to retire in April.
    Baltimore, Anne Arundel consider ‘humanizing’ the eviction process
    The bills would require that tenants receive better notification of eviction dates and could give residents more time to take care of their belongings.
    Dante and Ashley Simms, a couple living in Baltimore with their six children, were evicted from their home late last year after missing rent.
    Republican Dan Cox files for governor, seeking rematch with Moore
    Dan Cox, the 2022 Republican nominee for governor, has filed to run again, seeking a rematch with Wes Moore.
    Dan Cox, gubernatorial candidate for Maryland, speaks at his election night event held at Double Tree by Hilton in Annapolis, MD on November 8, 2022.
    Mask ban against ICE agents ‘likely unconstitutional,’ Maryland AG says
    In a new letter to lawmakers, the attorney general’s office wrote that there is a “substantial risk” a mask ban would be found unenforceable in court.
    A group of four men wearing law enforcement gear and masks walk on a sidewalk toward the camera.
    From Chile to your street: Inside the sprint to distribute road salt after a snowstorm
    The Port of Baltimore ranks No. 2 in the nation for imported road salt. A “truck ballet” plays a role in transporting it from a South American desert to neighborhoods in the mid-Atlantic.
    Dwarfed by a mountain of salt, a front-end loader dumps salt into a truck at Canton Stevedoring’s North Locust Point pier before dawn Thursday.
    Washington County: Feds’ plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped
    The federal government moved quickly over the last month to establish a foothold in Maryland, notifying Washington County officials of its intentions just days before inking the deed giving it full ownership of the property in Williamsport, just outside of Hagerstown.
    his new warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    Maryland House pushes forward with new congressional districts
    The Maryland House of Delegates continues to push a new map of congressional districts, even as the state Senate remains a roadblock.
    A proposed map of new Congresional districts took the first steps toward likely eventual passage in the Maryland House of Delegates Tuesday.
    Maryland Senate committee advances ICE mask ban bill
    Though the passage came as little surprise — leadership in both chambers have made curbing ICE a top priority — an amendment to the law took some teeth out of it.
    Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    What happened on day 14 of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session
    After a snow day, lawmakers are back in Annapolis to continue the 90-day legislative session. Here’s what we’re watching today, Jan. 27.
    Maryland Governor Wes Moore delivers remarks to lawmakers and members of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington in Rockville, MD on December 3, 2025.  At the annual JCRC Legislators and Lox breakfast, Moore and other lawmakers attended and gave support to Jewish community members worried about rising anti-semitism.
    Feds purchase warehouse near Hagerstown, fueling talk of immigration detention center
    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million.
    A warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
    Spirit contractor at BWI had no written heat illness prevention plan, state finds
    State officials issued five citations against a contractor that provides ground crew services for Spirit Airlines at BWI airport. The state’s investigation found that contractor AGI Ground did not have a written heat illness prevention plan.
    Tyrone Daniels, an AGI ground crew employee, speaks at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
    ‘Completely unacceptable’: Moore’s office chides Trump over Baltimore ICE facility video
    Gov. Wes Moore’s office slammed the Trump administration for the conditions depicted in a widely circulated video showing an overcrowded holding cell at the downtown Baltimore field office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Gov. Wes Moore’s office called out the Trump administration on Tuesday.
    Hutzell: A little time travel helps explain Maryland’s power dilemma
    COLUMN: Demand for more electricity shows no sign of slowing. It’s driven by the rapid growth of data centers, which power the AI behind Alexa and Gronk. As Gov. Wes Moore prepares his plan out of this mess, a look at the next decade explains what’s happening.
    Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
    Maryland delegates to take first vote on new congressional map Tuesday
    Maryland lawmakers are on track to speed a new, Democrat-friendly congressional district map through the House of Delegates in the coming days, with the first hearing and vote set for Tuesday.
    A bill to redraw the state's congressional districts is scheduled for a hearing and vote in the House of Delegates Rules Committee on Tuesday afternoon.
    Live updates: Progressive coalition pushes Senate on redistricting
    Key House and Senate committees will get a breakdown of Wes Moore’s budget proposal.
    Can Moore, Ferguson keep a working relationship under redistricting pressure?
    Behind the scenes things are becoming tense as the two Democratic leaders continue to disagree whether Maryland should redraw its congressional maps to more heavily favor Democrats.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson and Maryland Governor Wes Moore sign one of many bills the day after the end of the 447th session of the Maryland General Assembly on April 8, 2025.
    Hutzell: Masked federal agents shot dead another protester. Maryland must ban the mask.
    Column: America has always been a place of division. Haves, have-nots. Black, white, brown. Left and right. Up or down. Now here’s one more. Are you on the side of the phone video or the side of the mask?
    A person is tackled by a federal agent amid protests following a shooting on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents shot and killed a protestor amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region.
    Ex-Maryland judge tear-gassed by Border Patrol in Minnesota
    A retired Maryland immigration judge visiting family in Minneapolis saw up close the chaotic aftermath of the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti.
    Retired immigration judge David Koelsch in his former chamber at the Hyattsville Immigration Court.
    From roads to hospitals, how Maryland is preparing for the snowstorm
    Here’s how local and state agencies, hospitals and transportation authorities are preparing for the winter storm in Maryland.
    A snow plow on St. Paul Avenue on Monday, January 6, 2025.
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