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    Towson U. ‘No Kings’ rally relocates over speaker background checks
    Towson University students moved their “No Kings” rally off campus after school officials told them speakers’ names would be run through federal government databases and vetted for security reasons.
    Towson University
    Furloughed federal workers can ride MARC and commuter buses for free, Moore says
    The Maryland Transit Administration is offering free rides on MARC trains and commuter buses during the federal government shutdown.
    A passenger waits to board a northbound MARC train at the Odenton station.
    Del. Charles Otto, Eastern Shore Republican, dies
    Maryland Del. Charles Otto, who represented the Eastern Shore in Annapolis for nearly 15 years, has died, officials announced Friday.
    Del. Charles Otto, an Eastern Shore Republican, sits in the Maryland State House during Sine Die, the final day of the 2024 General Assembly Session in Annapolis, on April 8, 2024. Any bill that doesn’t get passed by midnight on Sine Die is dead, and lawmakers will need to address it next year.
    Most Marylanders oppose Trump on National Guard, immigration and job cuts
    Immigration and crime were President Donald Trump’s strongest issues, while cost of living, tariffs and public health received the worst marks.
    Moore outpaces Hogan in Maryland’s favorite hypothetical horse race
    We have numbers for the governor matchup between Wes Moore and Larry Hogan everyone keeps speculating about.
    Impact Maryland 2025: Moore, other leaders discuss challenges in the state — and opportunities
    The Banner’s third annual thought leadership conference, taking place at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, tackles how Maryland can respond to threats from federal spending cuts, the future of college research and the impact of the arts.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and moderator David Rubenstein in conversation during Impact Maryland 2025 on Tuesday.
    Read the results of The Baltimore Banner’s statewide poll
    The poll contacted 928 registered Maryland voters between Oct. 7-10. It has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
    The Banner polled Maryland registered voters to ask them their opinions regarding Gov. Wes Moore, President Donald Trump, and issues including housing, schools, crime, immigration and transportation.
    Conway highlights Baltimore’s opioid crisis in launching challenge to Mfume
    Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway launched a challenge to longtime U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.
    Standing near the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues, Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway launches his candidacy for Congress.
    Banner poll: 54% approval for Moore, but voters can’t identify his accomplishments
    While a majority of Marylanders approve of the job Gov. Wes Moore is doing, they struggle to identify his achievements and offer only soft support, according to a new statewide poll from The Banner.
    A new poll from The Banner and OpinionWorks measures Gov. Wes Moore’s approval at 54%.
    Top Maryland prosecutors who investigated police-involved deaths will leave posts
    Allison Green, chief of the Maryland attorney general’s office’s Independent Investigations Division, and her deputy, Renee Joy, have resigned, office spokesperson Jennifer Donelan said in a statement. Both will leave the office after this week.
    Sources said last week that Allison Green had left as chief of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office’s Independent Investigations Division.
    Gov. Wes Moore talks federal ‘assault’ on Maryland
    “The assault that we’ve now had on the state of Maryland has been aggressive, has been intentional, it’s been petty, it’s been partisan and it’s been punishing,” Gov. Wes Moore said during a conversation with David Rubenstein at Impact Maryland.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in conversation with moderator David Rubenstein at Impact Maryland on Tuesday.
    Maryland Democrats want a candidate in every 2026 race
    An initiative dubbed “Contest Every Seat” aims to fill ballots across the state with Democratic candidates for the House of Delegates, state Senate, county councils and county commissions.
    Steuart Pittman, chair of the Maryland Democratic Party and Anne Arundel’s county executive, says it’s imperative for his party to field solid candidates to challenge Republicans in as many races as possible in 2026.
    Fake AI citations get Maryland lawyer called out in court
    Adam Hyman, a family law attorney in Bel Air, submitted a brief that he was unaware contained citations that artificial intelligence made up.
    The phenomenon of lawyers using generative artificial intelligence platforms only for them to produce citations that are incorrect or do not exist has emerged as an issue in the legal profession.
    Eyeing Andy Harris, a top Democrat waits on redistricting decision
    As state leaders debate whether to redraw the electoral map, Jake Day waits.
    Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day discusses an executive order on housing policy during an event in Columbia last month.
    No, Gov. Moore, the military is not going to come to our rescue. It’s up to us.
    What Moore said feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.
    Gov. Wes Moore at the Warfield Air National Guard Base during the deactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt.
    Moore picks longtime Dem strategist to head budget office
    Weissmann was chief of staff for two Democratic Senate presidents: current President Bill Ferguson and the late, longtime President Thomas V. Mike Miller, from Prince George’s County.
    Birds fly past the Maryland State House dome in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    Moore says fixes needed for foster care system after teen’s death
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was making a “firm commitment” and placing “firm accountability on all of our people” to make sure they use the rest of his time in office to “fix this.”
    Gov. Wes Moore listens as Attorney General Anthony Brown gives remarks on Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths during a news conference at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    Anne Arundel County will formally apologize for its role in slavery on Nov. 22
    Anne Arundel County will issue a public apology for its role in instituting and supporting slavery. For the county executive, the direct descendant of people who enslaved others, it’s personal.
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman speaks to the Anne Arundel County Council earlier this year in Annapolis.
    Trump administration threatens back pay for furloughed federal workers
    Congress, a Trump administration memo says, is able to decide whether it wants to pay the workers or not as part of legislation to reopen the government.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
    No Moore vs. Wes Moore: The account using AI to troll the governor now has a PAC
    “What we’re seeing from No Moore is what people hate about politics,” Gov. Wes Moore said.
    Gov. Wes Moore spoke at Pimlico before a ceremonial demolition at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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