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State government

    Top Democrats reach deal on budget with more cuts, $1.6B in new taxes and revenue
    After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations among top Democrats, an agreement on a new state budget appears imminent.
    House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, center, speaks at a press conference about the state budget in Annapolis on Thursday.
    Moore nixes idea of ‘broad’ business, drink taxes in budget talks
    Administration officials said that the business services tax as introduced — a 2.5% tax on services that business entities sell to one another — is off the table.
    Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he couldn’t support two tax ideas proposed to close the state’s $3 billion budget hole.
    Lawmakers back changes for Howard Community College board amid campus tensions
    As state leaders have come together behind four nominees to fill vacancies on the Howard Community College board, a bill that would aims to bring more transparency to the board has the support of the county's senators and delegates.
    The Howard County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly hears testimony on a bill to increase the size of the HCC Board of Trustees in November.
    Anthony McCarthy helped shape Baltimore’s political landscape as top aide, adviser
    Longtime political aide Anthony W. McCarthy died Sunday after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was 57.
    Longtime political aide Anthony McCarthy died after a lengthy battle with kidney disease.
    Gov. Moore rails at ‘disastrous’ Trump tariffs, ‘attack’ on FBI
    Moore said he learned of Trump’s intention to block the planned move of the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County from a news report.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.
    Maryland lawmakers clash in emotional debate over bill for prison sentence reviews
    In a long and emotional session Saturday, the Maryland House of Delegates advanced a bill giving more incarcerated people a chance to petition for shorter sentences.
    Exterior of the Maryland State House.
    FBI HQ move, Towson Univ. targeted: What Trump’s latest moves could mean for Maryland
    We’re here to help you understand what went down recently and how it may impact Maryland.
    Lawmakers vow to stop Trump’s attempt to halt FBI HQ move to ‘liberal state’ of Maryland
    President Donald Trump said Friday that he’ll block the planned move of the FBI headquarters from the nation’s capital to Prince George’s County.
    The FBI is currently headquartered in Washington, D.C., at the J. Edgar Hoover Building. President Donald Trump says he’ll block a plan to move the FBI to Maryland.
    Live coverage: State officials work to deliver budget that ‘protects Marylanders’ amid federal chaos
    Lawmakers will be back and forth between committee hearings and floor sessions to get bills through — and there’s a chance they could meet on Saturday as well.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson warned Tuesday that Maryland could face a recession because of federal job and spending cuts.
    ‘Devastating’ cuts could be coming to Maryland college scholarships
    State legislators are now weighing whether to cut scholarship funds for students at private colleges by 50% for the second year in a row.
    Rasheed Mustapha, a first-year engineering student at Loyola University Maryland, was able to attend the school by offsetting tuition with a Sellinger fund scholarship.
    ‘It’s scary right now’: ICE holds detainees for days in bedless Baltimore cells
    Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located.
    Delaware fired first in the orange crush war. Now Maryland is ready to attack.
    Maryland lawmakers are trying to make the orange crush our state cocktail, a year after Delaware stole our favorite drink.
    The crush lineup at Hampden's Wicked Sisters. The original orange — a Maryland invention — is on the left.
    Maryland wants to address racial disparities in its prison system. Will Trump interfere?
    Despite Maryland’s progressive reputation, the disparities in its criminal justice system are among the worst in the country.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown acknowledged an “assault” from Donald Trump in some areas, but said a majority of elements of the criminal justice system reside at the state level.
    As momentum builds in Annapolis for new B2B tax, businesses fight back
    Business leaders said the 2.5% tax on services that businesses sell one another would be “damaging,” with “devastating impacts.”
    Mary D. Kane, president and CEO of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, speaks against a proposed business-to-business tax at a news conference across the street from the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
    BGE approach compared to ‘extortion’ as lawmakers grill execs over soaring bills
    The Maryland General Assembly committees that oversee energy issues join a growing chorus of lawmakers and consumer advocates alarmed by rapidly rising utility bills.
    Supporters of legislation aimed at lower heating costs and improving public safety hold up signs during a press conference held outside of Baltimore City Hall in February.
    How might Maryland politicians raise your taxes and what could it cost you?
    What exactly — and who — is on the table to raise more money for Maryland? Here’s a look at the options.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed a $67.3 billion budget for state government, closing a budget gap by cutting spending and raising taxes for high earners.
    Exasperated federal workers take aim at Trump administration: ‘Impeach them all’
    A packed crowd erupted in applause Tuesday evening as Maryland lawmakers took the stage at Howard Community College for a town hall addressing their fight against President Donald Trump’s administration.
    From left, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, Sens Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and Rep. Sarah Elfreth hold a hybrid town hall to hear how elected leaders are fighting back against the Trump administration, held at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
    Maryland House passes stripped-down Blueprint education bill
    Maryland’s House of Delegates voted along party lines to tweak the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan.
    The Maryland House of Delegates on opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
    Diverse General Assembly caucuses declare: ‘We are Maryland’
    The Maryland General Assembly’s six “ethnic and intersectional” caucuses joined forces on Monday to decry federal attacks on diversity and urge their colleagues to pass state legislation protecting civil rights and diversity in the state.
    Members of six different "ethnic and intersectional" caucuses in the General Assembly applaud Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, during a press conference in Annapolis on Monday, March 10, 2025. For the first time, the caucuses joined together to decry attacks on diversity and push to get their priority bills passed.
    Federal judge rules election activists can access Maryland voter rolls
    A federal judge ruled a Maryland State Board of Elections regulation violated election law, giving a win to election activists suing for unrestricted access.
    A voting booth in Oakland Mills High School in Columbia in November.
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