Moore made bold promises in his speech, including ensuring that Maryland is both “a safe state and a just state.” He also pledged to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay and to put the state “on track” to have 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2035.

The Democrat and former state delegate succeeds Peter Franchot to become Maryland’s 34th tax collector.

The actor never gave up on his dream.

“I just have to say it: If the county owns an alley, are we responsible to repair the alley if we deem it needs to be repaired?” Baltimore County Council chair Julian Jones asked before emphasizing: “We own the alley.”

Unlike the U.S. House of Representatives down the road in Washington, there was no drama in Annapolis. Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones were both re-elected to their posts on unanimous, bipartisan votes.

Sen. Susan Lee was also the first Asian American elected to the Maryland Senate and first Chinese American elected to the General Assembly.

Maryland's law legalizing recreational cannabis use and possession goes into effect July 1 and legislators have until then to set up rules for recreational purchases or risk losing market share and potential tax revenues to illicit sales.

Federal agencies must also coordinate with the U.S. Attorney General, state agencies, retail food stores and third-party contractors who process the federal funds to determine how money is being stolen and how it is being used, according to the bill.

A series of breakdowns in government services, Lydia Moore said, prevented her from maintaining food benefits: mail arriving after a pivotal deadline; unanswered phone calls to the state agency; a missed interview she didn’t know had been scheduled.

The state government is expected to have $5.5 billion in rainy day funds and a budget surplus.

Under the agreement, the labor department must immediately implement systemic fixes, including processing the majority of claims within 21 days of receipt.

The Maryland State Board of Elections said they were “unaware of any incident that had a material effect on the 2022 Gubernatorial General Election. The entire election process was free, fair and secure.”

The bill would allow states to reimburse victims of food assistance theft with federal funds.

The revised criminal justice codes will pardon simple possession charges in cases where it was the only charge, and provide pathways to expungement where the charge was one of many. The law allows those currently incarcerated on simple possession charges to petition the court for resentencing and release.

Maryland legalized recreational adult-use cannabis on Tuesday.

Why a constitutional amendment? What else does the amendment do? What rights will people have not to smell it everywhere?

Legislators and cannabis policy stakeholders are already planning for what's next should Maryland voters approve Question 4.

The audit found the state never vetted subcontractors, ignored warnings about the vendor from a current customer, and failed to test the vendor’s system for processing behavioral health claims before launching it.

Among the auditor’s findings: the Department of Human Services did not properly track eligibility requirements, paid vendors millions of dollars without ensuring the work was completed and neglected to maintain paper records crucial to proving recipients’ eligibility.

Voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana, rename the state's top courts and more.