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Maryland’s underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender has left hundreds of positions unfilled, making it harder for the office to provide clients with the services they need, says Marci Tarrant Johnson, president of the Maryland Defenders Union.

YesCare will keep providing medical care to incarcerated people while the state reviews bids for a new contract.

Maryland’s combined medical and recreational cannabis market could hit $1.1 billion in sales over the first 12 months, according to the state’s top regulator.

Since the 2021 reassessment, residential values increased on average by 25.6% and commercial properties saw an average jump of 17.6%, according to state data released Friday.

The Banner's political reporters and editors weigh in on the year's biggest stories.

Maryland officials on Thursday released a plan for reducing greenhouse emissions. Recommendations include promoting cleaner ways to produce electricity, putting more electric vehicles on the road and making buildings more efficient.

Maryland officials have bet big on using offshore wind to meet renewable energy goals, but industry trends are making that difficult.

Next month, campaigns will have to reveal to the public, for the first time in a year, the sturdiness of their fundraising.

Maryland is right to join a challenge to the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger, which would hurt Maryland travelers with higher airfares and lower-quality service, Del. Jessica Feldmark says.

A national annual scorecard gives the state a passing grade for the strength of its gun safety laws.

These figures come as a series of juvenile justice reforms the Maryland General Assembly passed in 2022 have drawn criticism from prosecutors and police chiefs around the state.

The law could force lower-income owners into delinquency and out of their homes. In worst-case scenarios, the requirements could make it more difficult to buy and sell properties and cause property values to tumble.

The Prince George’s County executive is one of the top Democratic contenders to win Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. But she has less money and lower poll numbers than rival candidate U.S. Rep. David Trone.

A new report found that Maryland could see costs savings if lawmakers provided money upfront to prevent the displacement of those most at risk.

The more than $12 million in taxes collected in the first three months puts Maryland on pace to be ahead of the forecast of $36 million per year.

Maryland is on the path to gain control of almost 300 acres on the Chesapeake Bay just outside Annapolis, a potentially huge victory for increasing public access to the Chesapeake Bay.

The presentations did not appear to allay the worries of residents who came to be heard and to hear solutions.

Now that a lease has been signed, the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority can tap into up to $600 million of taxpayer-financed bonds for upgrades.

The real negotiations are just warming up. The critical piece John Angelos has fought for — the right to develop adjacent public lots and potentially mint money — will play out over the next four years.

The team will remain at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for at least 15 years — and potentially decades, if all goes to plan, according to state and team officials.