Maryland Republicans predict legal challenge to constitutional amendment on redistricting - Maryland Matters

Maryland lawmakers ended a two-day special session by approving a proposed constitutional amendment changing the way the state draws congressional maps, but the measure could land in court before it l...

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Commission to assess tragedy of Black youth at former reform school holds first meeting - Maryland Matters

At their first meeting, members of a panel cresearching "the history, operations, and resident deaths” at the site of a formerly segregated Maryland reform school were thanked for their service and wa...

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Political notes: A special session long on emotion, short on balloons, spot-on in witnesses - Maryland Matters

The special session was focused on one subject, but lawmakers still found time to give fond sendoffs to Sen. Nancy King and Del. Frank Conaway, and to do an abridged balloon drop to wrap it all up, in...

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Lawmakers override two Moore vetoes during special session, sustain three - Maryland Matters

Lost in the drama of redistricting this week, state lawmakers overrode two of Gov. Wes Moore's five vetoes of 2026 legislation, restoring laws that will shield most divorce case records from public di...

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Maryland wants better readers. Have we asked children what they need? - Maryland Matters

There's lots of talk about the importance of keeping kids reading over the summer to prevent the dreaded summer slide, but one thing may be missing from those discussions, writes Melissa Bellamy: Is a...

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Amazon abandons plans for a data center at Calvert Cliffs - Maryland Matters

Amazon Web Services is abandoning its plans to develop data centers on the campus of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, a move that comes after fierce voter pushback against hyperscale data cente...

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Preakness, Pimlico left out of new race series by Churchill Downs, Belmont - Maryland Matters

Just days after state officials announced they had finalized an $85 million deal to acquire the rights to the Preakness Stakes, they learned that Pimlico had been excluded from a new championship raci...

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House set to give final approval to redistricting constitutional amendment - Maryland Matters

A House debate over congressional redistricting — marked by a high level of civility — went on for roughly four hours Monday night, but ended exactly as planned by Democrats, with a proposed constitut...

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Advocates, protesters voice frustration over redistricting special session - Maryland Matters

Legislative leaders made it clear only on issue was on the agenda for the special session that started Monday, a constitutional amendment on redistricting, and that nothing else would be entertained. ...

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Merit Systems Protection Board ruling threatens civil service, Democrats warn - Maryland Matters

Nearly four dozen Democrats are calling for reversal of a key Merit Systems Protection Board decision that they say could greatly expand presidential firing powers across the career federal workforce ...

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Maryland joins two more lawsuits against the Trump administration - Maryland Matters

Maryland joined 24 other jurisdictions in two lawsuits against the Trump administration Monday, to reverse “unlawful” tariffs and to block an upcoming policy that would expand federal authorities' acc...

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Maryland's case for a statewide housing revolving fund - Maryland Matters

Maryland has big housing problems and ambitious housing goals, but it also has an example of a possible solution, write Zachary Marks and Tom Coale, who say the state should mimic Montgomery County's ...

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Trump official urges governors to help with immigration arrests of ‘worst of the worst’ - Maryland Matters

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin this weekend implored states and cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials, telling the National Governors Association that it would lead...

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Lawmakers convene for what leaders hope is quick work on a redistricting bill - Maryland Matters

Maryland lawmakers meet in special session this week to take up legislation asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment changing the was congressional districts are drawn. It's expected to pas...

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What's so special about the special session? A primer - Maryland Matters

A guide to what's on the table, what's not, what lawmakers need to do, what it all means and what it's going to cost for the planned two-day special session of the General Assembly this week to consid...

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Top officials leave hospital rate-setting commission amid AHEAD model transition - Maryland Matters

As Maryland begins the transition into a new hospital rate-setting system, the state commission authorized to establish those rates is heading into its own transition – a change in leadership.

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State records 31 heat deaths in the month, pushing total to second-highest in 15 years - Maryland Matters

Maryland has recorded 38 heat-related deaths so far this year, the second-highest total in the last 15 years, with two months left in the heat season, according to the latest data from the Maryland De...

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Moore touts friendship with GOP governor as he takes over national association - Maryland Matters

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore officially took over as National Governors Association chair Saturday, assuming the prominent position just ahead of a high-stakes national election that could reset the balanc...

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A voters guide to democratic socialism: It isn’t what most people think - Maryland Matters

Despite what conservatives say, democratic socialism is not anti-capitalist and is certainly not communism, writes Kalman Hettleman, but is squarely within the politics of most left-of-center Democrat...

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Smell of cannabis can trigger a police search if it's not the only factor, court rules - Maryland Matters

An odor of marijuana is not normally sufficient cause for police to conduct a search, but it can be if police determine that the occupants of a car are minors and thus prohibited from possessing canna...

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Trial by fire in the Senate, a Bay Trust shuffle and more help for Howard, in political notes - Maryland Matters

Senate President Bill Ferguson names a new senior adviser just days before the start of the special session, Jana Davis steps down at the Chesapeake Bay Trust and St. Mary's College joins schools exte...

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Judge dismisses extortion counts against Sen. Dalya Attar, co-defendants - Maryland Matters

A federal district judge Friday dismissed extortion charges against Sen. Dalya Attar and two co-defendants, saying alleged attempts to coerce a political opponent did not rise to the level of extortio...

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Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’ - Maryland Matters

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro moved Friday to dismiss the case against David Hearn, the Bethesda resident charged with felony vandalism for damages to the Reflecting Pool, blaming the damage on...

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Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules - Maryland Matters

States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied a request from 25 Democratic-led states, including Maryland, to pause implementatio...

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Harford County residents fight back against battery storage proposal - Maryland Matters

Harford County officials and residents say they’re concerned by a proposal for a utility-scale battery storage facility on a hillside along the “pristine” Deer Creek, a tributary to the Susquehanna Ri...

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State finalizes deal to buy rights to Preakness for $85 million - Maryland Matters

Maryland got deeper into the horse-racing business Thursday, announcing it has finalized its purchase of the rights to the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for $85 million.

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10 years after deadly Ellicott City flood, what’s being done to prevent another? - Maryland Matters

On July 30, 2016, Ellicott City was hit with the first of two “1,000-year floods” in two years, leaving deaths and severe property damage in their wake. A decade later work continues on projects, incl...

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Moore offers late admission, $800 credit for students disenrolled at Howard University - Maryland Matters

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Thursday the state would provide an $800 credit and expedited admission processing for any of the hundreds of incoming Howard University freshmen who were abruptly tol...

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Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms - Maryland Matters

The Department of Homeland Security said it is not planning to send ICE agents to voting sites this fall, after Senate Democrats, including both from Maryland, wrote a letter raising concerns about th...

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Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry - Maryland Matters

President Donald Trump said he will expand an initiative for veterans to quickly obtain commercial driver’s licenses, as his administration attempts to fill vacancies in the trucking industry after pa...

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