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    “We’re Voting Yes” signs in support of reproductive rights.
    Maryland abortion amendment passes, protecting against future restrictions
    Voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot measure to solidify reproductive rights in Maryland’s constitution.
    Mail-in ballots are sorted for counting during canvassing at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections.
    Maryland election results delayed with voters still in line
    As of 8:45 p.m., lines of voters were still in place at multiple polling places, particularly at Bowie State University and University of Maryland, College Park, officials said.
    The Inner Harbor and Harborplace in April.
    Has race played a role in some people’s opposition to Harborplace?
    Some believe race is coming into play in Harborplace and other issues in this year’s election.
    Maryland abortion amendment: 2024 election results
    Track results on the statewide ballot question that would amend Maryland's constitution to protect abortion rights.
    U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan stump at their last events on the night before the Nov. 5 election.
    With US Senate seat on the line, Alsobrooks and Hogan make their final pitches to voters
    The candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat packed their final full day of campaigning with events and stops to persuade voters, thank volunteers and rally supporters. On Tuesday, they’ll find out who wins.
    A ballet drop-box outside of the Randallstown Community Center.
    Surge in Maryland’s unaffiliated voters could reshape future elections
    The shift likely has major implications on who is nominated in future elections as more voters opt out of participating in closed primaries and partisans gain power.
    An early voter casts their ballot at the Randallstown Community Center on October 30, 2024.
    The anxious election watcher’s guide to when Maryland’s votes will be counted
    It may take several days before we know the results of Maryland’s tightest races, according to elections officials.
    At left, attendees cheer at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Aurora, Colo., on October 11; at right, Vice President Kamala Harris greets supporters after a campaign rally in Atlanta, Ga., on October 19.
    Young people could define this election — if they vote
    Signs point to large voter turnout by youths this election. But will they actually vote?
    Voters have been receiving “vaguely threatening” letters from the Center for Voter Information.
    Election groups disagree with attorney general about ‘threatening’ voter letters
    The nonprofits that sent ‘vaguely threatening’ voting mailers say their methods are lawful. Maryland’s Attorney General disagreed and told them to stop.
    Voters line up outside the Odenton Public Library Thursday, October 31, 2024, on the last day of early voting in the general election.
    Nearly 1 million Marylanders cast ballots during early voting
    All told, between early votes and returned mail ballots, more than 1.56 million of the state’s 4.2 million voters have already voted for a turnout of 37%.
    Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a visit to the Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Center in Baltimore on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
    Hurricanes have depleted federal funds sought by Key Bridge small businesses
    Even though U.S. Small Business Administration funds are depleted, requests for financial help from those affected by the Key Bridge disaster continue to roll in, including 500 new applications in the last month.
    Albert Nickerson, a county commissioner in Kent County is pictured on his in-law's farm on October 18, 2024.
    In Maryland’s smallest county, the politics of change take center stage
    High property values and relative population density have given the town an outsized importance in the county’s economic picture.
    A sign in support of Question 1, a ballot measure that would enshrine reproductive rights in the Maryland constitution.
    Letter: Don’t be fooled — abortion is still under threat
    The president of Planned Parenthood Maryland and president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., say more needs to be done to protect access to abortion care in Maryland.
    Odette Ramos looks away from the camera for a portrait in a shady green space.
    The Latine vote could be ‘enormous.’ What does it take to sway it?
    With 65.2 million people, making up 19.5% of the total population, Latines could be an influential voting block this election.
    In an interview on CNN, U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan indicated that he plans to skip the vote for president when he casts his ballot this year.
    Former Gov. Hogan’s vote for president? Sounds like nobody at all.
    In 2016, Hogan voted for his father. In 2020, Hogan voted for the late President Ronald Reagan.
    Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan greets Baltimore Police dressed in riot gear the morning after citywide unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore in 2015 during his first term in office.
    Why Larry Hogan’s smaller government came at a cost to Marylanders
    The Republican governor’s decision to downsize government kept agencies from delivering services to people who needed them when they needed them most, said policy analysts, union officials and nonprofit leaders watching and working for state government during Hogan’s tenure.
    Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, can't drive his 2019 Toyota Camry because the state says he owes $30,000 in E-ZPass tolls and fines. He questions the figure and can’t seem to get answers or help with the bill.
    $30,000 of E-ZPass fees and nowhere to turn for help
    Some Maryland Drivers are facing thousands of dollars in E-ZPass tolls and fines dating back to the pandemic. But they say they can’t get answers about their bills or help resolving them.
    Angela Alsobrooks (center), Maryland’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is endorsed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a gun violence prevention event at the Kentland Community Center in June.
    The Harris and Alsobrooks friendship may matter now more than ever
    As the general election draws near, Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks are experiencing a different kind of intimacy as their friendship may matter now more than ever.
    iMPACT Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
    Governor orders Maryland agencies to review how student crime information is shared
    The order follows murder charges against a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record.
    Voters walk into Perry Hall High School to cast their vote, in Nottingham, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
    State elections board: Members may not communicate with people suing the board
    The decision comes after a revelations that Republican board members had been corresponding for months with an election activist attempting to use the courts to stop Maryland’s election.
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