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State government

    Maryland joins lawsuit against Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday that he was joining 22 other states to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
    “Ending birthright citizenship is un-American, and our office will vigorously challenge this blatantly unconstitutional decision in court,” Attorney General Anthony Brown said.
    Marginalized communities disappointed by Trump’s inauguration speech, executive orders
    Marginalized groups, including immigrants, non-white people and members of the LGBTQIA+ population expressed displeasure with Donald Trump’s inauguration speech and subsequent issuing of a slew of executive orders.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Maryland’s government has no plan to pay for potential child abuse settlements
    Maryland’s state government faces a potentially large bill to compensate people who were abused as children in the juvenile justice system — with no plan to pay for it.
    Maryland's state lawmakers go back to work on Wednesday, January 8, 2024 for the 447th session of the Maryland General Assembly. This is the first of 90 days of lawmaking and budget balancing.
    Moore to ask lawmakers to revamp Blueprint education program
    With the savings, Moore wants to put a focus on literacy and math education — something that Carey Wright, state superintendent of schools, is known for.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is proposing a revamp of the state's signature public education program, the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
    Vive la résistance — even if Wes Moore won’t admit it
    Wes Moore is good at making pithy statements, and this one traveled far in the political news media, which is looking for someone to speak for the 48.36% of the nation's voters who didn’t want Donald Trump returned to the White House. Protest too much, Mr. Governor?
    Gov. Wes Moore stressed at an event last week in Annapolis that he is not the leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump.
    Before Trump, a red wave washed through Dundalk
    “The anger was enormous — the sense of betrayal,” said Bill Barry, who was the director of labor studies at the Community College of Baltimore County Dundalk.
    Sen. Johnny Ray Salling, a Baltimore County Republican, attends session in the Senate Chambers in Annapolis, MD on January 16, 2025.
    Batteries and where to put them could be next in Maryland’s energy wars
    The most important thing to understand about electricity in Maryland may be that everyone wants more of it. Or maybe the most important thing is that few people want to live near it. Not power plants. Not power lines. Not solar or wind farms. We’re about to see if that's how people feel about batteries.
    Battery storage systems, like this one installed in Calvert County by BGE in 2023, could help level out supply and demand of electricity in Maryland.
    Live coverage (week 2): Explaining the 18% of Marylanders who will see a tax increase
    Gov. Wes Moore has promised $2 billion in budget cuts. We’ll find out where this week.
    The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a pro forma session that lasted two minutes.
    Maryland may add 75-cent ‘retail delivery fee’ to most orders, including Amazon and DoorDash
    A proposal for a 75-cent retail delivery fee has some wondering who will end up paying: companies or customers?
    A man loads packages from a metal pallet into the back of an Amazon box truck.
    University System of Maryland faces $111 million cut in Gov. Moore’s budget
    The budget also predicted tuition increases at system campuses, though the Board of Regents has control of that.
    The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is among the 12 campuses in the University System of Maryland.
    Justice reform, health and housing equity top Maryland Black Caucus’ priorities
    The caucus already flagged one component of Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposal — unveiled the day before — that gives them pause: freezing the amount of money going to community schools that serve high-need neighborhoods.
    Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, a Montgomery County Democrat, leads a press conference for the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 in Annapolis.
    What Gov. Moore’s budget means for Maryland schools
    The governor has proposed scaling back and delaying key parts of Maryland’s education reform plan.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore proposed his budget Wednesday, spelling out changes schools can expect in the coming year.
    Most Marylanders would see a tax cut under Gov. Moore’s budget. How would that work?
    The changes would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the state.
    Gov. Wes Moore’s new budget proposal could mean lower tax bills for nearly two-thirds of Marylanders.
    We reviewed Gov. Moore’s budget proposal so you don’t have to
    Just because Moore introduced the budget this way, it doesn’t mean it’s going to end up like this.
    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.
    Maryland AG sues software vendor, landlords for price-fixing rents
    The attorney general’s office blasted the defendants as a ‘cartel.’
    Maryland Attorney General applauds for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as he delivers his first State of the State address on 2/1/23 at the Maryland State House.
    Moore’s budget plan will tax Maryland’s highest earners to close deficits
    Under the proposal, the state would establish two new tax brackets for individuals earning more than $500,000 and $1 million while offering relief for others.
    Maryland would add two new tax brackets, for individuals earning more than $500,000 and $1 million, to raise more than $800 million.
    Baltimore’s light rail to survive cuts amid Maryland’s budget gap
    The state’s finalized six-year transportation spending plan includes previously deferred rehabilitation projects for the 32-year-old train line.
    Last year, officials announced a $213 million federal grant that the Maryland Transit Administration would put toward brand new light rail cars.
    With Andy Harris’ advice, the Maryland General Assembly gets a Freedom Caucus
    The seven members represent a fraction of House Republicans in a chamber where the Democrats hold a better than 2-to-1 majority.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican representative in Congress, speaks at a launch for the Maryland Freedom Caucus on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis.
    Moore: Maryland taxes to go up for some, but not sales or property taxes
    Moore did not offer details of the tax hike, including who would pay more and by how much. But he said the increase would be coupled with tax cuts for two-thirds of Marylanders and a cut in the corporate tax rate.
    Gov. Wes Moore speaks during The Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event Tuesday morning.
    Moore wants to make a ‘big bet’ on Maryland’s quantum computing industry
    A $27.5 million effort on quantum computing is part of the Democratic governor’s plans to spur more economic activity in the state, particularly in emerging industries.
    Gov. Wes Moore is allocating $27.5 million in his budget in an effort to boost College Park as a hub for quantum computing.
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