State government

We already elected Wes Moore, a historic accomplishment that made him the first Black governor of this state and the youngest current governor of any state. So, who is he trying to win over with a relentless travel schedule? What’s the purpose of all this roaming, racking up enough miles to cross Maryland four times over?

Maryland's new Economic Council will help the state do a better job of attracting businesses and helping them to become more competitive, says Delali Dzirasa, CEO of Fearless, a digital services firm based in Baltimore.

Just over two weeks since the legal sales of recreational cannabis began, Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced his pick to lead the state agency responsible for ensuring Maryland’s cannabis industry includes entrepreneurs from communities harmed by marijuana prohibition.

Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced that Maryland would be the first state to respond to a recent study pointing out roadblocks to faster progress on cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.

A spokesman for the FBI’s Knoxville Field Office confirmed Thursday that agents concluded the investigation and referred the findings to local and federal prosecutors for review.

The prominent placement in a national magazine is likely to boost Moore’s already-rising star in the political world. Among those quoted in the article praising Moore: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and MSNBC host Joy Reid.

“They owe it to the state and the taxpayers,” Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis said Wednesday at a meeting of the Board of Public Works, pressing for answers on lease negotiations between the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority.

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.

Maryland’s first couple sold their nearly 8,000-square-foot mansion in Baltimore’s Guilford neighborhood last week, according to real estate listings.

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.

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.

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's members of Congress are inundated with passport cases.

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.

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.”

The GSA anticipates making a selection in the next few months.

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.

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.

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.

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.