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More than a dozen laws take effect in January in Maryland, from health insurance coverage changes to increased fines for speeding in work zones.

Weeks after voters rejected Gov. Wes Moore’s pick for the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, he reappointed her. It’s a rare move not seen in Maryland for a generation, and comes as a judiciary study has recommended ending contested election of judges.

Shamrock Farm was established in 1948 by Art Rooney, who founded the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it remains in the the Rooney family.

A group of liquor retailers denounced Gov. Wes Moore’s support of beer and wine sales at Maryland grocery stores.

Moore, a veteran of the Army Reserves, served a deployment to Afghanistan in 2005 and 2006, and his supervisor nominated him for the Bronze Star.

Three more court buildings in Baltimore have tested positive for the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease, officials announced Friday.

The state piloted a similar program earlier this year, providing benefits for Port of Baltimore workers after the Key Bridge collapse shut down shipping.

The state’s probation agents have not conducted home visits, including with registered sex offenders, since May, after the corrections department secretary suspended the check-ins for safety reasons.

The request further delays security measures on electronic benefits cards used for food and cash assistance

The funding for the Key Bridge rebuild was wrapped into the latest federal spending bill.

Maryland’s budget problem is getting bigger, and no one has proposed a comprehensive solution to fix it yet.

The decline in youth homicides of children comes a little over a year after the state began a gun violence diversion program for at-risk youth called Thrive Academy.

“The movements for civil rights ... would never have come to be if people had given up their cause after a court case or a battle or an election did not go their way,” the vice president said.

Maryland is one of six states that has participated in the electoral college since the country’s inaugural in 1789.

Sen. Jill Carter, a Baltimore City Democrat, will resign from the Maryland Senate for a board appointment from Gov. Wes Moore.

Police and state officials are investigating a break-in last month at the Maryland Department of Health headquarters — an incident in which the intruder or intruders searched desks and drawers.

A new online tool makes it easier for Marylanders to determine whether they qualify for basic government services, such as food benefits and Medicaid, Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday.