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    Can Maryland kick Avelo out of BWI over ICE flights?
    A small airline is raising a big stir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport.
    People gather Sunday, July 27, 2025, on an Interstate 195 overpass near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to protest Avelo Airlines deal with ICE to operate deportation flights. Avelo operates a limited number of passenger flights out of BWI.
    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.
    Marylanders weigh in on Democrats’ congressional redistricting plan
    Members of Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting advisory commission sat stone-faced Friday as dozens of Marylanders weighed in for two hours.
    The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
    Baltimore influencer ‘Sail Local Guy’ to challenge Sen. Bill Ferguson in primary election
    Baltimore social media influencer and small-business owner Bobby LaPin will challenge Senate President Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary in June.
    Sailor Bobby LaPin on his boat near the Key Bridge.
    Maryland working to get SNAP back to normal
    The federal government shutdown is over, but it’s going to take some time for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to get back on track.
    FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
    Senate president joins push to ban ICE agreements in Maryland
    “This is not something we can aid and abet here in the state of Maryland,” Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said.
    A white poster board sign that reads "STOP STATE COLLABORATION WITH ICE!!!"
    Maryland GOP aims to ban midcycle redistricting amid Democratic push
    Republicans, in the minority in Maryland’s Senate and House of Delegates, say their plan will codify congressional map-making rules in state law.
    Maryland Del. Jesse Pippy speaks during a press conference outlining Republican lawmakers' proposals on criminal justice for the 2024 General Assembly session. The press conference was held at the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
    What does the founder of Tov Pizza have to do with Dalya Attar’s case?
    A member of the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee for the 41st District, Ronald Rosenbluth, 62, is a fixture in political and Jewish civic circles.
    Baltimore City Del. Dalya Attar sits in the House of Delegates chamber in the Maryland State House on January 31, 2024.
    Maryland’s budget shortfall has ballooned to $1.4 billion
    When Maryland lawmakers return to Annapolis to work on the next state budget, they’ll have to close a budget hole of more than $1 billion — a significantly tougher challenge than they’d anticipated.
    Birds fly past the Maryland State House dome in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
    Gov. Moore to critic of redistricting push: ‘IDGAF’
    Gov. Wes Moore’s high-profile attempt to push Maryland into the national fray of redistricting got off to a low-profile start on Tuesday.
    Gov. Wes Moore dismissed criticism of his push to study new congressional districts in Maryland with a coarse acronym.
    Maryland’s House Democrats criticize deal to reopen government
    Budget bill to reopen the federal government criticized as ‘woefully insufficient’ by Maryland House Democrats.
    Rep. Johnny Olszewski, who represents portions of Baltimore and Carroll counties and a piece of Baltimore City, told reporters he still hopes there’s room to negotiate in the GOP-majority House.
    Senate president’s redistricting stand has started a Democratic family feud
    Party leaders, rank and file want an opportunity to fight back against President Donald Trump
    Senate President Bill Ferguson makes statements about the session prior to a bill signing at the Maryland Statehouse on April 8, 2025.
    State-funded SNAP benefits to reach Marylanders starting next week
    Marylanders who have been waiting for food assistance amid the government shutdown and legal fights will start to see state-funded benefits in their accounts starting Tuesday.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at a food bank in Anne Arundel county last month. Moore said Marylanders whose federal food benefits have been cut off can expect state help beginning next week.
    ‘Our lawyer is going to kick his butt’: Maryland sues Trump over FBI HQ
    The State of Maryland and Prince George’s County are suing President Donald Trump for interfering in the long-planned relocation of the FBI to Greenbelt.
    U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer speaks in support of a lawsuit challenging  President Donald Trump’s decision to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
    Gov. Moore promised to send more police to Baltimore. What happened?
    After a month of being asked, Gov. Wes Moore’s office provided crime statistics for what state police got up to in September.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore promised to ramp up state police and Transportation Authority Police patrols at a September community walk in Park Heights.
    Maryland to sue Trump administration for blocking Greenbelt FBI headquarters project
    A press conference is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Prince George’s County. It will include the attorney general, the governor, the county executive and state and federal lawmakers.
    U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D., Md.) displays an autographed sign beside state and local officials, during a press conference on the Selection of Greenbelt for the FBI's New Headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, November 10, 2023.
    A 145-ton hammer is installing the Key Bridge foundation
    For hundreds of skinny, 220-foot rods to form the foundation of a new Francis Scott Key Bridge, contractors are deploying a huge hydraulic hammer that attaches to a crane barge.
    A massive hydraulic hammer used to drive test piles into the Patapsco River bed sits aboard a Weeks 533 crane barge at the Key Bridge site on Wednesday.
    Paul Pinsky, head of Maryland Energy Administration, retires
    After nearly 40 years of pushing for progressive change on environmental and educational policy, Maryland Energy Administration leader Paul Pinsky is retiring from public service.
    Paul Pinsky, director of the Maryland Energy Administration, speaks during a panel on energy and the environment during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
    Moore keeps redistricting push alive in Maryland amid national map fights
    “My commitment has been clear from day one — we will explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” Moore said in a statement Tuesday.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is forming a commission to issue redistricting recommendations.
    Constellation pitches new nuclear reactors and batteries in Maryland
    As Maryland lawmakers push for additional in-state power sources, Constellation Energy is providing them a range of options. Among them: generating natural gas, creating battery storage and more.
    The Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, Constellation’s nuclear power plant is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland.
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