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    Harry Coker Jr., then the national cyber director, speaks during a demonstration prior to a ribbon-cutting for Howard Community College’s Cyber Range, a cybersecurity training program. He’s Gov. Wes Moore’s new pick to be state commerce secretary.
    Gov. Moore names cyber expert as new state commerce secretary
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is moving the state’s commerce secretary, Kevin Anderson, to a senior adviser role while bringing in a cybersecurity veteran to lead the department.
    The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a pro forma session that lasted two minutes.
    Live coverage: Dem lawmakers seek to double down on commitment to DEI
    The second administration of President Donald Trump will shake up the conversation in Maryland's State House.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on the first day of the General Assembly session in the Maryland State House in Annapolis earlier this month.
    Moore won’t speculate on deploying National Guard to southern border
    Gov. Wes Moore this week declined to say whether he would deploy the Maryland National Guard to the southern border if asked by the federal government.
    Photo of common area with tables and stools inside prison. Blue doors lead to cells off the ground floor and off a second floor walkway above.
    Moore’s budget would pick up cost of pretrial monitoring for poor Marylanders
    A year after a sudden funding crunch placed a pretrial monitoring program at risk, Gov. Wes Moore has allocated $3.2 million in his budget proposal.
    Tents and personal items in an alley in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Baltimore activated its cold weather winter shelter initiative on Friday in response to the frigid weather. The designation, which will not expire until Thursday, expands the city’s shelter options for the homeless.
    After more than 3 decades, Homeless Persons Representation Project to close
    The free legal services and advocacy group will dissolve by the end of the quarter.

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    Federal court documents identify Carlos Ayala as wearing a grey 3M-style painter’s mask and a "Stop the Steal" button at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ayala was charged with civil disorder and other charges and was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
    Former Maryland elections board member among Jan. 6 pardons
    Carlos Ayala had his case dismissed earlier this week after President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6 participants. Ayala’s trial was scheduled for June.
    A former aide to Maryland state Sen. Will Smith has been charged with using Smith’s email to obtain a college scholarship.
    Former legislative aide charged with using senator’s email to obtain scholarships
    The aide never applied for a state Senate scholarship but emailed the Maryland Higher Education Commission in July 2022 to say she had been awarded one, according to the documents.
    Del. Dalya Attar has been nominated by Baltimore Democrats to fill a vacant seat in the Maryland Senate.
    Baltimore Democrats nominate Del. Dalya Attar to the state Senate
    Baltimore Democrats voted Tuesday to nominate Del. Dalya Attar as their choice to represent the city in the Maryland Senate.
    “Ending birthright citizenship is un-American, and our office will vigorously challenge this blatantly unconstitutional decision in court,” Attorney General Anthony Brown said.
    Maryland joins lawsuit against Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday that he was joining 22 other states to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Marginalized communities disappointed by Trump’s inauguration speech, executive orders
    Marginalized groups, including immigrants, non-white people and members of the LGBTQIA+ population expressed displeasure with Donald Trump’s inauguration speech and subsequent issuing of a slew of executive orders.

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    Maryland’s state government is facing a potentially large settlements for people who suffered child sexual abuse while in state custod — and there's no plan yet for how to pay for them.
    Maryland’s government has no plan to pay for potential child abuse settlements
    Maryland’s state government faces a potentially large bill to compensate people who were abused as children in the juvenile justice system — with no plan to pay for it.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is proposing a revamp of the state's signature public education program, the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
    Moore to ask lawmakers to revamp Blueprint education program
    With the savings, Moore wants to put a focus on literacy and math education — something that Carey Wright, state superintendent of schools, is known for.
    Gov. Wes Moore stressed at an event last week in Annapolis that he is not the leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump.
    Vive la résistance — even if Wes Moore won’t admit it
    Wes Moore is good at making pithy statements, and this one traveled far in the political news media, which is looking for someone to speak for the 48.36% of the nation's voters who didn’t want Donald Trump returned to the White House. Protest too much, Mr. Governor?
    Sen. Johnny Ray Salling, a Baltimore County Republican, attends session in the Senate Chambers in Annapolis, MD on January 16, 2025.
    Before Trump, a red wave washed through Dundalk
    “The anger was enormous — the sense of betrayal,” said Bill Barry, who was the director of labor studies at the Community College of Baltimore County Dundalk.
    Battery storage systems, like this one installed in Calvert County by BGE in 2023, could help level out supply and demand of electricity in Maryland.
    Batteries and where to put them could be next in Maryland’s energy wars
    The most important thing to understand about electricity in Maryland may be that everyone wants more of it. Or maybe the most important thing is that few people want to live near it. Not power plants. Not power lines. Not solar or wind farms. We’re about to see if that's how people feel about batteries.

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    Gov. Wes Moore’s new budget proposal could mean lower tax bills for nearly two-thirds of Marylanders.
    Most Marylanders would see a tax cut under Gov. Moore’s budget. How would that work?
    The changes would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the state.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed a $67.3 billion budget for state government, closing a budget gap by cutting spending and raising taxes for high earners.
    We reviewed Gov. Moore’s budget proposal so you don’t have to
    Just because Moore introduced the budget this way, it doesn’t mean it’s going to end up like this.
    Maryland Attorney General applauds for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as he delivers his first State of the State address on 2/1/23 at the Maryland State House.
    Maryland AG sues software vendor, landlords for price-fixing rents
    The attorney general’s office blasted the defendants as a ‘cartel.’
    Maryland would add two new tax brackets, for individuals earning more than $500,000 and $1 million, to raise more than $800 million.
    Moore’s budget plan will tax Maryland’s highest earners to close deficits
    Under the proposal, the state would establish two new tax brackets for individuals earning more than $500,000 and $1 million while offering relief for others.
    Last year, officials announced a $213 million federal grant that the Maryland Transit Administration would put toward brand new light rail cars.
    Baltimore’s light rail to survive cuts amid Maryland’s budget gap
    The state’s finalized six-year transportation spending plan includes previously deferred rehabilitation projects for the 32-year-old train line.
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