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State government

    Hutzell: Maryland’s constitution is a can of worms. Let’s open it.
    COLUMN | As long as Democrats are opening the can of worms that is Maryland’s foundational legal document, why not examine all the worms and see if we can’t do better?
    Lawmakers will return to the Maryland State House next month for a special session to amend the state constitution.
    If Maryland can’t revive one Eastern Shore river, can it save the bay?
    Disappointment in the progress of the Corsica raises a bigger, more troubling question. If, in two decades, officials can’t revive one relatively small tributary, can they really save the bay?
    Waterfront homes line the shore of the Corsica River near the Centreville Wharf in Centreville.
    Justice Department sues Maryland over immigration policies
    The lawsuit, one of several President Donald Trump’s administration has brought against Democratic-led states and cities, takes issue with the newly passed Community Trust Act.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is named in a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit challenging the state’s Community Trust Act, an immigration law that took effect this year.
    Videos show chaotic moments before MTA bus slams into Pikesville building, injuring dozens
    Video footage of an MTA bus crash in Pikesville shows the bus racing through an intersection, crossing lanes, striking about a dozen cars, taking out an electrical pole and slamming into a building, leaving more than 30 people injured.
    Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — Video shows a bus at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
    What to know about Maryland’s redistricting special session
    Will the public have a say on redistricting? How much will this cost? We have answers.
    Maryland's senators and delegates are being called back to the State House for a special legislative session in August.
    Maryland lawmakers will lay groundwork for redistricting in August special session
    Maryland’s lawmakers will return to Annapolis in August to pave the way for future efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democratic leaders announced Tuesday.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson talks with House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk before a We are CASA rally outside the Maryland Statehouse before the signing of Senate bill 245 and House bill 444, ending Maryland’s 287(g) program which deputized local law enforcement to act as federal immigration agents.
    After ballot errors, Maryland’s election board wants answers from vendor
    The Minnesota-based vendor sent some voters ballots for the wrong party and wasn’t able to determine which voters were affected.
    Baltimore County elections workers count mail ballots in Owings Mills last month.
    Hutzell: While Maryland idles on Waymo, I went for a driverless ride in San Francisco
    No matter how prepared you are for the experience, seeing the wheel of a Waymo turn this way and that without the touch of human hands is disquieting.
    A trip to San Francisco in June was a chance to try out Waymo driverless cars as the company continues to work on bringing them to Baltimore.
    BGE’s proposed $8-per-month rate hike won’t take effect until at least January, regulator says
    Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. announced last week that it wants to increase rates starting next month. The Maryland Public Service Commission said the company will have to wait.
    The exterior of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s downtown headquarters in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
    Streeter: Cellphone bans at Maryland schools make sense — until they don’t
    COLUMN | Starting in the 2027-28 school year, Maryland school districts must adopt a consistent policy restricting phone usage in class. As a parent, I’m concerned.
    Principal Shawnette Williams collects a cellphone and headphones from a student arriving at Reginald Lewis High School on Monday, March 17, 2025. The phones are put in numbered pouches and locked up until the end of the school day.
    Gov. Wes Moore got ‘Surrounded’ on a famous YouTube show
    Moore’s episode of “Surrounded” on the Jubilee YouTube channel gave the governor more than an hour of exposure before a broad audience.
    Gov. Wes Moore took questions from 20 nonvoters on the popular YouTube debate show "Surrounded."
    Moore seeks to upstage Trump, other Democrats with holiday patriotism speech
    The Democratic governor will deliver the speech from the State House in Annapolis before a group of military veterans. The theme: How patriotism differs from nationalism, and why America is worth fighting for.
    Gov. Wes Moore spoke at Pimlico before a ceremonial demolition at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, Thursday, August 21, 2025.
    ICE Elkridge hearing draws protestors and Trump’s Justice Department
    Howard County residents and immigrant rights activists plan to rally Thursday morning outside the federal courthouse in downtown Baltimore ahead of a crucial hearing on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.
    July 2, 2026 - Upwards of 100 protestors gathered outside of the United States District Courthouse to protest an ICE detention center in Howard County. A federal judge is expected to rule in the lawsuit case concerning the Elkridge ICE facility.
    ‘Highly disappointed’: Maryland’s exhibit at the Great American State Fair falls short for some
    The Great American State Fair intends to showcase all states and territories, but some exhibits are a lot barer-bones than others.
    TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026 - The Maryland exhibit at the Great American State Fair on Tuesday.
    School cellphone bans and the Vax Act are some Maryland laws going into effect in July
    Maryland lawmakers passed hundreds of bills earlier this year that will become law come July 1.
    Moore declares State of Preparedness ahead of holiday weekend heat wave
    Marylanders can expect “very hot and humid conditions” that will spark “extreme heat risk,” especially to vulnerable people, including children and older adults, the governor’s office said in a press release. The State of Preparedness is expected to last from July 1-5.
    A silhouetted man walks along the harbor with nobody else in sight. Street lights divide the photo in half between the water and the walkway.
    Hutzell: The best, worst and just plain weird of Maryland’s weak primary
    COLUMN | Maryland 2026 primary election is almost in the books, so it’s time to recognize the -ests among the results — best, worst and weirdest.
    People cast their votes at Liberty Elementary, located at 3901 Maine Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday. At 6:30 p.m., the polling location was empty save for a few voters.
    Rain, apathy, routine: Maryland’s meh primary election
    “For the most part, it was a boring, status quo primary,” said Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary’s College who teaches a course in Maryland politics.
    A voter leaves a polling location at Towson University on a rainy Tuesday morning.
    Bobby LaPin lost the race. He’s not ready to leave the fight.
    LaPin’s grassroots challenge, waged on Baltimore’s front stoops and Instagram feeds, was no match for a 16-year veteran politician with a war chest and battle-worn relationships.
    Bobby LaPin knocks on doors in South Baltimore earlier this month. LaPin says he’s inspired by voters who said he gave them hope.
    Biden urges Maryland Democrats to ‘get up’ and fight Trump at party gala
    Former President Joe Biden fed red meat to the Maryland Democratic Party’s faithful Saturday night, blasting President Donald Trump and urging them to fight.
    Former President Joe Biden speaks at the Maryland Democratic Party’s “Fight Back & Win” gala at The Hall at Live! Casino in Hanover.
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