State government

It feels as if we’ve all been living in Donald Trump’s head since the day he came down that golden escalator at Trump Tower to announce a run for the White House in 2015. If he sees it as a war, maybe it is one.

Cash is still king in the cannabis industry.

As counties start to see millions trickling in from the state opioid settlement totaling $400 million, Baltimore bides its time in hopes of a larger payout. Will the gamble pay off?

In Maryland, Black and Latino applicants were denied home loans at a rate 1.6 times higher than white applicants, according to data from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition from 2018 to 2020. In the city of Baltimore, Black applicants were rejected 2.1 times more than white applicants.

The Maryland Cannabis Administration anticipates the industry will reap $600 million in retail sales during the first year of recreational cannabis legalization.

The State Highway Administration began repairing the bridge over the rail line in Halethorpe in 2018. It was slated to be completed in the summer of 2021, and it has now been delayed to winter of 2024.

Under a county executive administration that bills itself the “most transparent” in Baltimore County’s history, Police Department officials have closed ranks around public information.

Retired Col. John Lombardi takes the reins months after the state chose a new health care service provider. Gov. Wes Moore’s administration fired the previous contractor over findings of longstanding abuse and neglect suffered by residents.

If confirmed by the Senate, O’Malley will oversee around 60,000 administration employees at the Woodlawn headquarters. The agency administers federal retirement, disability and family benefits programs and enrolls people in Medicare health coverage.

Maryland hemp businesses file lawsuit against governor and state agencies over THC concentration limits in hemp-derived products, claiming it will put them out of business.

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.