Heading into the final hours of the final day Monday, legislators were closer to resolving questions about the long-term future of Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course and financial aid for Baltimore's port workers.

“I mean, that moment still takes my breath away,” Moore said of first seeing the empty place where the Key Bridge had stood.

The bill decides consequences for children aged 10 to 12 years old caught carrying guns and stealing cars, gives courts the ability to expand probation, decides when state’s attorneys can review cases, and sets up sweeping juvenile legal system oversight and data collection.

The horse racing bill is perhaps the highest profile of hundreds of bills that are unresolved in the final hours of the General Assembly session.

The Maryland House of Delegates welcomed a new student page on April Fool's Day.

The United Democracy Project, the super PAC arm of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee, launched a television ad on behalf of state Sen. Sarah Elfreth’s run for the open seat in Anne Arundel, Carroll and Howard counties.

Gov. Moore has committed to signing a juvenile justice bill that holds youth accountable

Twelve Democrats voted no. Sens. Cheryl Kagan of Montgomery County and Clarence Lam of Howard County said they remained concerned about Butler’s fitness for the role.

President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River following a ship strike.

The full Senate will vote to fill the vacant Republican seat.

This week’s political news and updates from around Maryland.

Eighth grader Ada Marciniak said watching the bill move through the General Assembly has been “a pretty amazing learning experience.”

If a bill hasn’t been shuttled across the State House’s marble hallway by the last session of Monday’s “crossover day,” it’s less likely to make it through the legislative process.

The goal of the license lottery was to ensure people who lived in communities most affected by the criminalization of cannabis were prioritized to carve out a share of the profits from Maryland’s new recreational industry.

The combination of new gambling revenue and new or increased fees, tolls and taxes would help pay for an ambitious education plan and transportation projects.

Potential licensees had to prove their eligibility and fill out a series of detailed plans explaining their strategies for securing capital, staying in compliance with state regulations and showing how they will employ a diverse staff.

The question was added to the job interview for state elections candidates after a Salisbury man resigned his state election board post last year after being charged with participating in the Capitol riot.

In their filing, the plaintiffs asked the court to keep the state board of elections from certifying elections until their claims have been satisfied, among a long list of other requests.

Swatting calls can be initiated by individuals or groups and experts say are increasingly weaponized against people with opposing political viewpoints.

The text system could alert people with cell phones within a specified area around the State House, also known as geofencing, of threats.