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The budget situation — while not dire, given the total budget is more than $60 billion — will test Democrats’ ability to enact new programs and services, given their limited financial resources.

Prosecutors would like to require a youth defendant’s lawyer to be physically present during an interrogation, which would amend a 2021 juvenile justice reform.

The Maryland social services agency has been shortchanging welfare theft victims for months, according to advocates and policy experts, violating state law and potentially saving millions, an investigation by The Baltimore Banner found.

“Our military families are sacrificing just as much as our people in uniform,” the Democratic governor said as he unveiled his own proposals and offered support for measures sponsored by lawmakers.

“We’ve been working all throughout the weekend and in the week with all of the partners, and we feel very confident that a deal is imminent,” Moore, a Democrat, told reporters.

Policymakers at every level have failed to address conditions in Baltimore’s underserved neighborhoods that continue to harm Black children, Kevin Mcleod, a longtime children’s advocate and coach, says.

The rail car that experienced an electrical fire recently — triggering the suspension of Baltimore’s entire light rail line last week — had received a scheduled rehabilitation prior to the incident, Maryland’s top transit official said Tuesday.

Maryland’s state judiciary is accepting applications to replace a circuit court judge who was killed earlier this year by a man whose divorce case the judge was presiding over, authorities have said.

It’s possible that the two sides could come to a new agreement by the end of the year encompassing both the priorities of Gov. Wes Moore and Orioles CEO and chairman John Angelos, while also addressing concerns that scuttled the deal last week.

As riders feel the pain from the emergency light rail shutdown, people in the Baltimore region and across Maryland have reason for concern about the prospects for much-needed transportation system improvements, says Brian O’Malley, president & CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.

The decision by the Archdiocese of Baltimore to file for bankruptcy will allow equitable compensation for abuse survivors and position the church to continue its mission, says Joe Foss, a member of the archdiocese’s Board of Financial Administration and former vice chairman and chief operating officer of the Baltimore Orioles.

Gov. Wes Moore also named several new members to the Commission on Indian Affairs

Senate President Bill Ferguson objected to a 99-year ground lease that would have enabled the Orioles to plan redevelopment.

A guide to the abrupt suspension of Baltimore light rail service and what it means.

Speaking to hundreds of local government leaders, the Democratic governor defended his plans for severe highway and transit cuts as part of tough choices that are necessary amid a worsening budget picture.

20 women have filed a lawsuit against Maryland and its Department of Juvenile Services alleging rampant sexual abuse as children while incarcerated at the state’s Thomas J.S. Waxter Children’s Center in Laurel.

The Maryland Transit Administration said it plans to suspend light rail service on the north-south line starting Friday.

Attorney General Anthony Brown has ended the suspension of Zainab Chaudry from her position on the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention following outrage over her anti-Israeli social media posts.

Maryland transportation projects could be delayed and local commuter bus service and roadway maintenance face significant cuts as a result of a more-than-$3 billion shortfall in funding the state’s six-year transportation plan, state officials said Tuesday.

The final scheduled meeting of the Maryland Stadium Authority this year came and went without action on the Orioles’ lease, which expires Dec. 31. But officials remained optimistic: “My message to the public is that everyone’s intention, including the Orioles, is for the Orioles to remain in Baltimore for a very long time,” MSA Executive Director Michael Frenz said.