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    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, shown in 2023, will deliver his third State of the State speech at the State House on Wednesday.
    Trump confusion, uncertainty loom as Wes Moore prepares to deliver State of the State address
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will deliver his third State of the State speech on Wednesday at a time of uncertainty stemming from Donald Trump’s actions and fiscal challenges.
    Katie Curran O'Malley is the executive director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland.
    How Katie Curran O’Malley plans to keep fighting for women in the Trump era
    As executive director the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Katie Curran O’Malley has the unprecedented task of guiding the 53-year-old organization through uncertain territory.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks during a press conference addressing rising BGE costs and legislation aimed at lower heating costs and improving public safety outside of Baltimore City Hall on February 4th, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
    Maryland officials push back on BGE’s gas rate hikes
    With BGE utility bills rising, Del. Elizabeth Embry, a Baltimore Democrat, recently introduced legislation to require more information about costly natural gas projects.
    Sen. Will Smith, a Montgomery County Democrat, wants to see fewer young defendants automatically charged as adults.
    Maryland lawmakers support fewer adult charges for teens
    All but the most serious charges — rape and murder, for example — would return to the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.
    More than 150 people rallied for immigrants rights by the Enoch Pratt Free Library Southeast Anchor Branch, marching down Eastern Avenue on Monday.
    White House moves keep immigrants in Maryland on edge
    The Trump administration’s series of executive orders and immigration policies have left much of Maryland’s immigrant community anxious and fearful.
    U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) displays an autographed sign beside state and local officials, during a press conference on the Selection of Greenbelt for the FBI's New Headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, November 10, 2023.
    Report finds flaws in process that awarded FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County
    The FBI headquarters has been a matter of national and regional political football for more than a decade, with Greenbelt selected in 2023 as the new home for the bureau.
    Mat Rice, executive director of People on the Go Maryland, leads a crowd in chanting, "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! These budget cuts have got to go!" during a rally against proposed budget cuts for the state Developmental Disabilities Administration. The rally was held on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
    Hundreds rally in Annapolis against Developmental Disabilities Administration cuts
    "We will not stand by while our community suffers at the hands of Governor Moore’s proposed funding cuts,” said Laura Howell, CEO of the Maryland Association of Community Services.
    The governor's office has asked three members of the state body that oversees the funeral industry to resign.
    Three state mortician board members resign amid scrutiny
    Days after Gov. Wes Moore ordered an independent review of the state board that oversees the funeral industry, three members of the board resigned, according to a state official.
    The U.S. and Maryland flags fly at half staff on Jan. 20, 2025, hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States, to honor Jimmy Carter, the 39th.
    Big Tech sues over Maryland law protecting kids online
    The tech industry is suing to block the Maryland Kids Code, a law that requires companies to put guardrails on their apps and websites that children use.
    Maryland recorded an alarming rise in child deaths from abuse and neglect. No one noticed.
    As many as 83 Maryland children died from abuse or neglect in 2023, making the state’s published rate of child maltreatment fatalities among the worst in the nation.
    Dylan Behler, center, is applauded by fellow candidates after being nominated by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates, during a meeting at Annapolis Middle School on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2025. To the left is Abigail Diehl and to the right is Chrissy Holt.
    Anne Arundel Democrats nominate 26-year-old Dylan Behler to House of Delegates
    Anne Arundel County Democrats on Saturday selected Dylan Behler, a party activist and former General Assembly staffer, as their choice to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has already joined two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration, and is hiring staff for other potential cases.
    Maryland’s AG is building a million-dollar litigation team to battle Trump
    Maryland's attorney general got $1 million to dedicate to federal litigation. It's looking like that money will be increasingly important as Trump's executive orders take effect.
    Located across the Severn River from the U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Support Activity Annapolis provides base operating support services to the academy and several agencies.
    Navy facilities in Annapolis reopened after bomb threats prompted lockdowns
    Navy facilities in the Annapolis area, including the U.S. Naval Academy, were locked down on Friday afternoon due to threats, military officials said.
    On Jan. 29, 2025, Transportation Security Agency officials released this image of what a gun in a backpack looks like when detected in an x-ray machine at a security checkpoint.
    6 people were caught with guns at BWI. Here’s what happened next.
    Seeing the significance of 47 guns accidentally brought to BWI can be hard. It’s not at the airport. You would have seen it if you had been with me Monday in an almost empty Annapolis courtroom.
    Gov. Wes Moore visits Reisterstown Elementary School on Thursday, January 30, 2025, to talk with educators and highlight his funding plan for public schools.
    Gov. Moore’s Baltimore County school visit was bright, even as budget woes loom
    Moore enthusiastically shared his commitment to education, highlighting a $550 million bump in funding for public schools next year. There was no mention of the losses local school system leaders say they will face if the governor’s budget plans are approved.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is ordering a review of the Maryland Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors after the board suspended the license of a crematory in Southern Maryland after finding it was not cremating the bodies entrusted to it.
    After bodies piled up at a crematory, Moore orders review of oversight agency
    Following the discovery of stockpiled bodies at a Southern Maryland crematory, Gov. Wes Moore is ordering an independent review of the state board that oversees the industry.
    House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones conducts chamber business.
    Live coverage: What’s on this year’s gun safety agenda?
    Lawmakers will dig in this week on moving legislation through the pipeline.
    Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth and members of Maryland's federal delegation speak with reporters Wednesday on President Trump's hold on federal funds.
    Maryland’s federal delegation is also caught in the Trump whiplash
    Members of Congress are hearing the latest twists in the news.
    Maryland lawmakers will again consider whether to legalize online gambling, such as poker, blackjack and roulette.
    Maryland lawmakers will weigh legalizing internet gambling. How would it work?
    Estimates are the state would bring in $225 million in the first full year,
    Maryland legislation calls for teachers to have more time for out-of-classroom work. The governor is proposing those plans be put on hold.
    Gov. Moore has a plan to recruit more Maryland teachers. Is it enough?
    Gov. Wes Moore has proposed new ways to get Maryland schools 15,000 more educators. But some educators aren’t convinced the new plan would work.
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