State government

The U.S. lacks about 7.3 million homes for renters with extremely low incomes, according to estimates from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a series of lawsuits that have so far sandbagged the flood of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.

Gov. Wes Moore delivers his third State of the State speech on Wednesday. It’s a chance for Moore to pitch his plan to close the state’s $3 billion budget shortfall.

State inspectors have cited the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services with health and safety violations after parole agent’s killing.

Legislation under consideration in Annapolis would make a swath of traffic violations “secondary offenses” and would stop police officers from pulling people over for those violations.

January ended with the first member of the Annapolis LGBTQIA+ community named to the General Assembly, the first Black woman state senator, accusations of racism, a member removed for faking credentials, and hard feelings all around.

Gov. Wes Moore’s sweeping State of the State address covered expansive ground — from his budget plan to public transit, from tax reforms to economic boosts and from education funding to Washington, D.C., chaos.

Maryland’s state health secretary, Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, is resigning her position at the end of this month, Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday.

The plaintiffs aimed to stop the certification of the 2024 election.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivered a State of the State speech Wednesday that carefully balanced caution with optimism and acknowledged there are difficult times ahead.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pledged Wednesday to guide the state through turbulent times caused by uncertainty from the new presidential administration and a sluggish local economy.

The owner of the commercial shopping center next to the Lutherville light rail stop is pledging to continue to work to add housing there, despite intense community opposition and resistance from the County Council.

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.

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.

With BGE utility bills rising, Del. Elizabeth Embry, a Baltimore Democrat, recently introduced legislation to require more information about costly natural gas projects.

All but the most serious charges — rape and murder, for example — would return to the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.

The Trump administration’s series of executive orders and immigration policies have left much of Maryland’s immigrant community anxious and fearful.

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.

"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.

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.