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Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, left, and former Gov. Larry Hogan are vying for a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Maryland.
Senate candidates Hogan, Alsobrooks raised a combined $11.9 million since April
In Maryland’s competitive race for the U.S. Senate, candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan are raking in millions of dollars to make their case to voters.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed a $63.1 billion budget for the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2024.
5 things to know about why Gov. Moore is proposing budget cuts
The state is preparing for rising health care and child care program costs by proposing cuts now.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes questions during a news conference in the Maryland State House on June 20, 2024. Moore’s administration announced nearly $150 million in budget cuts Wednesday to pay for expected growth in health care and child care programs.
Gov. Moore proposes nearly $150M in state budget cuts, anticipating rising costs
The cuts span nearly all of state government, from disaster recovery to neighborhood revitalization programs to local law enforcement grants and funding for local health departments.
Gov. Wes Moore and President Joe Biden walk out for a press conference about the Key Bridge collapse at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters in Dundalk on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Gov. Moore emerges as key ally as Biden campaign stumbles
Gov. Wes Moore has been charming crowds and talking to TV hosts on President Joe Biden’s behalf for more than a year, ever since he was among 50 named to a national advisory board for the campaign.
Patrick Moran of the AFSCME union representing correctional officers speaks at a Maryland Board of Public Works meeting at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Thousands of correctional officers were awarded millions in back pay.
Maryland Department of Health workers win nearly $600K settlement in pay dispute
A state employee union alleged that hospital employees were not paid overtime for working extra hours. Instead, the state Department of Health had them to pick up extra shifts as independent contractors, paying them a lower rate.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaks near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge. Biden, on Friday, April 5, 2024, said " we will not rest ... until the cement has dried on the entirety of a new bridge, a new bridge."
Wes Moore to join other Democratic governors in post-debate meeting with President Biden
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will join other Democratic governors in a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday night amid rising concerns about the president’s re-election campaign.
Governor Wes Moore speaks at a press conference to announce the continuation of the Red Line proposal on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Baltimore’s Red Line will be light rail, not rapid buses, governor says
Gov. Wes Moore revived planning for the east-west transit line in Baltimore City last year, and officials have been studying potential routes and whether it should be run with rapid buses. State planners opted for light rail after months of study and public hearings.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown holds up a sexual assault evidence collection kit during a news conference in the Maryland State House on June 20, 2024. Maryland leadership announced a launch of a new statewide tracking system for sexual assault evidence kits.
Maryland’s new tracking system aims to ensure sexual assault evidence isn’t lost or ignored
Advocates hope the system will empower sexual assault survivors while holding police and prosecutors accountable for what happens to evidence kits.
House of Delegates Minority Leader Del. Jason Buckel has been charged with driving under the influence and other violations, according to court records.
Maryland House Republican leader charged with DUI
Buckel was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, driving on a suspended license, negligent driving and failure to display vehicle registration to a law enforcement officer.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs paperwork pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions during a ceremony at the State House in Annapolis on Monday, June 17, 2024.
Maryland has pardoned some cannabis convictions. Here’s how to clear your record.
Court officials are preparing for a possible increase in applications for expungements to follow the pardons.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore holds up paperwork pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions during a ceremony at the State House in Annapolis on Monday, June 17, 2024.. Alongside him is Secretary of State Susan Lee, and standing, from left, are: Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller; Attorney General Anthony Brown; Shiloh Jordan, who will have a charge pardoned; Jason Ortiz of the Last Prisoner Project; and Heather Warnken, executive director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the University of Baltimore. (Brenda Wintrode / The Baltimore Banner)
Gov. Moore absolves 175,000+ cannabis convictions, largest pardon in U.S. history
Nearly one-quarter of the convictions are from Baltimore, making it the part of the state most affected by the action.
Donald Trump, left (photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Larry Hogan, right (photo by Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)
Why Larry Hogan isn’t celebrating his lukewarm endorsement from Trump
Trump’s statement did not appear to be planned — or particularly enthusiastic.
According to reports, former President Donald Trump, right, is backing the U.S. Senate campaign of former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
Trump backs Republican nominee Larry Hogan in Maryland’s US Senate race
“I’m about the party and I’m about the country. And I would like to see him win,” Trump told a Fox News reporter.
From left, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Gov. Wes Moore, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller smile for a group photo ahead of a press conference on the full reopening of the Fort McHenry federal channel and the restoration of full services to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk on June 12, 2024.
With port access restored, state, federal leaders say rebuilding bridge is next
With one phase of the job complete, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday he will not be satisfied, “until I can look over on the Patapsco and see the Key Bridge standing tall again.”
The Maryland Democratic Party is getting $250,000 to hire and train organizers for this year’s election, which features Angela Alsobrooks running for an open U.S. Senate seat against former Gov. Larry Hogan.
Democratic National Committee funnels money to Maryland’s US Senate race
The DNC is sending a $250,000 grant to the state party, bringing its total contributions to more than $600,000 for this election cycle. The Democrats’ top priority is to elect Angela Alsobrooks to the U.S. Senate over Republican Larry Hogan.
Angela Alsobrooks (left), Maryland’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is endorsed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a gun violence prevention event at the Kentland Community Center on June 7, 2024.
In US Senate race, Alsobrooks picks up endorsement from VP Harris
“I was so proud to support her when she was state’s attorney, and to endorse her when she was county executive and today I proudly endorse Angela Alsobrooks for the United States Senate,” Harris said to cheers at a community center in Landover.
Vice President Kamala Harris, shown in Baltimore last summer, is returning to Maryland on Friday to campaign alongside Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks.
Vice President Harris to campaign with Alsobrooks on Friday
The Democratic candidates will mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day during an event in Prince George’s County.
A police officer waits outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Feb. 29, 2024, after a threat prompted the evacuation of the building.
Maryland State House to get $300K in undisclosed security upgrades
Members of the state’s Board of Public Works signed off on spending the money at a Wednesday meeting with no discussion of the details.
Photo collage showing, in top half, fence topped with barbed wire, and in bottom half, spotlight on a man’s arm as he lays in bed and receives blood transfusion through an IV.
Maryland finalizes switch of medical care for state-run prisons, jails
Centurion of Maryland will take over providing medical and mental health care to an estimated 20,000 people who are incarcerated in state-run prisons and jails. The officials who signed off on the deal expressed frustration with the process.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks with students on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School in East Baltimore. He visited the school to sign an executive order on climate change.
Moore pushes cleaner home and water heating options to combat climate change
An executive order from the governor requires new standards for using low-emission electric options for new and replacement heating equipment in homes, such as furnaces and water heaters.
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