State government

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.

In Maryland, people can be arrested, thrown in jail and forced to defend themselves against criminal charges without input from police or prosecutors.

Experts say several changes could improve an unusual part of the criminal legal system in Maryland — one that allows anyone to seek charges on their own without input from police or prosecutors.

State government offices will be closed in Maryland on Wednesday, Christmas Eve.

Rep. April McClain Delaney is disavowing her January vote in support of a law that requires federal law enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants accused — but not convicted — of certain crimes.

COLUMN: There’s a reason we light our nighttime hours, sing and dance around the winter solstice. Yes, it’s Christmas. Yes, it’s Hanukkah. It’s Kwanzaa, Dongzhi and Yalda, too. But we do it to ward off the dark, the bad things that lurk outside our homes and our lives and to remind of us the good.

A new poll from a progressive coalition finds 54% of Marylanders support redrawing the state’s congressional district maps.

Gov. Wes Moore signed a directive aimed at tamping down rising utility costs, and he blamed Maryland’s regional grid operator and President Donald Trump for the state’s energy challenges.

The governor’s comments come after reporting revealed staff set internal chat messages to auto-delete after 24 hours, leaving no trace of the government business discussed.

With Baltimore Peninsula’s visionary, Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank, walking away from future development, what happens to the public money that Baltimore agreed to front?

Open government experts and archivists say setting messages to vanish could hinder accountability, dash the public’s right to inspection and keep archivists from reviewing documents for historical value.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting advisory commission met in private Thursday to recommend that the state redraw its congressional boundaries.

Maryland law prevents teachers from striking, but educators want that to change.

A prime-time slot on a major network gives the governor the opportunity to introduce himself to a broad national audience — especially as he has eyes on his 2026 reelection campaign and a future beyond that.

Research shows that foster kids adjust better and are more likely to be reunited with the parents when they stay under the care of loved ones.

An eastern Baltimore County landfill that angered local residents over its request for a “trash juice” permit will be required to shut down within eight years, per a new agreement approved Wednesday by Maryland’s top spending board.

Hyundai and Kia owners who had cars stolen, even after installing a software fix, could be eligible for up to $4,500 in compensation.

The bill to study the lingering harms of slavery and state-sanctioned discrimination became a friction point between Wes Moore and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

In October 2024, Kennedy Krieger Institute doctors diagnosed Carmen Akras with late infantile onset metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD. The recessive genetic condition destroys the nervous system and affects one of every 40,000 babies in this country. There is a test, and a new therapy, that could help other children.

Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk was elected speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.