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    State police investigate inmate’s death at Western Maryland prison

    North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland, on May 11, 2025.
    Free for 15 years, Tyrone Jones finally compensated for wrongful conviction in Baltimore
    Tyrone Jones was initially denied compensation under the Walter Lomax Act because at the time in Maryland, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder had been considered a misdemeanor instead of a felony.
    Tyrone Jones is photographed after dropping off his son at a therapy session in Parkville, Md. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
    Maryland Medicaid programs could lose $2.7 billion under new federal law
    A new analysis by Maryland health officials finds a potential loss of $2.7 billion over time from the new law passed by Congress.
    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, shakes hands with Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., as he celebrates with fellow Republicans after final passage of President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2025.
    One year later, residents still oppose ‘70-mile extension cord.’ Some things to know.
    Del. Nino Mangione this week hosted his third town hall on a proposed 70-mile power line project. One year after residents started to learn about the plan, many remain vehemently opposed to the project that would cut through rural Maryland.
    An existing set of transmission lines crosses over Old York Road near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.
    GOP senators tank Van Hollen’s attempt to preserve FBI HQ funds for Greenbelt
    Van Hollen said he’d hoped his colleagues would have rejected the administration’s attempt to undo years of work by members of both parties.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 8: The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, is photographed on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC.
    An entrepreneur had big plans for a West Baltimore grocery store. Then rent came due.
    Mario Minor, a former concert promoter with no experience opening a grocery store, sold Poppleton residents in Baltimore City a dream.
    An unopened grocery store in the La Cite development in the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore on February 26, 2025.

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    State senator’s former aide gets probation in scholarship theft case
    A former aide to a state senator was granted probation before judgement Thursday in a case of an alleged theft of $20,000 in scholarship money that she routed to herself.
    The seal of the Senate of Maryland on a podium in the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis.
    Maryland streamlines application for food, cash, health assistance
    It’s now an all-in-one process, no matter which benefits a Marylander is hoping to sign up for.
    State officials have upgraded the application website for Marylanders to apply for government benefits.
    Moore picks former Fort Meade commander to be state veterans secretary
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is tapping a former high-ranking Army officer who commanded Fort George G. Meade to be the state’s next secretary of veterans and military families.
    Carroll County Commissioner Ed Rothstein
    Van Hollen, Raskin wade into MAGA rift over Epstein files
    Two Democratic congressmen from Maryland joined the growing call for the Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen got an amendment to a federal spending bill requiring the Justice Department to preserve Epstein-related records.
    Baltimore’s wake-up call: How the mass overdose unfolded
    Audio from emergency dispatches show a single call for help for a 27-year-old woman quickly spiraled into a much larger crisis.

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    Maryland now mandates detention for teens with repeat offenses while on ankle monitoring
    Previously, detaining a Maryland child already on ankle monitoring was optional, even if police requested they be detained.
    Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    Governor’s offer to state workers: $20K plus $300 per year of service to quit
    The buyout offer is one element of Moore’s plan to trim personnel costs by over $120 million to meet requirements of the state budget.
    Gov. Wes Moore outlined a buyout offer to state employees: a payment of $20,000 plus $300 per year of state service, as well as six months of health insurance.
    Van Hollen wins first budget skirmish to hold onto Maryland FBI headquarters
    The decision could be reversed before the Senate wraps up work on the spending plan.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen argued that Congress needs to stand up for its spending power — no matter who is in the White House.
    Who’s really getting a tax break in Maryland?
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore often touts that 94% of taxpayers will get an income tax break or see no change. Who really is going to save money and how much?
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
    Maryland transportation chief Paul Wiedefeld leaving agency
    Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
    Paul J. Wiedefeld announced he's leaving his post after more than two years leading MDOT.

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    Maryland transportation chief Paul Wiedefeld leaving agency
    Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
    Paul J. Wiedefeld announced he's leaving his post after more than two years leading MDOT.
    Trump tax bill could mean a lot more money for Maryland private school vouchers
    Maryland could see an explosion of school voucher funding for students to attend schools now that President Donald Trump’s tax and policy bill passed.
    Gov. Moore returns to hush-hush ‘billionaire summer camp’
    This is at least the second time Moore has traveled to the Sun Valley Conference as governor. Moore attended in 2023 to raise money for the Democratic Governors Association.
    Gov. Wes Moore is traveling to Idaho this week to participate in the Sun Valley Conference, a retreat that's been dubbed "billionaire summer camp."
    Harris votes yes on Trump budget bill after White House promises more cuts to come
    Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone GOP member in Comgress, changes tack to back President Donald Trump's bill in close House vote to ensure passage.
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Andy Harris (R., Md.) speaks during a news conference on the proposed continuing resolution to extend government funding through March 14, on Capitol Hill on December 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allies of President-elect Trump criticized a massive government funding bill unveiled Tuesday, urging lawmakers to oppose it ahead of a looming deadline and complicating efforts by House GOP leaders, while Trump himself has yet to weigh in.
    The Declaration of Donald Trump may start the next American revolution
    On Independence Day, this is the Declaration of Donald Trump: a vision of America remade in the image of his skinflint cruelty.
    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.
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