The FBI headquarters has been a matter of national and regional political football for more than a decade, with Greenbelt selected in 2023 as the new home for the bureau.
"We will not stand by while our community suffers at the hands of Governor Moore’s proposed funding cuts,” said Laura Howell, CEO of the Maryland Association of Community Services.
The tech industry is suing to block the Maryland Kids Code, a law that requires companies to put guardrails on their apps and websites that children use.
Anne Arundel County Democrats on Saturday selected Dylan Behler, a party activist and former General Assembly staffer, as their choice to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates.
Following the discovery of stockpiled bodies at a Southern Maryland crematory, Gov. Wes Moore is ordering an independent review of the state board that oversees the industry.
State officials and nonprofit leaders reported they were locked out of federal systems used to draw down federal funds for Medicaid reimbursements and financing basic needs for low-earning Marylanders.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that the Trump administration is aware of the issue and that no payments had been affected.
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.
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.
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.
The caucus already flagged one component of Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposal — unveiled the day before — that gives them pause: freezing the amount of money going to community schools that serve high-need neighborhoods.
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.
Moore did not offer details of the tax hike, including who would pay more and by how much. But he said the increase would be coupled with tax cuts for two-thirds of Marylanders and a cut in the corporate tax rate.
A $27.5 million effort on quantum computing is part of the Democratic governor’s plans to spur more economic activity in the state, particularly in emerging industries.