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    Republican lawsuit challenges Maryland voter roll maintenance
    The suit argues the state has failed to remove the names of deceased voters or people who have moved and are no longer eligible to vote in Maryland.
    A woman votes at a polling booth at Deer Park Elementary School in Owings Mills on Maryland’s Primary Election Day on May 14, 2024.
    Who could be Maryland’s next House speaker?
    With Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones resigning from her leadership post, delegates will need to elect a new leader to preside over the chamber as they face challenging issues from redistricting to a budget deficit.
    The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is in a part of the State House built between 1902 and 1906.
    Meet the beetle brigade saving East Coast evergreens
    Hemlock woolly adelgids can slowly bleed a grove of the flat-needled evergreens dry, wiping out the mini ecosystem that relies on the tree.
    Laricobius nigrinus beetles, natural predators of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, are seen in a container after being collected in Rocky Gap State Park.
    Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones stepping down
    Jones, 71, has been a member of the legislature since 1997 and ascended to the top position in 2019 following the death of longtime House Speaker Michael E. Busch.
    House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones moderates floor debate on crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, March 17, 2025. Any bill not passed by either the House or Senate by midnight on crossover day is likely defeated for the 2025 session.
    Locked-up children left ‘extremely cold’ at Baltimore facility, public defenders say
    The detention center in downtown Baltimore houses children who have been charged as adults and are awaiting criminal trials.
    Natasha Dartigue, center, speaks at the mic. A community member, left, and Attorney General Anthony Brown listen.
    The Trump administration wants Maryland’s voter rolls
    Attorney General Pam Bondi is suing Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis to get the state’s voter rolls.
    Voters cast their ballots for the 2024 general election at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.
    Maryland human services Secretary López pleads guilty in DC DUI case
    Maryland’s secretary of human services, Rafael López, pleaded guilty on Monday to driving under the influence as part of a deal that could result in no jail time and an eventual dismissal of the case.
    Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
    Federal housing subsidies can save lives. They’re at risk of being cut anyway.
    A Bloomberg study found a new link between housing and health care.
    Mary Wilkins, 88, has lived at Basilica Place in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood since 2003, where residents have access to on-site service coordinators who help their communities age in place.
    What profit if Maryland Democrats gain a seat, but lose their souls?
    Ask Maryland Democrats if they would support a president who breaks all the rules, behaves like a despot and uses America’s divides for personal and political gain — but did it to advance ideas they support — and they would say no. Yet here we are, on the precipice of an unwise change to congressional boundaries.
    Gov. Wes Moore is pushing ahead with a commission that will examine redistricting Maryland’s congressional districts in response to Republican gerrymandering in other states.
    Escalating Key Bridge price adds pressure to upcoming negotiations with builder
    Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.
    Exposed girders are seen as work continues on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in July.
    Who’s running for office in Montgomery County? Here’s a list.
    All eyes will be on the race to be the next Montgomery County executive. But several other high-profile races are also taking place.
    Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
    The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    State Sen. Dalya Attar, others plead not guilty in blackmail case
    Monday was first time the three defendants appeared in court together since indictment last month.
    Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, in a hooded coat and sunglasses, leaves the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges.
    Constellation CEO to Maryland: Don’t let Exelon build your power plant
    Joe Dominguez took shots at the investor-owned utility company Exelon as competition to build more power plants in Maryland reaches a pivotal moment.
    Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez speaks at an October announcement of an agreement with Constellation Energy to fund and implement operational improvements and environmental projects at the Conowingo Dam.
    Attar case fallout: Rosenbluth resigns from Baltimore Sheriff’s Office
    The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar case.
    The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar blackmail and extortion case.
    Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
    Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
    Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
    Kevin Plank wants Maryland to buy his luxury horse farm
    Emails detail a pitch to turn Sagamore Farm into a state-owned horse training facility.
    Sagamore Farm in northern Baltimore County was founded in 1925 by Issac Emerson, the inventor of Bromo-Seltzer.
    Deal between Dali and US has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months
    The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.
    Several members of the Dali's crew have remained in the Baltimore area since the Dali lost power and smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
    Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
    The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    Is Bill Ferguson playing with fire when it comes to redistricting Maryland?
    Maryland's Democratic Senate leader has taken a redistricting position that’s at odds with his party.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson moderates floor debate on crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, March 17, 2025. Any bill not passed by either the House or Senate by midnight on crossover day is likely defeated for the 2025 session.
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