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State government

    Six months in, Gov. Moore must balance big plans for Maryland’s future with immediate challenges
    Moore did a series of interviews with reporters ahead of the six-month mark anniversary discussing his successes so far and his vision for the future.
    Gov. Wes Moore is photographed during an interview with The Baltimore Banner in his office on June 29, 2023, at the Maryland State House.
    SOLD: Gov. Wes Moore, wife sell six-bedroom Baltimore ‘manor’ for $2.5M
    Maryland’s first couple sold their nearly 8,000-square-foot mansion in Baltimore’s Guilford neighborhood last week, according to real estate listings.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and his wife Dawn Flythe Moore, shown at the inauguration in January, sold their Guilford mansion for $2.525 million.
    Pete Buttigieg joins lineup for The Banner’s iMPACT Maryland conference
    The Baltimore Banner is bringing together state and local leaders for a daylong discussion of vital issues facing Maryland on Oct. 10 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
    U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is joining the lineup for The Baltimore Banner's inaugural conference, iMPACT Maryland presented by Whiting-Turner.
    Commentary: Menthol cigarette ban could mean unfair policing of Black smokers
    A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
    A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
    Political notes: Endorsement battle in U.S. Senate; Moore heads to Jamaica; hearing on East Baltimore redevelopment delayed; more translators coming to county government
    Gov. Wes Moore's fourth college commencement speech of the year will be a bit far from Maryland, as he heads to the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, this weekend.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    Application spike, new renewal system have led to passport delays for Marylanders
    Maryland's members of Congress are inundated with passport cases.
    Where is Gov. Wes Moore? He’s gone west to raise money for fellow Dems at ‘billionaire summer camp’
    The governor has been fundraising for the Democratic Governors Association at the Sun Valley Conference, a closed-door event in Idaho that attracts rich and powerful investors and executives, including from the media and tech worlds.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, shown in his State House office in June, has been raising money for the Democratic Governors Association at the Sun Valley Conference, a closed-door event in Idaho known as “billionaire summer camp.”
    ‘The clock is ticking’: VP Harris visits Baltimore to announce $20B to combat climate change
    The Biden-Harris Administration is pledging $20 billion to fund clean energy programs across the country, including in underserved communities. The vice president described the funding as “the largest investment in financing for community-based climate projects in our nation.”
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Coppin State University on July 14, 2023. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    Feds amend criteria for new FBI headquarters, giving Maryland bid a boost
    The GSA anticipates making a selection in the next few months.
    An entranceway to a building includes a revolving door. Above the door are letters that spell out business appointments. On the facade above, letters spell out Edgar Hoover FBI Building.
    Commentary: Maryland has plan, leadership to make school systems better
    Maryland's Department of Education has a plan and leadership in place to fix lagging student performance, says Clarence C. Crawford, president of the State Board of Education.
    Clarence Crawford, president of the Maryland State Board of Education, during a state school board meeting in February. (Kaitlyn Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    17,000 more Marylanders lost Medicaid coverage last month
    Twelve percent of the 139,000 people up for renewal in June lost their health insurance for preventable reasons, bringing the total of avoidable coverage losses to 42,000 over two months.
    Maryland is beginning the process of re-enrolling all 1.8 million Medicaid beneficiaries. Organizations like Health Care for the Homeless help patients through the process of reenrolling in Medicaid, which can include creating email addresses, locating necessary paperwork to enroll and selecting insurance.
    Parts of Maryland under drought watch; residents and businesses asked to conserve water
    Western Maryland and portions of central and eastern Maryland are under the watch because of lower-than-normal stream flows and groundwater levels for this time of year.
    Person at a tap, filling a glass of water.
    The idea of slavery reparations has stalled in Maryland. Local campaigns could change that.
    There’s never been a consensus in Maryland on the need for reparations, what they might look like or who should qualify for them. Legislation to create a commission on the concept — just study the idea — has died twice in the Maryland General Assembly in the last two years. Maybe, just maybe, we’re about to see the start of a campaign to approach this at the local level.
    Wes Moore and his son, James Moore, arrive at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial to lay a wreath and say a prayer before the governor-elect is sworn in as the first African American governor of the state of Maryland.
    Nearly $21 million in cannabis sold during Maryland’s first week of legalization
    Maryland anticipates $600 million in first year of adult-use cannabis sales
    Megan Pullins helps a customer at Far & Dotter on July 1, 2023, the first day of recreational cannabis legalization in Maryland.
    Political notes: No General Assembly vacancies; two political books; climate advice for Moore
    For several months, the General Assembly has been dealing with a post-election series of departures and appointments.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    How the Chesapeake Bay got a boost from less rainfall
    Scientists say seagrass acreage is expanding and the bay's toxic "dead zone" could shrink by as much as a third this year.
    Wild celery and other bay grasses grow in the Susquehanna Flats south of Havre de Grace, Md., on Aug. 2, 2019.
    Commentary: Relaunch of the Red Line revives promise of our communities
    The revived east-west Red Line project will bring Baltimore communities together and provide a range of benefits to residents across the Baltimore region, say Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
    The Maryland Transit Administration is relaunching the planning process for the proposed Red Line east-west route in Baltimore.
    Commentary: Red Line connecting East, West Baltimore will spur economic growth
    A revived Red Line to connect East and West Baltimore is long overdue and will spur economic growth throughout the city and region, say Mark Anthony Thomas, CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, and Kathy E. Hollinger, CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership.
    Maryland and Baltimore political leaders stand for a picture after a press conference June 15, 2023, to announce revival of the proposed Red Line transit project.
    Dan Cox for Congress? The former governor hopeful says federal candidacy filing is ‘fraud.’
    The Republican politician said a candidacy filing with the Federal Election Commission wasn’t done by him, and he’s asked the commission to investigate. He says he’s still thinking about whether to run.
    Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, speaks during The Freedom Rally in Owings Mills, Saturday, October 29, 2022.
    State pays nearly $3M to John Huffington, wrongly convicted of murder
    John Huffington was wrongly convicted of double murder in Harford County in 1981, in a case so flawed that the lead prosecutor was ultimately disbarred for his conduct in the case. Huffington was pardoned earlier this year.
    John Huffington, center, is applauded during a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works on July 5, 2023. The board awarded $2.9 million for being wrongly convicted and incarcerated for decades. Huffington, who was on death row, has written a book and worked for nonprofit organizations since his conviction was vacated.
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