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The state piloted a similar program earlier this year, providing benefits for Port of Baltimore workers after the Key Bridge collapse shut down shipping.

The state’s probation agents have not conducted home visits, including with registered sex offenders, since May, after the corrections department secretary suspended the check-ins for safety reasons.

The request further delays security measures on electronic benefits cards used for food and cash assistance

The funding for the Key Bridge rebuild was wrapped into the latest federal spending bill.

Maryland’s budget problem is getting bigger, and no one has proposed a comprehensive solution to fix it yet.

The decline in youth homicides of children comes a little over a year after the state began a gun violence diversion program for at-risk youth called Thrive Academy.

“The movements for civil rights ... would never have come to be if people had given up their cause after a court case or a battle or an election did not go their way,” the vice president said.

Maryland is one of six states that has participated in the electoral college since the country’s inaugural in 1789.

Sen. Jill Carter, a Baltimore City Democrat, will resign from the Maryland Senate for a board appointment from Gov. Wes Moore.

Police and state officials are investigating a break-in last month at the Maryland Department of Health headquarters — an incident in which the intruder or intruders searched desks and drawers.

A new online tool makes it easier for Marylanders to determine whether they qualify for basic government services, such as food benefits and Medicaid, Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday.

“We will pause the elements that need a closer look or require laying a stronger foundation for full implementation,” Moore said of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

Maryland has a $2.7 billion budget gap that Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers will need to close — potentially through raising more money, cutting planned spending, or a combination of the two.

While Moore supports the idea, he is not submitting his own bill changing the law or adding this effort to his list of priorities for the session.

State lawmakers expressed deep frustration with Maryland correctional leaders on Tuesday, following a scathing audit that found the state gave little oversight to for-profit medical contractors in state-run prisons and jails.

Annapolis is the center of power in Maryland, but it's not the easiest place to get to without a car.

In the month following Donald Trump’s presidential win, organizations and advocates representing immigrant populations report a significant uptick in inquiries and calls.

State officials could set a threshold for when mold should be considered hazardous or mandate a time frame for remediation. But without more research, Maryland’s rules likely won’t go far enough.

The proposal has alarmed the affordable housing community, which fears the collapse of the industry.

The state’s billion-dollar deficit is expected to hit public colleges, said University of Maryland President Darryll Pines.