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    Governor Wes Moore during an interview in his office ahead of opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
    Maryland Democrats file complaint over ‘No Moore’ campaign
    Maryland Democrats argue that the anonymous accounts amount to political campaign communications that fall under state regulations — including a requirement that they be attributed to a registered political committee.
    For the first time, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is taking the lead on a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration.
    Maryland attorney general sues to get fired federal workers reinstated
    Maryland AG Anthony Brown is leading a new lawsuit that attempts to halt the Trump administration's mass firings of probationary federal employees.
    It's week 9 of the Maryland General Assembly session and lawmakers will have to wait on budget decisions from D.C.
    Live coverage: Bill adding disabilities feature to state IDs passes Senate and House
    Much of the legislative action has been in committees so far, but expect floor sessions to grow longer this week as lawmakers look to pass bills out of their chamber.
    Del. Ben Barnes, left, and Sen. Guy Guzzone talk to reporters about the latest negotiations on the state budget, at the State House in Annapolis on Thursday, March 6, 2025. A new financial forecast shows the state will take in less money from taxes than expected, due largely to the Trump administration's actions to fire federal workers and slash spending.
    Trump’s federal layoffs are already affecting Maryland’s budget plans
    About 11,000 Maryland workers have already lost or are about to lose their jobs, and future actions could bring that number of job losses up to 28,000
    Maria del Carmen Castellon, wife of Miguel Luna, thinks about her late husband as a portrait of them on their wedding day hangs on the wall behind her.
    A Key Bridge widow wants to help others avoid a legal obstacle she faced
    The widow of one of the men who died in the Key Bridge collapse is advocating for legislation that would allow noncitizens to serve as personal representatives of a deceased loved one’s estate.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after a press conference to discuss the state’s response to the Trump administration’s actions against federal workers last month.
    Moore: ‘I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself’
    Gov. Wes Moore said he didn’t even watch President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday night.
    The Department of Human Services building on South Charles Street in Baltimore.
    Fewer Maryland children are dying from abuse or neglect than originally reported
    Corrected data show deaths still exceed the national average.
    Crews on the scene of a rescue of trapped construction workers on the 500 block of Academy Road in Catonsville on Friday, February 28, 2025.
    State investigating trench collapse in Catonsville that killed 2 construction workers
    State officials are investigating the Catonsville trench collapse that killed two construction workers.
    Sharonda Huffman talks to attendees at the kickoff event for her campaign for Baltimore County Council at the Essex Branch of the Baltimore Public Library in December.
    Much ado about $60. How 2 Republicans’ complaints led the library to cancel a Democratic candidate’s event.
    Sharonda Huffman, who is seeking to become the first Black woman elected to the Baltimore County Council, is pushing back against claims that she held a political fundraiser at the Essex branch.
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
    Maryland lawmakers float new $1B business tax to close budget hole
    With an already-tight budget picture worsening with every action coming out of Washington, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new tax on businesses to keep the government finances in the black.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    No charges for Baltimore Police officers who fatally shot a man last October
    Three Baltimore Police Department officers will not face charges for fatally shooting a man in October 2024, the Maryland attorney general announced Monday.
    Versia Thomas, center, during storytime at Greenbelt Children’s Center in Prince George’s County, where about 90% of the children who attend are on state-funded scholarships.
    Maryland parents could pay more for child care as scholarship program faces cuts
    Lawmakers are considering two options to get costs under control. Both would shift the burden to families.
    Del. C.T. Wilson, architect of the Child Victims Act, shared his own experience with childhood sexual abuse during his yearslong fight to pass the legislation.
    Maryland’s Child Victims Act could see changes as state faces billion-dollar liability
    The law’s biggest supporter is considering a trio of adjustments to the landmark law, which removed the statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims.
    Barbed wire is seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
    With deteriorating fences, Maryland’s aging prisons struggle to secure their perimeters
    Maintaining Maryland’s prison fences is estimated to cost the state $34 million every two years for the next 30 years.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Record number of people with mental illness languishing in Maryland jails waiting for hospital beds
    Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.
    Dazhon Darien, Pikesville High School’s former athletic director, was flagged in a national database of educators for submitting fraudulent transcripts in Florida. He did the same in Maryland before facing criminal charges for sexual exploitation of children and other crimes.
    Maryland could require teacher screenings after questionable Pikesville High hire
    Legislation would require schools to use a national educator database to help weed out bad actors.
    Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about energy legislation during a news conference on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
    Letter: Natural gas plant proposal misses mark on costs, environment
    Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaking at a news conference in Annapolis, discusses the state’s response to the Trump administration’s assault on the federal government.
    Gov. Moore hopes the Trump administration’s loss is Maryland’s gain
    Gov. Wes Moore says his administration is looking to tap into Maryland’s pool of displaced federal workers to fill open state jobs. He said the state needs to help these workers in the face of the Trump administration's “cruelty.”
    Students and other attendees hold signs during a hearing last week for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
    Moore’s plan to revamp education Blueprint hits roadblock in Annapolis
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the state’s education-improvement plan was largely rejected by state lawmakers Friday.
    Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones has introduced a bill that would consolidate state equity efforts.
    Live coverage: Maryland’s Black lawmakers are ‘prepared to fight’
    Lawmakers say they’re in a holding pattern while the new administration and new Congress make decisions about federal funding. It could mean $200 million to $500 million in additional cuts to the state budget.
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