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The Western Maryland Democrat spent nearly three decades in the House of Delegates, including nine years as speaker.

New governance models for Baltimore’s water run the risk of further harming Black and low-income neighborhoods, say David Wheaton, an economic justice policy fellow at the Legal Defense Fund, and Mary Grant, campaign director at Public Water for All.

The video corroborates statements later from McGrath’s attorney that those closest to the former aide to Gov. Larry Hogan knew nothing of his intention to go on the lam.

Pinsky said he has already told the agency staff to get ready for taking bold steps in order to achieve state renewable energy targets and, where necessary, agreeing to disagree with external partners such as the utilities or Maryland Public Service Commission, which, he said, “has been very friendly with the utilities.”

Two councils of a Maryland labor union representing thousands of public service workers announced they will merge, beginning in April.

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The new details suggest Roy McGrath made no spur-of-the-moment decision to skip trial and take off on the run.

Inspectors found the private operator of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home failed to report abuse allegations and failed to maintain a rodent-free environment.

Many advocates believe the restrictions on gay men giving blood, put in place when HIV emerged in the 1980s, are outdated and need to better reflect medical advances.

Moore touts his newly-established Department of Service and Civic Innovation at a gathering of “social innovators” in Oxford.

Legislation that would have overhauled the processes for releasing chronically ill and elderly prisoners did not pass again in the Maryland General Assembly in 2023, despite support from those including the chairman of the parole commission.

Angela Crenshaw, named acting superintendent of the Maryland Park Service April 14, is the first Black person to hold the role.

The volume of twigs, leaves and weeds collected has dropped since the county required them to be in paper bags. But the move away from plastic bags had other benefits, officials say.

The governor’s office is working with the University of Maryland Medical System to acquire more doses

Thieves are targeting food assistance and other benefits programs fed by billions in federal funding with minimal security measures in place.

Will Annapolis disappear in a cloud bank of pot smoke on July 1? Will it reek of the devil’s cabbage? And most importantly to me, should I get high? As we approach the end of pot prohibition in Maryland, I’ve got questions.

In Maryland, where state government is controlled entirely by Democrats for the first time in eight years, lawmakers have strengthened access to reproductive health care, tightened rewritten rules for carrying guns and more.

Gov. Wes Moore’s office said such a plan is coming “as soon as possible” and the administration is “exploring options” such as stockpiling the drug mifepristone.

Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater said in a statement that the federal conspiracy charges against Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Jenkins are “serious and disturbing.”

Moore devoted the majority of his remarks to two laws that aim to alleviate poverty by expanding the state’s earned income tax credit and raising the minimum wage.