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    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said the federal government’s plan to return thousands of forced-reset triggers will have
severe consequences for the state.
    Maryland leads lawsuit against Trump administration over gun triggers deal
    The suit announced Monday argues that returning the triggers would violate federal law, pose a threat to residents and worsen gun violence.
    A person holds up a sign during a news conference and rally by immigrant justice organizations and advocates protesting ICE arrests in San Francisco
    Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump’s immigration crackdown
    In California alone, more than a dozen pro-immigrant bills passed either the Assembly or Senate this week.
    Wes Moore’s image on the foamy head of a Guinness pint in South Carolina last month was another reminder that he’s on everyone’s lips as a possible candidate for president, no matter how many times he says no.
    Wes Moore insists he’s not running for president in ’28. So why is no one persuaded?
    Why is no one persuaded when Gov. Wes Moore says again and again he isn't running for president? Because not running for president has a track record of success.
    The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
    State to vacate Baltimore buildings, relocate employees to leased downtown offices
    The state will relocate employees working in the Baltimore buildings to commercial spaces in the city’s central business district.
    Local governments in Maryland have been hosting job fairs for laid-off federal workers and connecting them to resources.
    Maryland makes no-interest loan available to former federal workers
    The Federal Emergency Loan Program makes a $700, interest-free loan available to Marylanders who lost their federal government jobs through mass layoffs, relocation or the shutdown of a part of the government.
    A hotel and mixed-use development fills what once was the eastern portion of Rochester, N.Y.’s Inner Loop East highway.
    Rochester gave up on a highway and filled it in. Should Baltimore?
    Rochester gave up lanes of highway traffic to turn a trench into green space — and wants to do more.
    6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Courthouse East.
    Baltimore judge puts child sex abuse lawsuits on hold, citing ‘unprecedented influx of cases’
    The order does not prevent the filing of new lawsuits under the Child Victims Act of 2023.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn’s annual fish fry in Columbia, S.C., on Friday.
    ‘Not running’ — but running? Moore’s moves hint at national ambitions
    “I'm not running,” Gov. Wes Moore insists when asked about the 2028 presidential election. But he keeps making moves that a presidential hopeful would make.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at the South Carolina Democratic Party's Blue Palmetto Dinner in Columbia, S.C., on Friday, May 30, 2025.
    Gov. Moore to South Carolina Democrats: ‘Let’s deliver the alternative’
    Moore told South Carolina Democrats their party could learn something from Donald Trump.
    Baltimore City Democrat Del. Sandy Rosenberg, left, sponsored a bill that requires the Maryland Department of Health to detail how the agency is improving oversight and regulation of the treatment field.
    Maryland officials must describe how they combat overdose deaths in treatment under new law
    Under the law effective July 1, signed by Gov. Wes Moore last week, the Maryland Department of Health must detail in annual reports how the state agency is improving oversight and regulation of the treatment field.
    Frederick Hoover, chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission, wants BGE to flatten bills ahead of high-usage summer months.
    As BGE bills are set to rise, utility commission demands a delay
    The Maryland Public Service Commission is ordering Baltimore Gas and Electric to mitigate the effects of an impending supply-side rate increase by shifting cost recovery to less expensive times of year.
    U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume has told colleagues he’s running to be the top Democrat on an influential House committee.
    What to know about Baltimore U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume’s run for a leadership role
    The role would put Mfume in a sweet spot to take over as committee chair if Democrats take back the House of Representatives next November.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Trump ‘sanctuary’ declaration could mean Baltimore, others lose federal money
    Eight counties and 10 Maryland towns given “sanctuary” moniker by Department of Homeland Security and their federal funding could be at threat.
    The Maryland Department of Health is located in the Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building at 201 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
    Break-in under investigation at State Center office building
    Police are investigating a break-in at the state Department of Health headquarters building at State Center in Baltimore — the second break-in in less than a year.
    The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services’ Green Ridge Youth Center along I-68 in near Flintstone in Western Maryland.
    Flooding forced state to evacuate troubled youth center, left staff in limbo
    Internal emails and memos over two weeks following the storm sent conflicting messages to staff about their future assignments.
    S&P Global affirmed Maryland’s AAA rating on its bonds Wednesday, following a similar decision from Fitch Ratings last week.
    Maryland government keeps two top credit ratings after suffering downgrade
    S&P Global affirmed Maryland’s AAA rating on its bonds Wednesday, following a similar decision from Fitch Ratings last week.
    Quantum particles — quibits — can be in multiple states at once, and linked in pairs that let you determine the state of one anywhere in the world by observing the other.
    Wes Moore is betting $1 billion on qubits. What the heck is a qubit?
    Economic development is a bit like quantum physics in that it’s hard to make sense of most of the time.
    Lawmakers, longshoremen and Morton Salt are pressuring Gov. Wes Moore to keep open a North Locust Point pier. Pier 4 needs millions of dollars of improvements so the company can continue to operate and bring in 400,000+ tons of salt each year.
    Top lawmakers, longshoremen and Morton Salt press Moore to keep Locust Point pier open
    Shipping plans are made months in advance and without assurances that the Locust Point pier will be open for business in 2026. Companies may soon opt to route their deliveries elsewhere.
    Ken Ulman, chair of Maryland’s Democratic Party, attends a reproductive rights rally in 2024. Ulman is stepping down from his role with the party.
    Maryland Democratic Party leader Ulman steps down
    Ken Ulman, chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party, is stepping down and switching to a role boosting Gov. Wes Moore’s “economic growth agenda.”
    The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services’ Green Ridge Youth Center along I-68 in near Flintstone in Western Maryland.
    Violence inside a Maryland youth detention center has staff begging for help
    About half of the staff at Green Ridge Youth Center is on leave injured, union reps said, and morale has plummeted
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