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    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed a $67.3 billion budget for state government, closing a budget gap by cutting spending and raising taxes for high earners.
    How might Maryland politicians raise your taxes and what could it cost you?
    What exactly — and who — is on the table to raise more money for Maryland? Here’s a look at the options.
    From left, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, Sens Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and Rep. Sarah Elfreth hold a hybrid town hall to hear how elected leaders are fighting back against the Trump administration, held at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
    Exasperated federal workers take aim at Trump administration: ‘Impeach them all’
    A packed crowd erupted in applause Tuesday evening as Maryland lawmakers took the stage at Howard Community College for a town hall addressing their fight against President Donald Trump’s administration.
    The Maryland House of Delegates on opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
    Maryland House passes stripped-down Blueprint education bill
    Maryland’s House of Delegates voted along party lines to tweak the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan.
    Members of six different "ethnic and intersectional" caucuses in the General Assembly applaud Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, during a press conference in Annapolis on Monday, March 10, 2025. For the first time, the caucuses joined together to decry attacks on diversity and push to get their priority bills passed.
    Diverse General Assembly caucuses declare: ‘We are Maryland’
    The Maryland General Assembly’s six “ethnic and intersectional” caucuses joined forces on Monday to decry federal attacks on diversity and urge their colleagues to pass state legislation protecting civil rights and diversity in the state.
    A voting booth in Oakland Mills High School in Columbia in November.
    Federal judge rules election activists can access Maryland voter rolls
    A federal judge ruled a Maryland State Board of Elections regulation violated election law, giving a win to election activists suing for unrestricted access.
    Maryland's seal has two guys who look like they have jobs. Virginia's has a half-naked lady with a spear who apparently just killed someone.
    ‘Don’t Maryland My Virginia?’ Hold my Natty Boh, please
    A Virginia Republican running for governor there launched a campaign ad with the slogan, “Don’t Maryland My Virginia.” Gov. Wes Moore laughed it off. I’m not so tolerant.
    Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    Former Maryland juvenile detention center employee sexually abused 69 boys, lawsuit claims
    Ronald Neverdon held various titles at the at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, including unit manager and housing supervisor from about the mid-1960s to mid-1990s. He has not been charged with a crime.
    Governor Wes Moore during an interview in his office ahead of opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
    Maryland Democrats file complaint over ‘No Moore’ campaign
    Maryland Democrats argue that the anonymous accounts amount to political campaign communications that fall under state regulations — including a requirement that they be attributed to a registered political committee.
    For the first time, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is taking the lead on a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration.
    Maryland attorney general sues to get fired federal workers reinstated
    Maryland AG Anthony Brown is leading a new lawsuit that attempts to halt the Trump administration's mass firings of probationary federal employees.
    It's week 9 of the Maryland General Assembly session and lawmakers will have to wait on budget decisions from D.C.
    Live coverage: Bill adding disabilities feature to state IDs passes Senate and House
    Much of the legislative action has been in committees so far, but expect floor sessions to grow longer this week as lawmakers look to pass bills out of their chamber.
    Del. Ben Barnes, left, and Sen. Guy Guzzone talk to reporters about the latest negotiations on the state budget, at the State House in Annapolis on Thursday, March 6, 2025. A new financial forecast shows the state will take in less money from taxes than expected, due largely to the Trump administration's actions to fire federal workers and slash spending.
    Trump’s federal layoffs are already affecting Maryland’s budget plans
    About 11,000 Maryland workers have already lost or are about to lose their jobs, and future actions could bring that number of job losses up to 28,000
    Maria del Carmen Castellon, wife of Miguel Luna, thinks about her late husband as a portrait of them on their wedding day hangs on the wall behind her.
    A Key Bridge widow wants to help others avoid a legal obstacle she faced
    The widow of one of the men who died in the Key Bridge collapse is advocating for legislation that would allow noncitizens to serve as personal representatives of a deceased loved one’s estate.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after a press conference to discuss the state’s response to the Trump administration’s actions against federal workers last month.
    Moore: ‘I don’t think it’s my job to tell the Democratic Party how to find itself’
    Gov. Wes Moore said he didn’t even watch President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday night.
    The Department of Human Services building on South Charles Street in Baltimore.
    Fewer Maryland children are dying from abuse or neglect than originally reported
    Corrected data show deaths still exceed the national average.
    Crews on the scene of a rescue of trapped construction workers on the 500 block of Academy Road in Catonsville on Friday, February 28, 2025.
    State investigating trench collapse in Catonsville that killed 2 construction workers
    State officials are investigating the Catonsville trench collapse that killed two construction workers.
    Sharonda Huffman talks to attendees at the kickoff event for her campaign for Baltimore County Council at the Essex Branch of the Baltimore Public Library in December.
    Much ado about $60. How 2 Republicans’ complaints led the library to cancel a Democratic candidate’s event.
    Sharonda Huffman, who is seeking to become the first Black woman elected to the Baltimore County Council, is pushing back against claims that she held a political fundraiser at the Essex branch.
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
    Maryland lawmakers float new $1B business tax to close budget hole
    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.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    No charges for Baltimore Police officers who fatally shot a man last October
    Three Baltimore Police Department officers will not face charges for fatally shooting a man in October 2024, the Maryland attorney general announced Monday.
    Versia Thomas, center, during storytime at Greenbelt Children’s Center in Prince George’s County, where about 90% of the children who attend are on state-funded scholarships.
    Maryland parents could pay more for child care as scholarship program faces cuts
    Lawmakers are considering two options to get costs under control. Both would shift the burden to families.
    Del. C.T. Wilson, architect of the Child Victims Act, shared his own experience with childhood sexual abuse during his yearslong fight to pass the legislation.
    Maryland’s Child Victims Act could see changes as state faces billion-dollar liability
    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.
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