State government

An Anne Arundel County judge has ripped the Maryland Department of Health for its presentation of what he described as a woefully inadequate plan to address the state’s psychiatric bed crisis.

After a tumultuous seven months, the Howard Community College board is at full strength and set to expand by two members, with new rules in place to ensure more transparency over its decision making.

The senator said he plans to meet with government officials to discuss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release.

Recently proposed tariffs on computer chips and other electronics complicate Gov. Wes Moore's hallmark economic initiative.

President Nayib Bukele said he had no way to move the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, out of a prison in El Salvador and back to the United States.

A Randallstown man pleaded guilty to paying about $20,000 in bribes to steer state contracts to his company.

Dozens of transportation-related bills passed in the recent General Assembly session that will impact the ways Marylanders move around the state, and plenty of notable ones didn’t.

All the mean-girl tweets, opinion posturing and campaign stunts ahead will just be partisan noise. There are ways to judge Gov. Wes Moore’s performance so far.

Moore needed one word to summarize the experience: “Wow.”

The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration's action violates federal law because it reversed a prior decision to allow states to access the money through March 2026.

Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks decried the “appalling situation” unfolding in the holding rooms at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore Field Office in the city’s downtown.

Banner political reporters answer readers’ questions about the forces that shaped the 2025 session.

Most eyes were locked on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future this legislative session. Here’s how the state’s other education bills faired.

Career counselors and employers offer advice to Maryland federal workers, some of whom are returning to a crowded job market as Trump's administration dramatically scales back the size of the government.

Gov. Wes Moore had smooth sailing his first two years in Annapolis. This year has been different.

Black steelworkers built Pleasant View. They were not going to lose it.

On Monday, state lawmakers passed a bill that extends the life of a Convention Center and tourism task force for another year, at a cost of about $350,000.

The Maryland General Assembly tried to tackle complaints about escalating gas and electric bills.

A budget crisis compounded by uncertainty from the Trump administration combined to create a perfect storm for lawmakers in Maryland.

Here’s The Baltimore Banner’s attempt to sort out who might be thrilled, and who might be disappointed, as they leave the State House.