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    Pocomoke High School math teacher La'Tier Evans helps a student with an algebra assignment in her classroom on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 in Pocomoke City, MD. Evans was inspired to teach after having a Black teacher in the eighth grade, and is now Worcester County’s only Black secondary math teacher.
    Wes Moore’s plans could disrupt Maryland education reform. Here’s what it means for schools.
    While state education leaders are on board with Gov. Wes Moore’s plan to pause more collaboration time for teachers, which they see as fiscally responsible, some educators are worried about the impact on their already time-consuming jobs.
    this is a protest truck.
    Gov. Moore voices ‘grave concerns’ about proposed 70-mile power line project
    Gov. Wes Moore on Friday evening shared that he had “grave concerns” about the controversial Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project.
    Congresswoman-elect Sarah Elfreth talks with Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman at her election night party in Annapolis.
    Sarah Elfreth heads to Washington with a to-do list and everything she wanted. Almost.
    After a year of campaigning, fundraising, of juggling her role as a state senator and the owner of a new dog — state Sen. Sarah Elfreth will take the oath of office on Jan. 3 as a member of the 119th Congress. It’s not exactly what she wanted.
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.
    Trump gained ground in every county of reliably blue Maryland
    President-elect Donald Trump came nowhere close to winning reliably blue Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday, but he performed better in every one of its 23 counties and Baltimore City.
    2024 election results, MD-3: Sarah Elfreth vs. Robert Steinberger, U.S. House
    See the 2024 election results from Maryland's 3rd congressional District race featuring Democrat Sarah Elfreth and Republican Robert Steinberger.

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    Newly-elected U.S. Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth delivers a victory speech at her election night party in Annapolis, Md.
    Congressional races: Elfreth wins open seat, incumbents reelected
    Democrat Sarah Elfreth won the race for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, a heavily Democratic area that includes swaths of Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
    Carroll County School Board Candidate Kristen E. Zihmer (right) listens to a response by candidate Greg Malveaux (center right) during a candidate forum held on October 17th, 2024 in Eldersburg, MD.
    Malveaux and Zihmer lead Carroll County school board race
    Both candidates are endorsed by Republican groups in the nonpartisan race.
    Carroll County election
    2024 election results: Carroll County school board races
    See 2024 election results for the Carroll County School Board races in Maryland.
    Carroll County School Board Candidate Kristen E. Zihmer (right) listens to a response by candidate Greg Malveaux (center right) during a candidate forum held on October 17th, 2024 in Eldersburg, MD.
    How partisan politics infiltrated Maryland school board races
    Partisan politics are creeping into Maryland school board races.
    Carroll County School Board Candidate Amanda Jozkowski (center left) responds to a question alongside Muri Lynn Dueppen (left), Greg Malveaux (center right), and Kristen E. Zihmer (right) during a candidate forum held on October 17th, 2024 in Eldersburg, MD.
    What to know about Carroll County school board candidates
    Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Carroll County school board.

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    Sen. Sarah Elfreth, an Anne Arundel County Democrat, faces Republican Robert J. Steinberger and Libertarian Miguel Barajas to represent the 3rd Congressional District in Maryland.
    Candidates for the 3rd Congressional District
    The 3rd Congressional District includes all of Howard County, the northern portion of Anne Arundel County and a small piece of Carroll County.
    Stanton Gill rides a scooter during the wedding of his daughter, Kelly MacBride-Gill, in 2024.
    Stanton Gill, revered entomologist and educator, dies at 72
    Stanton Andrew Gill’s loved ones remember him as thoughtful and kind, always the first to call a new faculty member and welcome them to the department.
    People wear black in opposition to the Carroll County superintendent's decision to remove 56 books from school libraries until a committee reviews them.
    Candidates for Carroll County school board
    The five-member board is elected at large, and a student member is chosen by the Carroll County Student Government Association.
    A composite photo of Baltimore County executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. and Republican Kim Klacik.
    Candidates for the 2nd Congressional District
    The 2nd Congressional District includes most of Baltimore County, a portion of Carroll County and a small piece of Baltimore.
    Baltimore County Public Schools are among those using artificial intelligence gun-detection systems.
    How do Maryland schools stop guns from getting inside?
    Maryland school districts have invested in more staff and more weapon-detection technology to prevent violence.

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    Children are seen holding signs opposing the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in Carroll County at a public information session held at the Westminster Senior Center on July 11, 2024.
    Angry residents push back against proposed 70-mile power line across Central Maryland
    The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would bring a 70-mile energy transmission line to central Maryland. But the plan to slice through three counties to fuel data centers is worrying residents in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.
    Baltimore remains under a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Wednesday.
    Excessive heat warning continues with temperature feeling as high as 110
    The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning is continuing into Tuesday for much of Maryland, with temperature indices estimated to reach 110 degrees in some places.
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    Here’s where Maryland plans to help install more than 100 EV chargers
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    A historic house and power lines in Annapolis.
    Maryland residents voice concerns about planned new transmission lines across counties
    An environmentally-focused upgrade to Maryland’s electric grid will require more than 70 miles of overhead powerlines across several counties.
    A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to his alleged involvement in a Fourth of July road rage incident that left one dead and multiple injured in Taneytown.
    Man arrested in deadly Fourth of July road rage shooting in Taneytown
    A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to his alleged involvement in a Fourth of July road rage incident that left one dead and multiple injured in Taneytown.
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