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    The Maryland light rail has resumed full service. Will ridership rebound?
    Promoters of public transit say it’s possible that the state transit service has burned a bridge with those who rely on frequent light rail service.
    A man runs to catch the light rail heading toward BWI Airport at Camden Station in Baltimore on August 11, 2022.
    Top port administrator resigns after leaving scene of JFX crash
    The executive director of the Maryland Port Administration has resigned after being involved in and cited for a multiple-vehicle crash earlier this week.
    Shipping containers are stacked together at the Port of Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Baltimore. Six months into the war in Ukraine, American companies — including federal contractors — continue to buy everything from birch wood flooring to weapons-grade titanium from major Russian corporations.
    Maryland has a massive backlog for Medicaid in-home care. Some patients die waiting.
    Family members with their own work and family obligations are having to step in, and often cannot provide the level or frequency of care that their loved ones need.
    Jayne Felton rests her arms on her box of paperwork related to her sister’s care in her home office in Havre De Grace on June 8, 2023.
    Photos: Promotion makes Brig. Gen. Birckhead the only Black woman leading a state military
    The promotion coincided with the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act.
    Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead is greeted by her mentor and the highest ranking Black woman in the U.S. Army, Lt. Gen. Donna Martin, prior to her promotion ceremony on June 3 at Morgan State University.
    Gov. Moore appoints Malcolm Ruff to House of Delegates
    Ruff, an attorney with the Murphy, Falcon & Murphy law firm, will represent the 41st district, which includes neighborhoods in north, west and southwest Baltimore.
    Malcolm Ruff hugs Wes Moore after Moore announced he was appointing Ruff as the 41st district's delegate in Maryland's House of Delegates at Ruff's annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Ruff pledged to do everything he could for West Baltimore.
    Banner political notes: New poll; racing board named; Moore picks school board members
    Marylanders approve of the job Moore is doing, but not his push to eventually ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, according to a new poll.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    Medical cannabis tracking system lagging, state creates emergency guardrails through Monday
    If a dispensary cannot verify a medical cannabis patient’s allotment, customers can still purchase a limited amount of product.
    Behind the scenes at Curio Wellness
    All the steps between now and making the Red Line a reality in Baltimore
    “The stars are aligned to invest in public transit,” Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday. “This is going to happen.” But it remains to be seen when, exactly, passengers might one day be hopping on the Red Line for a ride.
    Officials stand for a picture after a press conference to announce the continuation of the Red Line proposal on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
    Gov. Moore relaunches planning for Red Line transit in Baltimore
    The proposed east-west transit line across the city has moved in fits and starts over two decades. The new governor is promising to get the project back on track.
    Gov. Wes Moore speaks at a press conference announcing the continuation of the Red Line proposal on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
    Commentary: Maryland’s response to the opioid crisis isn’t working
    Reducing Maryland’s high rate of opioid overdose deaths will require improved approaches by the state’s health care providers, says Dr. Enrique Oviedo, a psychiatrist who serves as medical director of MATClinics.
    Dr. Enrique Oviedo is a psychiatrist and is medical director of MATClinics.
    How to live rent-free in a historic Maryland home
    In a unique partnership, Maryland lets residents stay in historic homes for free as long as they pay for the renovations.
    Dani and Justin Ritthaler moved into a historic farmhouse in Howard County as apart of an interesting program with the state of Maryland. Their house is pictured here on June 9. 2023.
    Judge tells Erie Insurance, state to work out resolution in discrimination suit
    Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin ruled that Erie Insurance and The Maryland Insurance Administration have up to 60 days to come to a resolution following the administration’s finding in May that the Pennsylvania-based insurance company used discriminatory practices against Black Baltimore-area brokers, and thus its residents.
    Cary Hansel is an attorney for the Baltimore Insurance Network.
    Commentary: Attacks on affirmative action signal economic threat
    Legal actions attacking affirmative action programs threaten to halt or reverse the gains in minority business development in this region and elsewhere, says Sharon Pinder, the president and CEO of the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council.
    Legal actions attacking affirmative action threaten to halt gains in Black business development, says Sharon Pinder, president and CEO of the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council.
    Banner political notes: Support for trans health care; Dems deadlock on new delegate; new gig for Tom Perez?
    A weekly roundup of political news in Maryland.
    Maryland, Baltimore City, Baltimore County politics
    Gov. Moore taps Netflix executive to lead new economic council
    Will Castleberry, who runs state regulatory and production policy for Netflix, will lead the council.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, alongside Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and William Castleberry, held an event to announce the creation of a new council on economic innovation and sign a related executive order on June 8, 2023 in Baltimore, MD
    Next Maryland elections administrator is agency veteran
    Jared DeMarinis, who has worked for the Maryland State Board of Elections for 18 years, was the unanimous pick to be the state‘s next elections administrator. He takes over the new role on Sept. 1.
    A Baltimore resident casts their vote on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School. Polling locations for the general election remain open until 8 p.m.
    As headquarters decision nears, document suggests FBI prefers Virginia over Maryland
    An FBI document circulated this week argues that a location near the FBI training academy in Quantico, Virginia, would be more convenient than a location in Maryland because some employees need to go back and forth between the headquarters and the training academy.
    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.
    Cannabis law reforms must help repair decades of harm to Black communities
    As marijuana laws are reformed in Maryland, measures are needed to help repair the disproportionate damage the application of those laws did to Black communities and to Black men, Banner columnist E.R. Shipp says.
    Maryland State Senator Jill Carter speaks on cannabis legalization during the legislative Black caucus of Maryland meeting on January 25, 2023 at the House of Delegates.
    In newly obtained affidavit, former Gov. Hogan recounts learning of Roy McGrath’s alleged fraud
    Documents obtained from state prosecutors shed new light on the early days of the Roy McGrath scandal — including what then-Gov. Larry Hogan knew, and when he knew it.
    Roy McGrath speaks during a coronavirus press conference at the Maryland State House on April 15, 2020. McGrath, who eventually became Gov. Larry Hogan's chief of staff, is facing state and federal criminal charges related to a "severance" payment he received from the Maryland Environmental Service when he left to join Hogan's office.
    Maryland spends $1.3M to stockpile abortion drugs
    In response to a court challenge of the approval of mifepristone, the state government bought thousands of doses in an emergency purchase that was approved Wednesday.
    AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 17:  The abortion drug Mifepristone, also known as RU486, is pictured in an abortion clinic February 17, 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. The drug, which has been available in New Zealand for four years and is used in many countries around the world, is expected to be available to Australian women within a year after parliament yesterday approved a bill which transfers regulatory control of the drug to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, a government body of scientists and doctors that regulates all other drugs in Australia.
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