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Wes Moore and Trump’s transportation secretary want to rebuild the Key Bridge faster
Their statement, however, did not specify a new timeline for construction of the Key Bridge.
Gov. Wes Moore, left, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy met in a closed-door meeting on Thursday.
What happened on Day 2 of the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session
It’s day two of 90. We’ve got big legislation to add a 50-foot shark to the state’s symbols. Follow along for live updates from Annapolis.
Del. Melissa Wells chairs the first meeting of the new House of Delegates Government, Labor and Elections Committee on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.
Elrich’s $6.6 billion capital plan calls for record-high school funding
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s $6.6 billion proposed Capital Improvement Program for the next six years would give more to Montgomery County Public Schools than they have ever received in a capital budget —  $2.1 billion.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich presents his proposed capital budget and Capital Improvement Program at the executive office building in Rockville on Thursday
3 Maryland members of Congress back Noem impeachment effort
House lawmakers have filed impeachment articles alleging Noem obstructed Congress by preventing it from conducting detention center oversight visits and violated the public trust by using excessive force during immigration operations. Reps. Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney and Kweisi Mfume, have co-signed the resolution.
ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 8: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. For the first time in nearly two decades, the TSA is easing its shoe removal rule introduced five years after a 2001 shoe-bombing attempt by allowing some travelers to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints.
Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated
Pride Center of Maryland is one of thousands of groups nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration notifying them that their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately.
Merrick Moses, a violence prevention coordinator, works at the Pride Center of Maryland in Baltimore.
What Americans think about Trump’s first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling
An AP-NORC poll from January found that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump’s performance as president. That’s virtually unchanged from March 2025, shortly after he took office for the second time.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington.
School funding and other Howard County bills to watch this legislative session
Howard County’s General Assembly delegation is finalizing its list of local bills to be introduced in the 2026 session. Of the dozen bills proposed, five touch on public education.
From left, Del. Natalie Ziegler, Sen. Chao Wu, and Sen. Clarence Lam at a public hearing on local bills for Howard County in 2024. Howard County’s General Assembly delegation is finalizing its list of local bills to be introduced in the 2026 session.
After years of struggles, Baltimore’s only all-boys public school to close
The Baltimore City school board voted Wednesday to close its only all-boys public school, Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, while putting off decisions on two other proposed school closures.
The Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys met its demise at the end of a nearly five-hour public meeting on Monday.
As power bills surge, Exelon and Constellation spend big for influence in Annapolis
Exelon and Constellation are among the state’s top campaign donors — the second and third biggest, according to campaign finance records.
The 21-story, mixed-use Constellation Building serves as the headquarters of Constellation Energy and a regional office for the Exelon Corporation.
Moving police helicopters to Plank-owned heliport will cost city at least $17.8M
The new 20-year lease with optional renewals includes $17.8 million in base rent and additional “operating costs” that will be determined annually by the property’s owner.
Helicopters sit at the Pier 7 Heliport at 1800 S Clinton Street on Monday, June 9, 2025.
Annapolis sees ‘unprecedented’ ICE activity with at least 7 arrests, county executive says
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said ICE enforcement makes “communities less safe” and that agents are detaining “people who make our communities better.”
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, shown delivering his budget last year, said Wednesday that ICE arrested at least seven people in the Annapolis area on Tuesday.
Maryland General Assembly 2026 updates: What do Republicans want?
Lawmakers have returned to Annapolis for the annual 90-day legislative session facing a big budget shortfall and uncertainty about what a second Trump administration will mean for Maryland.
Legislators gather in the House chamber on Wednesday.
Maryland sheriff wants to keep working with ICE, even if state lawmakers ban the practice
Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins plans to keep working with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even in light of the killing of an American citizen by an ICE agent.
Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins speaks to press outside the Frederick County Board of Elections on Wednesday to announce his formal bid for re-election.
Maryland AG pushes for change to system allowing anyone to file for criminal charges
In Maryland, anyone can seek criminal charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors by going before a district court commissioner, a judicial officer who is not required to have a law degree.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he supports restricting the ability of district court commissioners to issue arrest warrants when people are seeking charges on their own.
Jamaican ambassador who made Montgomery County his home dies at 76
Ward served as Jamaica’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations and is best known for representing the nation on the UN Security Council. He died in Montgomery County, his most recent home, on Sunday.
Curtis A. Ward.
FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home in probe tied to Maryland contractor
FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation involving a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing classified information, the Justice Department said.
FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.
US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump look on.
‘Luz de esperanza’: Immigrants, advocates urge Baltimore County to pass Trust Act
Baltimore County residents rallied in Towson to support Councilman Izzy Patoka’s bills for immigrant protection ahead of a council work session Tuesday evening.
Immigrant and working families rally for immigrant rights prior to the first work session of the year in efforts to urge the County Council to pass strong legislation to grant greater protections to immigrant communities in Baltimore County.
Towson Square has a movie theater and ample parking. Why did all of its restaurants close?
A person rides a scooter past closed businesses in Towson Square.
Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland and anything less than American control is unacceptable, hours before Vice President JD Vance was to host Danish and Greenlandic officials for talks.
A boat travels at the sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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