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Gov. Moore vows to protect Marylanders in second Trump administration
Gov. Wes Moore on Friday outlined a plan for the state to protect the interests of Marylanders under the incoming Donald Trump administration.
Maryland leaders are preparing for a Trump presidency
As Gov. Wes Moore, a state and national Democratic Party leader, guides Maryland through a Trump presidency, he and fellow lawmakers must consider what’s at stake and what they can protect.
4 things we learned from election night results in Maryland
Being popular doesn’t guarantee victory, and other lessons from Tuesdays election results.
Angela Alsobrooks makes history as Maryland’s first Black Senator
Maryland voters made history on Tuesday, voting to send Angela Alsobrooks to Washington as the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.
Larry Hogan decides not to decide, and skips voting for president
The Republican has a history of making alternative choices when it comes to voting for president.
With US Senate seat on the line, Alsobrooks and Hogan make their final pitches to voters
The candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat packed their final full day of campaigning with events and stops to persuade voters, thank volunteers and rally supporters. On Tuesday, they’ll find out who wins.
The anxious election watcher’s guide to when Maryland’s votes will be counted
It may take several days before we know the results of Maryland’s tightest races, according to elections officials.
Why Larry Hogan’s smaller government came at a cost to Marylanders
The Republican governor’s decision to downsize government kept agencies from delivering services to people who needed them when they needed them most, said policy analysts, union officials and nonprofit leaders watching and working for state government during Hogan’s tenure.
State elections board: Members may not communicate with people suing the board
The decision comes after a revelations that Republican board members had been corresponding for months with an election activist attempting to use the courts to stop Maryland’s election.
U.S. Senate poll tracker: Alsobrooks lead over Hogan steady in Washington Post poll
Angela Alsobrooks leads Larry Hogan, 54% to 40%, in a poll from Emerson College as in-person voting approaches.
GOP election board members emailed activist who is trying to stop election, records show
The dozens of pages of email threads also included speculative voter fraud scenarios discussed between state Republican Party leaders and a GOP election board member.
Maryland law closes a loophole in abortion care, attorney general says
Maryland is trying to eliminate an obscure rule that stopped Medicaid from paying for certain patients’ abortions.
A vicious attack, a viral video and a community asking what went wrong
The incident has triggered the latest discussion of the state’s youth legal system, a seemingly perpetual cycle of frustration and finger pointing.
State’s attorney charges teen as an adult in Butchers Hill attack that went viral
Police also arrested an 18-year-old on charges of attempted murder in the Butchers Hill attack.
Maryland is a safe haven for abortion care — with one obscure exception
Women who qualified for Medicaid because they are pregnant may have to foot the bill for an abortion.
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