State government

With an already-tight budget picture worsening with every action coming out of Washington, Maryland lawmakers are considering a new tax on businesses to keep the government finances in the black.

Three Baltimore Police Department officers will not face charges for fatally shooting a man in October 2024, the Maryland attorney general announced Monday.

Lawmakers are considering two options to get costs under control. Both would shift the burden to families.

The law’s biggest supporter is considering a trio of adjustments to the landmark law, which removed the statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims.

Maintaining Maryland’s prison fences is estimated to cost the state $34 million every two years for the next 30 years.

Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.

Legislation would require schools to use a national educator database to help weed out bad actors.

Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.

Gov. Wes Moore says his administration is looking to tap into Maryland’s pool of displaced federal workers to fill open state jobs. He said the state needs to help these workers in the face of the Trump administration's “cruelty.”

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the state’s education-improvement plan was largely rejected by state lawmakers Friday.

Lawmakers say they’re in a holding pattern while the new administration and new Congress make decisions about federal funding. It could mean $200 million to $500 million in additional cuts to the state budget.

The state corrections department recorded a discovery rate for weapons in its facilities at about 13 per 100 prisoners and detainees.

More than 100 people signed up to weigh in on the governor’s budget during a marathon public hearing, almost all of them pleading with lawmakers not to raise their taxes or cut a government program they rely on.

People leaving Maryland prisons and state-run Baltimore jails often do so with complex medical needs, ranging from substance use disorder, to hypertension and diabetes.

The news spread throughout the Maryland capital complex and lawmakers honored the Baltimore County Democrat and her family with moments of silence.

The plans come as the state lawmakers grapple with a $3 billion budget hole and daily shockwaves from President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress ripple through their constituencies.

Maryland’s state government signed off on an agreement with the Baltimore Ravens to share an added $55 million cost to upcoming upgrades to M&T Bank Stadium.

Gov. Wes Moore's proposed budget cuts include a small program that provides modest grants to families caring for a loved one with developmental disabilities.

If legislation in the General Assembly passes, all 760 gun dealers in Maryland would have to distribute pamphlets on suicide prevention and conflict resolution.

The Maryland Comptroller’s Office is asking lawmakers to revoke its authority to cite any employee for business licensing violations.