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State government

    As residents fume over power bills, Maryland’s top utility regulator steps down
    Maryland Public Service Commission Chairman Frederick Hoover was appointed to his role in 2023 by Gov. Wes Moore. He will no longer serve as the PSC’s leader, but will continue to be a commissioner.
    PSC chair Frederick H. Hoover runs the Maryland Public Service Commission meeting on May 21, 2025.
    Crime is down, so why isn’t Ivan Bates happy?
    Baltimore City has achieved a stunning turnaround in violent crime despite a rift between State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and Mayor Brandon Scott.
    Ivan Bates, Baltimore City’s 26th state’s attorney, looks out over downtown from his office.
    New House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk stresses civility, finding solutions
    Maryland’s new speaker of the House of Delegates faces a budget shortfall and thorny debates about immigration enforcement, affordability and redistricting. She says she’s ready for the challenge.
    Maryland Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk presided over a one-day legislative session after being elected to the position of speaker in December. Now, she’s about to begin her first full legislative session in the House’s top job.
    Avelo Airlines to stop ICE flights, citing high costs and little payoff
    Texas-based Avelo Airlines has faced sustained backlash — including in Maryland — since it began operating domestic transfer and international removal flights on behalf of ICE earlier this year.
    NOVEMBER 6, 2025 - BWI airport. Budget carrier Avelo Airlines operates just a handful of passenger flights in and out of BWI each week, but immigrant advocates are calling on Gov. Wes Moore to cut their airport access over their deal to transport detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
    Maryland wants you to hike 250 miles in state parks this year
    As the U.S. turns 250 years old, the Department of Natural Resources is challenging Marylanders to hike 250 miles of state park trails by the end of 2026.
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 — The hike to the beach at Calvert Cliffs State Park includes a long section past a vibrant wetland area.
    Howard County immigration attorney tapped for open House seat
    Gabriel Moreno is an immigration attorney and CEO of Luminus, a Columbia-based nonprofit that supports immigrants.
    The Howard County Democratic Central Committee voted in Gabriel Moreno, an immigration attorney and CEO of Luminus, to fill Del. Vanessa Atterbeary's vacant seat in the Maryland House of Delegates.
    ‘I love this House’: U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer yields the floor, plans to retire from Congress
    An emotional Hoyer took the podium on the floor of the U.S. House to make his announcement, saying his long career has had more good times than bad.
    Maryland Governor Wes Moore, second to left, reacts to a comment made by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) during a press conference on the Selection of Greenbelt for the FBI's New Headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, November 10, 2023.
    Marquee Maryland sporting events in limbo after official’s abrupt exit
    Maryland Stadium Authority official Terry Hassletine’s departure creates uncertainty for major events.
    Terry Hassletine served as the head of the Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland since its creation in 2019. The nonprofit has helped host multiday annual events such as the Maryland Cycling Classic, shown here.
    Days Cove landfill in White Marsh to operate on short-term lease as closure is planned
    The facility operates in Gunpowder Falls State Park and has been the subject of controversy over its “trash juice” permit.
    The Big Gunpowder Falls River is seen beyond Days Cove Rubble Landfill in White Marsh.
    Governor, state workers union fail to reach deal in pay negotiations for first time
    With no agreement by the year-end deadline, the Moore administration will decide what, if any, pay raises or additional perks to include in its budget plan.
    State workers who are members of AFSCME Maryland Council 3 hold a news conference in Baltimore in December to lodge concerns about Gov. Wes Moore’s administration. The administration and the union did not reach an agreement over wages for next year.
    As Trump targets Black history, one Maryland ranger guards Harriet Tubman’s place in it
    Mary Dennard has served as a guardian of Harriet Tubman's history since the 2000s, when residents and later federal and state officials came together to develop a plan for the $21 million Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad historical park.
    Park ranger Mary Dennard at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek.
    State finds neglect in foster teen’s hotel suicide, says aide didn’t secure meds
    The company contracted to care for the teenage girl who had been living in an East Baltimore hotel for weeks failed to lock up her medication or properly supervise her, a state report found.
    Department of Human Services building on S. Charles Street, in Baltimore, Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
    Maryland leaders silent on Baltimore students’ transit woes
    It’s been nearly a year since a Banner investigation revealed just how hard it is for Baltimore children to get to school on time, but Maryland’s most powerful lawmakers remain mum on the issue.
    A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, rides the bus across Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024. Lucas’ bus ride takes over an hour. As the ride goes on, more Baltimore students fill the bus.
    Underground Charles Street fire caused by gas buildup in crowded conduit, report finds
    The report listed a slew of recommendations to prevent future explosions and fires in the city’s underground conduits.
    BGE workers continue working on North Charles St., in Baltimore, Monday, September 30, 2024.
    Hutzell: Marc Elrich is Maryland’s top socialist. It’s not an insult.
    COLUMN: When Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York on Thursday, the city will become the largest local government in the United States led by a Democratic Socialist. Til then, Montgomery County holds the title.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich attends a breakfast for lawmakers and members of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington in Rockville.
    Here are some new laws coming to Maryland in 2026
    Amid a legislative session dominated by efforts to address the state’s budget woes, lawmakers also passed laws addressing health, workers’ rights and wages.
    New laws and changes related to health care and workers’ rights go into effect at the start of 2026.
    Maryland prison killings rise to decade high amid staffing shortage
    Thirteen incarcerated people have been killed by other prisoners this year, state officials said, marking the highest annual total in at least a decade.
    A guard tower and barbed wire are seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
    State employee union files labor complaints against Moore administration
    AFSCME Maryland Council 3 alleges that Maryland is not following its telework policy for employees, not giving required higher pay to employees who work unfavorable shifts and more.
    Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Maryland Council 3, gives remarks during a news conference at the group’s headquarters in Baltimore on Tuesday.
    State regulators deny half of BGE’s request for $152 million in rate hikes
    Maryland’s utility regulator partially denied Baltimore Gas and Electric’s request to recoup cost overruns from 2023 — blunting an increase in monthly bills.
    Baltimore Gas and Electric asked for utility customers to pay more because of budget overruns.
    Maryland lets anyone file for criminal charges — and innocent people pay the price
    Maryland’s district court commissioner system allows people to file criminal charges with little oversight, a Banner investigation found. The process can be abused and upend lives.
    Tahirah Williams said her life changed after a perpetually aggrieved neighbor went to a district court commissioner and applied for criminal charges against her.
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