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COLUMN | Yay! The biggest injection of jobs into the Maryland economy in 10 years! An estimated $2 billion pumped into the Baltimore region’s economy, including $312 million in wages. Win, win, win! Uh, so why am I the only one feeling conflicted?

Fight Back MD is spending “six figures” on text messages, mailers and a video ad that will air on TV and streaming services to urge voters to approve Question 3.

Specialty biologists worked with trained dogs to help relocate an endangered species of turtle to a home in Maryland. Now, the Department of Natural Resources is considering a rule change to protect more reptile species.

COLUMN | Anne Arundel County is the only Maryland jurisdiction with a contested election for Circuit Court judge this fall. How will you choose? Ron Jarashow, a judge for eight months before losing in an election, can help.

If Democrats win back the House in November — polling shows they have a good shot — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland could resume his role as Trump’s No. 1 antagonist.

Five years after a section of southeastern Baltimore County was identified as a cradle of wind turbines, that land will be used for a massive weapons manufacturing facility.

The AAPI United in Action Slate has raised more than $60,000 to support Democratic AAPI incumbents and candidates.

More than three-quarters of Marylanders oppose new data centers being built in the state and in their communities, according to a poll from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Institute of Politics.

COLUMN | President Trump is famously not a fan of Baltimore, but after his visit to the area this week, I’m curious about what he saw and what he should focus on if he ever comes back.

Just 25% of likely voters said they would vote for a constitutional amendment on redistricting that will appear as Question 3 on general election ballots, according to a poll from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Institute of Politics.

Moore and Cox will replay their 2022 matchup in what will likely be their only public faceoff ahead of Election Day.

Gov. Wes Moore and Dan Cox questioned each other’s relationship with the truth during their first, and likely only, debate ahead of the November election.

Moore, a Democrat who has been the subject of speculation about a possible 2028 White House bid, gave a roundabout answer that left the door open for his future plans.

Other Democrats were also expected to attend but pulled out after Moore’s removal.

Neither Green Party candidate Andy Ellis nor Working Class Party candidate Cathy White met Maryland Public Television’s requirements for inclusion in the debate.

There are many ways to have your say on or before Nov. 3. Here’s how you register.

The hourlong debate will be prerecorded and broadcast on local news channels and radio stations and streamed online at The Banner at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

If Maryland’s election for governor were held today, incumbent Democratic Gov. Wes Moore would pull in more than twice as many votes as Republican challenger Dan Cox, according to a new poll from UMBC.

“Maryland voters are lucky to have a number of talented women running for Senate and the incumbents are psyched to offer them a little bit of extra support,” said Sen. Cheryl Kagan, a Montgomery County Democrat.

The Republican president has been in the Baltimore region four times in the last decade.