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State government

    Andy Harris hears out frustrated callers at tele-town hall
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris didn’t back down from his support for President Donald Trump and cutting government.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris attends the first day of the General Assembly session in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
    Former aide pleads guilty to stealing $20K in scholarship funds using senator’s email
    A former legislative aide Esther Dikongue pleaded guilty to theft that was part of a college scholarship scheme.
    Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
    One year later: How Baltimore averted economic doom after the Key Bridge collapse
    The Key Bridge collapse temporarily closed a shipping channel. One year later, it's clear leaders' forecast of economic doom largely didn’t come to pass.
    A portion of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a large container ship early Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024, sending several vehicles and people into the frigid water below.
    Maryland Senate committee approves Republican elections board nominee
    Senators on the Executive Nominations Committee unanimously approved James Shalleck’s candidacy on Monday.
    Jim Shalleck of Montgomery County testifies before a Senate committee reviewing his candidacy for a state elections board seat on March 24, 2025.
    Raskin slams no-show Harris at packed town hall: ‘Your face should not be on the milk carton’
    Failing to attract the attention of Republican Congressman Andy Harris, hundreds of people flocked to a middle school gymnasium on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to hear from a willing Democratic stand-in — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin.
    Hundreds of people flocked to a town hall featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin at Mace's Lane Middle School in Dorchester County on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
    Van Hollen calls for new ‘approach’ by Senate Dems after Schumer helps GOP avert shutdown
    As national Democrats remain fractured about their focus and strategy, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen inched closer to calling for a change in leadership in the Senate.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, in a portrait in Baltimore on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
    Live coverage: What’s going on with Maryland’s state budget?
    Bills dealing with the budget and energy costs could miss the crossover deadline, but they have leadership's blessing and will eventually advance.
    It's a do-or-die week for most bills in Annapolis. But bills dealing with the budget and energy costs will advance, even if they miss a the crossover day deadline.
    Maryland college scholarships safe from budget cuts — for now
    Lawmakers ignored a recommendation to cut need-based scholarships at private colleges in half for a second year in a row.
    Rasheed Mustapha, a first-year engineering student at Loyola University Maryland, is among 5,000-some Maryland residents who receive Sellinger scholarships.
    Maryland Senate seeks middle ground on changes to Blueprint education plan
    The Maryland Senate is charting a middle ground between a revamp sought by the governor and minimal tweaks sought by the House of Delegates.
    Students rally outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis last week to urge lawmakers not to approve cuts to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. The House of Delegates, and now the state Senate, have made changes to the plan that will need to be sorted out in the final weeks of the General Assembly session.
    Maryland bill would allow firefighters to use medical cannabis when off duty
    The Maryland Senate approved a bill that would bar employers from punishing firefighters or rescue workers for using medical cannabis as prescribed by a doctor.
    Scenes at the Herbiculture cannabis dispensary
    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.
    ‘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.
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