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    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.
    Barbed wire is seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
    With deteriorating fences, Maryland’s aging prisons struggle to secure their perimeters
    Maintaining Maryland’s prison fences is estimated to cost the state $34 million every two years for the next 30 years.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Record number of people with mental illness languishing in Maryland jails waiting for hospital beds
    Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.
    Dazhon Darien, Pikesville High School’s former athletic director, was flagged in a national database of educators for submitting fraudulent transcripts in Florida. He did the same in Maryland before facing criminal charges for sexual exploitation of children and other crimes.
    Maryland could require teacher screenings after questionable Pikesville High hire
    Legislation would require schools to use a national educator database to help weed out bad actors.
    Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about energy legislation during a news conference on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
    Letter: Natural gas plant proposal misses mark on costs, environment
    Christine Pendzich, a 350MoCo steering committee member, says lawmakers should stop promoting outdated natural gas technology and instead focus on lower-cost and healthier renewable solutions.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaking at a news conference in Annapolis, discusses the state’s response to the Trump administration’s assault on the federal government.
    Gov. Moore hopes the Trump administration’s loss is Maryland’s gain
    Gov. Wes Moore says his administration is looking to tap into Maryland’s pool of displaced federal workers to fill open state jobs. He said the state needs to help these workers in the face of the Trump administration's “cruelty.”
    Students and other attendees hold signs during a hearing last week for the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
    Moore’s plan to revamp education Blueprint hits roadblock in Annapolis
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to revamp the state’s education-improvement plan was largely rejected by state lawmakers Friday.
    Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones has introduced a bill that would consolidate state equity efforts.
    Live coverage: Maryland’s Black lawmakers are ‘prepared to fight’
    Lawmakers say they’re in a holding pattern while the new administration and new Congress make decisions about federal funding. It could mean $200 million to $500 million in additional cuts to the state budget.
    Maryland’s prisons and the state-run Baltimore jail system have seen a 375% increase in recovered contraband weapons over the previous fiscal year.
    Maryland prisons are awash in handmade weapons. Contraband recoveries more than tripled.
    The state corrections department recorded a discovery rate for weapons in its facilities at about 13 per 100 prisoners and detainees.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies in the House of Delegates on his plan to balance the state’s budget.
    Gov. Moore makes his case for budget-balancing plan full of tough choices
    More than 100 people signed up to weigh in on the governor’s budget during a marathon public hearing, almost all of them pleading with lawmakers not to raise their taxes or cut a government program they rely on.
    Jessica Delgado, left, and Kezia Tate of HealthCare Access Maryland's enrollment team meet with an incarcerated person about their health care coverage during a community resource fair held in December at a state-run youth detention center.
    Potential Medicaid cuts loom over partnership linking incarcerated people with health care
    People leaving Maryland prisons and state-run Baltimore jails often do so with complex medical needs, ranging from substance use disorder, to hypertension and diabetes.
    The office of House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced Thursday that Jones’ son, Brandon, had died.
    Son of Maryland Speaker Adrienne Jones dies
    The news spread throughout the Maryland capital complex and lawmakers honored the Baltimore County Democrat and her family with moments of silence.
    Del. Ben Barnes said Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape the federal government are a threat to Maryland’s economy.
    Lawmakers may add $1.5 million for attorney general’s federal lawsuits
    The plans come as the state lawmakers grapple with a $3 billion budget hole and daily shockwaves from President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress ripple through their constituencies.
    Ravens tight end Mark Andrews takes the field prior to their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium in December.
    State, Ravens sign deal to keep stadium renovations going
    Maryland’s state government signed off on an agreement with the Baltimore Ravens to share an added $55 million cost to upcoming upgrades to M&T Bank Stadium.
    A federal judge has ruled a pamphlet developed by Anne Arundel County, along with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, can be required at businesses that sell guns or ammunition.
    Born out of two Maryland mass shootings, this idea could save lives
    If legislation in the General Assembly passes, all 760 gun dealers in Maryland would have to distribute pamphlets on suicide prevention and conflict resolution.
    At $5 million per year, the program is among the smallest of the cuts, but participants say has an outsized benefit to their families’ lives.
    Moore’s proposed budget cuts include $2K grants to help people with disabilities
    Gov. Wes Moore's proposed budget cuts include a small program that provides modest grants to families caring for a loved one with developmental disabilities.
    Georgianna Tolliver at the High’s convenience store on Erdman Avenue in November 2023. Tolliver was personally cited when the gas station was operating without a business license, despite only working there as an employee.
    A new bill would prevent workers being cited for their employer’s licensing problems
    The Maryland Comptroller’s Office is asking lawmakers to revoke its authority to cite any employee for business licensing violations.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in his office in January. Moore attended the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C., last week, witnessing President Donald Trump’s clash with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes in sports.
    Wes Moore saw Trump up close — and now the governor sounds totally different
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s willing to work with anyone, but he seems less optimistic that it will be with President Donald Trump.
    Harford County Democrats and Central Committee held a protest outside of Congressman Andy Harris’ Bel Air office earlier this month.
    Meet the federal workers pleading with Andy Harris to fight for them
    Career civil servants living in Harris’ district have found that asking their elected official to speak up for them has been as effective as screaming underwater.
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