Lawmakers come to Annapolis with bills they’d like to pass on behalf of their constituents back home

The word of the day was ‘tough’: Tough road, tough conversations, tough decisions

On a busy first day full of handshakes and ceremonial tasks, Moore spent his time setting a serious tone. Here’s what we learned from the Democratic governor.

A nearly $3 billion state budget deficit darkens the Maryland General Assembly’s opening day, as lawmakers return to Annapolis Wednesday for their 90-day legislative session.

The governor enters 2025 in an unenviable position: He’s staring down a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, has an ambitious public education plan to pay for and does not yet know what a second Donald Trump presidency will mean for the state.

Anne Arundel County's Republican and Democratic committees recommended who should fill two General Assembly vacancies: Democratic Del. Shaneka Henson for the state Senate and Republican LaToya Nkongolo for the House of Delegates.

In Maryland’s capital city, a competition is brewing over who should represent the community in the state Senate — and the decision could rest on which candidate will best protect reproductive health and LGBTQIA+ rights.

Here are six stories The Banner’s political team can’t stop thinking about.

Moore, a veteran of the Army Reserves, served a deployment to Afghanistan in 2005 and 2006, and his supervisor nominated him for the Bronze Star.

Three more court buildings in Baltimore have tested positive for the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease, officials announced Friday.

The funding for the Key Bridge rebuild was wrapped into the latest federal spending bill.

Maryland’s budget problem is getting bigger, and no one has proposed a comprehensive solution to fix it yet.

Maryland is one of six states that has participated in the electoral college since the country’s inaugural in 1789.

Sen. Jill Carter, a Baltimore City Democrat, will resign from the Maryland Senate for a board appointment from Gov. Wes Moore.

Police and state officials are investigating a break-in last month at the Maryland Department of Health headquarters — an incident in which the intruder or intruders searched desks and drawers.

“We will pause the elements that need a closer look or require laying a stronger foundation for full implementation,” Moore said of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.

Maryland has a $2.7 billion budget gap that Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers will need to close — potentially through raising more money, cutting planned spending, or a combination of the two.

State lawmakers expressed deep frustration with Maryland correctional leaders on Tuesday, following a scathing audit that found the state gave little oversight to for-profit medical contractors in state-run prisons and jails.

Legionella bacteria has been found in more government buildings in Baltimore, prompting officials to plan to flush and sanitize the water systems at two courthouses this weekend.

State government officials are continuing to battle Legionella bacteria at the aging State Center office complex in Baltimore, sending workers home this week as they flush the water systems.