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    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.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he prepares to depart the White House aboard Marine One on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The president is traveling to North Carolina, California, Nevada and Florida over the weekend.
    What we know about Trump’s federal spending freeze and its impact on Marylanders
    What we know about President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on federal spending and its impact on Marylanders.
    Del. Carl Jackson
    Baltimore County Democrats back Del. Carl Jackson for open Maryland Senate seat
    The central committee for Baltimore County Democrats has affirmed a recommendation that Gov. Wes Moore appoint Del. Carl Jackson to an open state Senate seat.
    A Trump administration order Monday night ordered a pause on federal grants and loans.
    Confusion, anger as Maryland officials, nonprofits grapple with funding freeze
    State officials and nonprofit leaders reported they were locked out of federal systems used to draw down federal funds for Medicaid reimbursements and financing basic needs for low-earning Marylanders.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
    Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration spending freeze
    The order from U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan came minutes before the funding freeze was scheduled to go into effect.
    Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott speaks about a state grant program that will send $120 million worth of grants to organizations that provide mental and behavioral health services for kids so they can partner with schools to bring treatment and other support into schools. The program was the focus of a press conference in Annapolis on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
    Maryland among states shut out of Medicaid system, health secretary says
    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that the Trump administration is aware of the issue and that no payments had been affected.
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