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Could Maryland tap its ‘rainy day’ reserves to fund SNAP?
Maryland has more than $2 billion in a Rainy Day Fund that’s been tapped before for emergencies like the Key Bridge collapse and the coronavirus pandemic.
Maryland sues Trump administration over decision to halt food benefits
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking the federal government to cover SNAP benefits with money already set aside by Congress.
Moore won’t use state funds to replace federal food aid during shutdown
One in nine Marylanders puts food on the table with the help of SNAP, but with benefits soon running out as a federal government shutdown drags on, Gov. Wes Moore is not planning to tap state money to keep the program running.
Raskin calls for Maryland to fight back against GOP redistricting
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland called on his state to fight back against GOP-led redistricting efforts across the country.
Towson U. ‘No Kings’ rally relocates over speaker background checks
Towson University students moved their “No Kings” rally off campus after school officials told them speakers’ names would be run through federal government databases and vetted for security reasons.
Most Marylanders oppose Trump on National Guard, immigration and job cuts
Immigration and crime were President Donald Trump’s strongest issues, while cost of living, tariffs and public health received the worst marks.
Conway highlights Baltimore’s opioid crisis in launching challenge to Mfume
Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway launched a challenge to longtime U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.
Eyeing Andy Harris, a top Democrat waits on redistricting decision
As state leaders debate whether to redraw the electoral map, Jake Day waits.
Moore picks longtime Dem strategist to head budget office
Weissmann was chief of staff for two Democratic Senate presidents: current President Bill Ferguson and the late, longtime President Thomas V. Mike Miller, from Prince George’s County.
Trump administration threatens back pay for furloughed federal workers
Congress, a Trump administration memo says, is able to decide whether it wants to pay the workers or not as part of legislation to reopen the government.
Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up redistricting
“Now is the time to have conversations about redistricting in Maryland,” Adrienne A. Jones told The Banner. “He has a ready and an eager and a willing partner in me.”
Maryland steps in to fill funding gaps amid federal shutdown
Maryland plans to use state money to fund food and cash assistance and fund state employee salaries typically paid with federal dollars as it rides out a government shutdown, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday.
Senate can’t agree on a spending plan, putting Maryland’s federal workforce at risk
It’s unclear, with the House of Representatives adjourned until next week, when lawmakers could consider their next moves to reopen the government.
Maryland will pay a price whether the federal government shuts down or not
Maryland and its Democrat-dominated congressional delegation sit in the crosshairs of the federal government spending fight.
Maryland lawmakers seek to honor Black children buried in unmarked graves
“[W]e need to be mindful of never, ever allowing something like this to happen again," said state Sen. Michael Jackson.
Maryland Democrats in Congress vote against stopgap bill as shutdown looms
Maryland members of Congress voted along party lines Friday as Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a plan to fund the government past Sept. 30.
Maryland failed to keep sex offenders away from foster children, audit finds
Maryland failed to protect children under state care from being placed in homes where registered sex offenders lived. It’s one of numerous findings listed in an audit out Wednesday.
More vocal than ever, Van Hollen pressures Democrats to ditch ‘spineless politics’
Senator’s Iowa speech criticizes minority party leaders for “spineless politics”
She led troops into Baltimore in 2015 and is now worried about a Trump deployment
High-ranking, retired military officers have warned the president’s use of troops against residents politicizes an apolitical institution and erodes Americans’ trust in its military.
Van Hollen urges Iowans to step up for democracy
In a sweeping speech, Van Hollen assailed a long list of President Donald Trump’s policies and blasted his Republican colleagues for “rubber-stamping” them.
