Republicans argue the congressional map that passed last year violates the Maryland Constitution.
Maryland Politics
A top Democratic donor and officeholder in the state party questioned whether Maryland voters would elect a Black governor.
The extra cash will intensify debate in Annapolis over how to spend it, with Gov. Larry Hogan (R) seeking a far-reaching tax cut for all retirees and Democrats eyeing other programs.
Maryland’s gas tax, at roughly 37 cents per gallon, is also tied to inflation and could rise in the coming months.
The once common practice of declawing cats is now viewed by many as barbaric. Some call it amputation.
Wes Moore is one of 10 candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. He is the first to appear on TV ads.
Robin Ficker, a Republican candidate for governor, loses his license to practice law in Maryland
The top official in one of Maryland's most populous counties has endorsed Wes Moore for Maryland governor.
A Maryland panel dismissed the charge to impeach Gov. Larry Hogan, squashing a rare removal effort brought by a fellow Republican who had accused Hogan of overstepping the bounds of his authority.
State and local leaders outraged by Russia's invasion of Ukraine wield what power they have to inflict symbolic and economic pain, however small. Next, Maryland could sell off the pension system’s $100 million investment in Russian-linked entities.
Maryland lawmakers want permanent daylight savings time. More than 40 states have either passed or are currently considering laws to make daylight savings time permanent, should congress ever allow it.
Lawmakers debated 90 minutes before voting, largely along partisan lines.
Jeff Woolford, an assistant secretary and chief medical officer with the Maryland Department of Health, is a political newcomer.
More than 20 million people across the country — a disproportionate number of whom are Black men — are disqualified for jury duty because of a prior conviction. Maryland is taking steps to remove the barrier to serve on a jury.
In recent weeks, the state medical examiner’s office has had more than 200 bodies awaiting autopsies.
Maryland plans to compete with the District and Virginia, where bipartisan legislation advanced last week that would offer the team $1 billion and a cut of sales tax revenue if it moved there.
Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, the first Black person to serve in the position, says Maryland needs to "make sure the equity part of this is right."
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, the first woman to hold the post, is pushing a ballot amendment that would let voters enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
The Maryland Court of Appeals extended the filing deadline from Feb. 22 to March 22. The deadline to withdraw a candidacy was also pushed back, from March 4 to March 24.
The main provision of the new bill, called the Transparency in Public Records Act, aims to require the governor’s office to create a records-retention schedule, which would dictate how long each type of record must be kept.
