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    Election groups disagree with attorney general about ‘threatening’ voter letters
    The nonprofits that sent ‘vaguely threatening’ voting mailers say their methods are lawful. Maryland’s Attorney General disagreed and told them to stop.
    Voters have been receiving “vaguely threatening” letters from the Center for Voter Information.
    Nearly 1 million Marylanders cast ballots during early voting
    All told, between early votes and returned mail ballots, more than 1.56 million of the state’s 4.2 million voters have already voted for a turnout of 37%.
    Voters line up outside the Odenton Public Library Thursday, October 31, 2024, on the last day of early voting in the general election.
    Hurricanes have depleted federal funds sought by Key Bridge small businesses
    Even though U.S. Small Business Administration funds are depleted, requests for financial help from those affected by the Key Bridge disaster continue to roll in, including 500 new applications in the last month.
    Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a visit to the Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Center in Baltimore on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
    In Maryland’s smallest county, the politics of change take center stage
    High property values and relative population density have given the town an outsized importance in the county’s economic picture.
    Albert Nickerson, a county commissioner in Kent County is pictured on his in-law's farm on October 18, 2024.
    Letter: Don’t be fooled — abortion is still under threat
    The president of Planned Parenthood Maryland and president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., say more needs to be done to protect access to abortion care in Maryland.
    A sign in support of Question 1, a ballot measure that would enshrine reproductive rights in the Maryland constitution.
    The Latine vote could be ‘enormous.’ What does it take to sway it?
    With 65.2 million people, making up 19.5% of the total population, Latines could be an influential voting block this election.
    Odette Ramos looks away from the camera for a portrait in a shady green space.
    Former Gov. Hogan’s vote for president? Sounds like nobody at all.
    In 2016, Hogan voted for his father. In 2020, Hogan voted for the late President Ronald Reagan.
    In an interview on CNN, U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan indicated that he plans to skip the vote for president when he casts his ballot this year.
    Why Larry Hogan’s smaller government came at a cost to Marylanders
    The Republican governor’s decision to downsize government kept agencies from delivering services to people who needed them when they needed them most, said policy analysts, union officials and nonprofit leaders watching and working for state government during Hogan’s tenure.
    Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan greets Baltimore Police dressed in riot gear the morning after citywide unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore in 2015 during his first term in office.
    $30,000 of E-ZPass fees and nowhere to turn for help
    Some Maryland Drivers are facing thousands of dollars in E-ZPass tolls and fines dating back to the pandemic. But they say they can’t get answers about their bills or help resolving them.
    Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, can't drive his 2019 Toyota Camry because the state says he owes $30,000 in E-ZPass tolls and fines. He questions the figure and can’t seem to get answers or help with the bill.
    The Harris and Alsobrooks friendship may matter now more than ever
    As the general election draws near, Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks are experiencing a different kind of intimacy as their friendship may matter now more than ever.
    Angela Alsobrooks (center), Maryland’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is endorsed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a gun violence prevention event at the Kentland Community Center in June.
    Governor orders Maryland agencies to review how student crime information is shared
    The order follows murder charges against a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record.
    iMPACT Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
    State elections board: Members may not communicate with people suing the board
    The decision comes after a revelations that Republican board members had been corresponding for months with an election activist attempting to use the courts to stop Maryland’s election.
    Voters walk into Perry Hall High School to cast their vote, in Nottingham, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
    State may extinguish green energy subsidies for Baltimore trash incinerator
    The companies no longer need the subsidies to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
    The RESCO trash incinerator no longer needs the tax credits to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
    U.S. Senate poll tracker: Alsobrooks lead over Hogan steady in Washington Post poll
    Angela Alsobrooks leads Larry Hogan, 54% to 40%, in a poll from Emerson College as in-person voting approaches.
    With control of the chamber at stake, Maryland's Senate contest is a rare chance for Old Line State politics to get the national spotlight.
    Alsobrooks’ past clashes with Prince George’s colleagues have shaped US Senate race
    As Angela Alsobrooks runs for the U.S. Senate, many of her past critics have become supporters.
    “Because someone didn’t support you yesterday doesn’t mean they won’t support you tomorrow,” said U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks, who is now getting support from some in Prince George’s County who have criticized her leadership as county executive.
    Baltimore County leaders air frustrations over delayed road projects, transit cuts
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. and other county leaders this week criticized the Maryland Department of Transportation for cutting funding and slow-walking important county transit projects.
    Two escalators inside a small structure that says "METRO" at the top with a black and red vertical sign out front indicating it is located at Reisterstown Plaza.
    Maryland’s transportation, housing agencies teaming up to incentivize new homes
    The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.
    A man on a bike wearing a helmet waits outside of a glass shelter at an above ground train station.
    GOP election board members emailed activist who is trying to stop election, records show
    The dozens of pages of email threads also included speculative voter fraud scenarios discussed between state Republican Party leaders and a GOP election board member.
    Maryland state house, ballot excerpts, and check marks
    Jobs, Key Bridge and FBI HQ: What a second Trump term could mean for Maryland
    Another Trump presidency could come with cuts to federal jobs in the state, questions over funding for key transportation projects, less cooperation on preventing gun violence and uncertain effects on the state’s budget.
    Former President Donald Trump says he’ll “Make America Great Again” if he’s elected this year. But Maryland Democrats are worried another Trump presidency would have negative consequences for the state.
    Complaint alleges pro-Hogan super PAC broke campaign finance law
    A prominent “donate” button on the Maryland’s Future webpage goes directly to a fundraising page for Hogan’s campaign committee, which a Montgomery County woman argues violates the law.
    A screenshot of the homepage of the Maryland's Future super political action committee includes a yellow "donate" button that redirected to a fundraising page for the Hogan for Maryland campaign committee. A Democratic voter has filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint, alleging the "donate" button violates campaign finance laws.
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