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    Steven Schupak has been named as the incoming chief executive officer and president of Maryland Public Television.
    MPT’s incoming CEO wants to meet viewers where they are
    Steven Schupak, the incoming CEO of Maryland Public Television, recently spoke with the Banner about the challenges facing public media and what MPT is doing to meet viewers where they are.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson moderates floor debate during crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis earlier this month.
    Letter: Bill Ferguson should allow vote on bill prohibiting automatically charging youths as adults
    Two members of Jews United for Justice urge Senate President Bill Ferguson to agree to put SB422, which would stop youths from automatically being charged as adults for crimes, to a vote in the state Senate.
    Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley waves after casting her vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1986. Bentley, the incumbent, is running against Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
    Letter: Recognize Helen Delich Bentley for her contributions to the port
    The port of Baltimore is named after Helen Delich Bentley, but the Banner is giving her short shrift by not recognizing that.
    Dan’s Mountain Wildlife Management Area
    Letter: Power line bill could open path for environmental exploitation
    A reader says a proposed power transmission line that crossed three protected Maryland wildlands will not benefit our state and would encourage future environmental exploitation.
    Kaylene Smikle led Maryland with 17 points in Friday’s 71-67 to South Carolina, the defending national champion.
    Maryland pushes No. 1-seeded South Carolina before falling in NCAA Sweet 16
    Despite 17 points from Kaylene Smikle, Maryland lost 71-67 Friday in Birmingham, Alabama.
    Katie Humphrey grins after completing her 24-mile journey at the Inner Harbor last year.
    Katie Pumphrey is planning a second Bay Bridge to Inner Harbor swim
    Katie Pumphrey, an artist and athlete who last year completed a historic swim from the Chesapeake Bay to the Inner Harbor, is planning to do it again.
    New cars at the Dundalk Marine Terminal. Maryland lawmakers are changing plans for a proposed vehicle sales tax increase.
    Maryland lawmakers adjust planned tax increase after Trump auto tariffs
    The swift pivot marks yet another Trump-induced change in course for lawmakers navigating a tough budget squeeze.
    Johns Hopkins is one of the largest employers in Maryland.
    Hopkins lays off 1,000 workers in staffing company closure
    Hopkins-owned Broadway Services notified state regulators this week that it would shut down by the end of June, triggering more than 1,000 layoffs at the staffing company.
    The George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore, which houses the Baltimore Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Interim Maryland ICE director steps in amid Trump immigration crackdown
    The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has new local leadership after the previous director was promoted, an ICE spokesperson said Friday.
    Transmission lines travel north from Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland.
    Maryland lawmakers are planning $200 million in energy bill rebates
    Maryland lawmakers are working on a plan to give rebates to electric utility customers to blunt the impact of rising bills. But how much might you see? Lawmakers can’t say just yet.
    Republicans proposed more than 20 amendments targeting tax hikes and spending. Democrats shot them all down.
    Live coverage: Lawmakers could approve rebates to help with rising power bills
    Gov. Moore and lawmakers announced a budget deal last week, but some details still need to be worked out.
    Community members review data detailing the budget shortfall facing Harford County Public Schools as a part of a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Sean Bulson at Aberdeen High School in November.
    How a plan to make Maryland schools better is putting budgets in crisis
    Three years in, the Blueprint has become synonymous with budget cuts, leaving school leaders reconsidering how they spend every dime.
    Baltimore residents, Emmanuel Stewart and Isaac Stewart, view the eclipse at its peak from Patterson Park in Baltimore, MD on 4.8.2024.
    Solar eclipse this weekend: How much is visible in Maryland?
    A partial solar eclipse will be visible March 29 from the East Coast.
    Mir McLean was a McDonald’s All-American in high school who has become a key figure in Maryland’s defense.
    Entering Sweet 16, Baltimore’s Mir McLean takes pride in being Maryland’s defensive anchor
    McLean brings reliability, consistency and a strong work ethic to every task.
    John Galbreath filed a request under the state Public Information Act for access to five years of documents concerning alleged civic debts and communications with debtors.
    The lawyer interrogating Maryland’s debt-collecting tactics
    As of February, Marylanders currently owe nearly $4 billion to more than 100 public agencies.
    Loved ones of Mario Mireles Ruiz, his father Nicolas Mireles, and their friend Christian Marlon Segovia Jr. walk towards City Dock for a vigil in 2024.
    Mistrial in Annapolis mass shooting offers a rare second chance for justice
    When Charles Robert Smith returns to an Annapolis courtroom in September, prosecutor Anne Colt Leitess should be absent, not Judge Michael Wachs. There should be consequences when a prosecutor stumbles.
    Maryland players react from the bench during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Florida, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in San Francisco.
    As Maryland basketball waits for Kevin Willard’s next move, a roster overhaul looms
    The only thing that could’ve kept the Terps’ “Crab Five” together this season was another win Thursday, and top-seeded Florida extinguished that possibility midway through the second half.
    Kevin Willard has been linked to the Villanova opening since Kyle Neptune was fired almost two weeks ago.
    What’s Kevin Willard’s next step after Maryland basketball’s season-ending loss? ‘I don’t know.’
    Willard said he has “no idea” whether Villanova has offered him a job.
    Derik Queen and the No. 4-seeded Terps had no answers for top seed Florida.
    Florida 87, Maryland 71: Analysis of a season-ending thud
    Maryland's season ended with a whimper, and nobody knows what's next for the program.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs and closing offices aimed at cutting $1.8 billion.
    Maryland likely to bear brunt of 10,000 job cuts at federal health agency
    The federal Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 people, on top of 10,000 jobs already lost, with Maryland likely to absorb the brunt of the cuts.
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