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    The RESCO trash incinerator no longer needs the tax credits to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
    State may extinguish green energy subsidies for Baltimore trash incinerator
    The companies no longer need the subsidies to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
    With control of the chamber at stake, Maryland's Senate contest is a rare chance for Old Line State politics to get the national spotlight.
    U.S. Senate poll tracker: Alsobrooks lead over Hogan steady in Washington Post poll
    Angela Alsobrooks leads Larry Hogan, 54% to 40%, in a poll from Emerson College as in-person voting approaches.
    “Because someone didn’t support you yesterday doesn’t mean they won’t support you tomorrow,” said U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks, who is now getting support from some in Prince George’s County who have criticized her leadership as county executive.
    Alsobrooks’ past clashes with Prince George’s colleagues have shaped US Senate race
    As Angela Alsobrooks runs for the U.S. Senate, many of her past critics have become supporters.
    Two escalators inside a small structure that says "METRO" at the top with a black and red vertical sign out front indicating it is located at Reisterstown Plaza.
    Baltimore County leaders air frustrations over delayed road projects, transit cuts
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. and other county leaders this week criticized the Maryland Department of Transportation for cutting funding and slow-walking important county transit projects.
    A man on a bike wearing a helmet waits outside of a glass shelter at an above ground train station.
    Maryland’s transportation, housing agencies teaming up to incentivize new homes
    The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.
    Maryland state house, ballot excerpts, and check marks
    GOP election board members emailed activist who is trying to stop election, records show
    The dozens of pages of email threads also included speculative voter fraud scenarios discussed between state Republican Party leaders and a GOP election board member.
    Former President Donald Trump says he’ll “Make America Great Again” if he’s elected this year. But Maryland Democrats are worried another Trump presidency would have negative consequences for the state.
    Jobs, Key Bridge and FBI HQ: What a second Trump term could mean for Maryland
    Another Trump presidency could come with cuts to federal jobs in the state, questions over funding for key transportation projects, less cooperation on preventing gun violence and uncertain effects on the state’s budget.
    A screenshot of the homepage of the Maryland's Future super political action committee includes a yellow "donate" button that redirected to a fundraising page for the Hogan for Maryland campaign committee. A Democratic voter has filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint, alleging the "donate" button violates campaign finance laws.
    Complaint alleges pro-Hogan super PAC broke campaign finance law
    A prominent “donate” button on the Maryland’s Future webpage goes directly to a fundraising page for Hogan’s campaign committee, which a Montgomery County woman argues violates the law.
    Angela Alsobrooks on Aug. 15, 2023; Gov. Larry Hogan on July 7, 2022.
    Get ready for more TV ads: Pro-Hogan super PAC has $16M in the bank
    The campaigns of Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan and super PACs have combined to raise almost $50 million to spend on Maryland’s nationally watched Senate race.
    State Sen. Cheryl Kagan this week wrapped up a multi-year tour of the state's 911 call centers. Her final stop was in Calvert County where she met with 911 specialists and trainee specialists.
    Sen. Cheryl Kagan visited every 911 center in Maryland. Here’s what she learned.
    State Sen. Cheryl Kagan spoke with The Baltimore Banner about her tour of every 911 call center in Maryland and the surprising things she learned along the way.
    U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Larry Hogan, right, shake hands following the taping of a debate at the Maryland Public Television studios in Owings Mills on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.
    U.S. Senate debate included 5 topics you haven’t seen discussed in campaign ads
    Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan didn’t tread much new ground in their debate Thursday, but we did learn a few things.
    U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan is facing questions about votes he took as governor to approve subsidies for affordable housing developers that may have had a relationship with his real estate company, which is headquartered in Annapolis.
    Hogan’s past affordable housing votes questioned as conflict of interest
    While he was governor, Hogan voted five times to approve subsidies for affordable housing developers that his firm may have worked with in the past.
    U.S. Senate candidates Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Larry Hogan, right, debate at the Maryland Public Television studios in Owings Mills on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.
    U.S. Senate race: Hogan, Alsobrooks sharpen attacks in televised debate
    Both candidates used the debate as a chance to promote their records while arguing the other is the poor choice for Marylanders in a hyper-partisan political environment.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has weighed in on the Abortion Care Access Act of 2022.
    Maryland law closes a loophole in abortion care, attorney general says
    Maryland is trying to eliminate an obscure rule that stopped Medicaid from paying for certain patients’ abortions.
    In Maryland's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Republican Larry Hogan, right, will face off in a televised debate on Thursday.
    Alsobrooks, Hogan to face off in — possibly only — U.S. Senate debate Thursday
    The candidates will record a 60-minute debate at Maryland Public Television in the afternoon that will be broadcast later in the evening.
    South Madeira Street sits near Butchers Hill and just outside Patterson Park in Baltimore.
    A vicious attack, a viral video and a community asking what went wrong
    The incident has triggered the latest discussion of the state’s youth legal system, a seemingly perpetual cycle of frustration and finger pointing.
    Orioles fans walk off the light rail at Camden Station ahead of the game on opening day, March 28, 2024.
    Budget cuts threaten federal grant to replace aging Baltimore light rail cars
    The Maryland Transit Administration was awarded a $213 million federal grant to replace the aging cars for its light rail line. A top transit official warns that the state could lose the grant
    People enjoy downtown Detroit, Mich. on Sept. 19, 2024.
    JPMorgan Chase helped revive Detroit. Now they’re betting big on Baltimore.
    Those familiar with the bank’s work said JPMorgan Chase can help Baltimore fill its empty storefronts, reduce its vacant housing surplus and bring more good-paying jobs to city residents — all crucial to its financial sustainability.
    October is here, which means there are hundreds of new laws taking effect across Maryland.
    With October’s arrival, new laws take effect in Maryland
    One law, which alters regulatory requirements for the marketing and sale of electricity and gas, has already been challenged in court.
    Although both are experienced elected officials neither Angela Alsobrooks nor Larry Hogan has needed to delve deeply into international policy.
    US Senate candidates Hogan, Alsobrooks navigate complex Middle East policy
    The scale of violence in the Middle East presents a complex policy challenge for the two candidates who hope to be Maryland’s next U.S. senator.
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