Maryland Politics

November 10, 2025 at 9:45 p.m.

The funding package passed 60 to 40, with seven Democrats and one Independent in favor....

Baltimore City Councilman Jermaine Jones speaks during a Monday news conference on the council’s upcoming “pro-worker” agenda. (Carson Swick/Staff)

Baltimore City Council pushes bill that could boost pay for security guards

November 10, 2025 at 8:02 p.m.

Baltimore City Councilman Jermaine Jones introduced a bill Monday that would require certain employers to...

Maryland State House in Annapolis where a projected $3.3 billion budget deficit became a central issue during the 2025 legislative session.

Hoyer, Raskin push Ferguson to join redistricting fight; Md. GOP prepares legal challenge

November 10, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

Reps. Steny Hoyer and Jamie Raskin are sending a letter Monday to the state’s General...

Governor Wes Moore watches a presentation during the Maryland Air National Guard inactivation ceremony for the A-10 A-10C Thunderbolt II flying operations at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport. The last two A-10s will be transferred to the Michigan Air National Guard. (Kim Hairston/staff).

Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ SNAP benefits. Maryland will forge ahead.

November 9, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

The Trump administration told states this weekend to reverse any actions to provide food aid...

Pelosi throws punchlines, Trump calls ‘sissy football,’ and ‘No Kings’ becomes big business

By Jeff Barker

November 9, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Trump attended one game of the 2019 World Series (Washington vs. Houston) and another in...

Zohran Mamdani, a self-described "democratic socialist," speaks after winning the New York City mayoral election, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Maryland leaders divided on meaning of Mamdani’s mayoral win in NYC

November 8, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Maryland leaders are split over Tuesday night's Democratic sweep highlighting voter frustrations and hunger for...

Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday his plan to support federal workers in Maryland, including funding for energy services, another $700 loan, and expanded free transit services.

Gov. Wes Moore announces more aid for federal workers as shutdown drags on

By Ayanna Alexander

November 7, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday his plan to expand for support federal workers in Maryland,...

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano is facing scrutiny over a possible conflict of interest with the debit card contract. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senators demand answers about Social Security chief’s former role and question ‘his ability to serve’

By Jeff Barker

November 7, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

The leading Democrats on two U.S. Senate committees are asking Social Security chief Frank Bisignano’s...

Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday over the location of FBI headquarters.This photo shows what was initially the selected site for a FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, a parking lot next to the Greenbelt Metro Station (Katharine Wilson/Sun Staff)

Maryland to battle Trump in court for FBI headquarters

November 7, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

In a last gasp effort to keep the future FBI headquarters in Maryland, the state...

Anthony Barksdale speaks at a news conference at Baltimore City Hall where he was introduced as the new deputy mayor for public safety. (Staff File)

Anthony Barksdale, Baltimore deputy mayor and former city police official, dies at 53

By Mathew Schumer

November 7, 2025 at 6:01 p.m.

Anthony E. Barksdale, deputy mayor of public safety and former acting commissioner of the Baltimore...

Peta Richkus, a former Maryland Secretary of General Services and Indivisible Baltimore County activist, speaks at a rally decrying Baltimore County’s recent agreement with ICE. (Natalie Jones/Staff)

Frustrations mount with Baltimore County’s ICE agreement: ‘Why sign anything at all?’

November 6, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

The agreement, signed by county and federal officials in late October, requires the county to...

Penn North Recovery was one of three delinquent nonprofits that received a share of $11 million in city opioid funds. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Baltimore Opioid Restitution Fund plans to give $11 million to 3 delinquent nonprofits, data shows

November 6, 2025 at 5:45 p.m.

Baltimore paid out a combined $11 million in opioid settlement funds to three nonprofits that...

With his lapels covered with wireless microphones, Bill Ferguson, president of the state senate addresses members of the press before joining Gov. Wes Moore and Adrienne A. Jones, speaker of the house of delegates to sign passed legislation into law at the Maryland State House. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Virginia Senate head to Bill Ferguson: ‘Grow a pair’ and redistrict in Maryland

November 6, 2025 at 5:33 p.m.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and his Democratic counterpart in Virginia are at odds over...

Baltimore County Council hears testimony on new amendments to the councilmanic redistricting proposal. (Natalie Jones/Staff)

Baltimore County IG seeks legal opinion on alleged council charter violation

November 5, 2025 at 6:18 p.m.

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan is urging county officials to seek a public legal...

Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey speaks during a news conference announcing the Charter Review Special Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Carson Swick/Staff)

Baltimore fiscal board’s future in doubt as City Charter is under review

November 5, 2025 at 5:06 p.m.

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen is convening a five-member committee to seek public input...

Maryland will sue the Trump administration for moving the new FBI headquarters from Greenbelt to the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, D.C. The building already houses other federal offices.

Maryland to sue Trump administration over FBI headquarters

November 5, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

Maryland is suing the Trump administration for abandoning Greenbelt in favor of a new FBI...

FILE – A box containing free doses of naloxone, a nasal spray medication to reverse drug overdoses, is installed at Ontario Beach Park in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Baltimore City Council debates opioid response bill amid legal limits

November 5, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

Council wants to do something. Legally, it may not have the reach.

BGE White Rock Substation in Sykesville. BGE operates a network of power substations to convert and distribute electricity. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)

City may wait decades to recover more than $1M in BGE energy credits, audit says

November 5, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

Baltimore has racked up credit balances with Baltimore Gas and Electric that could take many...

A recent poll shows Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the lead for re-election. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore holds early lead in 2026 reelection bid, UMBC poll finds

November 5, 2025 at 8:32 a.m.

The poll found that 49% of registered Marylanders would re-elect Moore, 29% would support the...

The allegations against Attar mark the latest in a national string of scandals.

Dalya Attar joins infamous list of scandalized Maryland politicians

November 7, 2025 at 6:26 p.m.

“We’ll see where it goes,” Del. Adrian Boafo, a Prince George’s County Democrat, told The...

Baltimore County seal outside council chamber.
Nov. 21, 2022.

Baltimore County elected officials, hopefuls voice upset over county agreement with ICE

November 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Baltimore County was the last Maryland jurisdiction remaining on the list of places labeled sanctuary...

Pictured here in 2023, City Councilman Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer questioned Baltimore City Department of Transportation officials about streetlights during Tuesday's hearing.

Baltimore City Council advances nearly $113M to cover year-end agency deficits

November 4, 2025 at 3:40 p.m.

A Baltimore City Council subcommittee voted unanimously to advance bills to would move around nearly $113 million to...

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks as Democratic members of Maryland’s congressional delegation hold a news conference on the first day of the government shutdown.

Exclusive: Maryland Dems demand explanation on Trump funding pauses in Baltimore

November 4, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

The letter, exclusively obtained by The Sun, urges the administration clarify the threat to pause...

Governor Wes Moore, joined by state leaders and members of Congress, discussed the government shutdown and its impact on Maryland. . His job approval among Marylanders has remained steady over the past year, even as residents grow increasingly pessimistic about the state’s direction and economy, according to the first part of a statewide University of Maryland, Baltimore County poll released Tuesday. (FILE/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore approval steady as Marylanders’ optimism slips, UMBC poll finds

November 4, 2025 at 8:01 p.m.

Seventy-eight percent of Democrats approve of Moore’s performance, compared with just 8% of Republicans and...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during a photo op and press conference at Anne Arundel County Food Bank with elected officials, announcing an executive action in support of Marylanders impacted by the federal government shutdown and suspension of Nov. S.N.A.P., or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore reveals redistricting commission after top state Dem opposed new maps

November 4, 2025 at 4:53 p.m.

The move comes less than a week after Democratic State Senate President Bill Ferguson announced...

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier announces that the county will invest $4 million to support food assistance for SNAP recipients, federal workers and other residents affected by the federal government shutdown. (Natalie Jones/Staff)

Baltimore County approves $4.5 million in food assistance amid SNAP uncertainty

November 4, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

The $4.5 million in emergency funding will support Baltimore County's food assistance programs amid worries...

Baltimore County Council Chair Mike Ertel, a Towson Democrat, speaks about amendments to the council’s proposed redistricting plan. (Natalie Jones/Staff)

Baltimore County narrowly rejects bill to block 24/7 Denny’s, similar restaurants

November 4, 2025 at 10:48 a.m.

The Baltimore County Council voted 4-3 Monday to reject legislation that would have limited restaurant...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center adds a can to a bin as elected officials help staff and volunteers to sort donated food for distribution during a photo op and press conference at Anne Arundel County Food Bank with elected officials, announcing an executive action in support of Marylanders impacted by the federal government shutdown and suspension of Nov. S.N.A.P., or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Maryland governor releases $62 million to cover November SNAP benefits

November 3, 2025 at 7:06 p.m.

“One of the first and most basic priorities of governing is to ensure that families...

Naloxone boxes will be installed at every Baltimore City metro station, starting with the Penn North Metro Station. Each box includes a video component in English and Spanish that teaches users how to administer the device. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Naloxone boxes to be placed in Baltimore City metro stations

November 4, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced a partnership between the city, MTA and Maryland Peer Advisory Council...

Pictured with his family, Maryland Supreme Court Justice Peter Killough was sworn into office by Gov. Wes Moore on Nov. 22, 2024. (@govwesmoore on Instagram)

FOX45: Maryland Supreme Court justice takes heat for political Halloween decorations

By Shannon Lilly

November 2, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

A Maryland Supreme Court justice is facing criticism over a Halloween display that's raising questions...

Baltimore's overall property tax rate is about twice that of surrounding counties. File. (Staff File)

Wealthy Baltimore homeowners underpay on property taxes while poor overpay, studies find

November 1, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

Studies show Baltimore’s lowest-value homes are routinely overassessed while high-value homes are underassessed, leaving poorer...

Baltimore County seal outside council chamber

Baltimore County removed from ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ list after signing agreement with ICE

November 2, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

“Baltimore County government continues to prioritize public safety while also respecting the constitutional rights of...

Maryland Senator Dalya Attar, who represents Baltimore City. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)

Maryland law allows Dalya Attar to keep her Senate seat amid conspiracy charges

November 2, 2025 at 11:31 a.m.

Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar could lose her seat in the General Assembly if she...

Baltimore County donating $4 million for food assistance programs amid SNAP halt

October 31, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

“We have not only survived, but succeeded through challenges before, and we'll continue to work...

Maryland Governor Wes Moore holds a press conference on Lawyers Mall outside the State House. Moore spoke about several things, including his re-election bid.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to make five stops in Virginia for Spanberger campaign

October 31, 2025 at 6:55 p.m.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will make five campaign stops in Virginia on Saturday to support...

Baltimore County Executive candidates (l-r) Izzy Patoka (D), Julian Jones (D), Nick Stewart (D), Pat Young (D), Kim Stansbury (R) and Rob Daniels (I) take part in a town hall forum moderated by Tekemia Dorsey, CEO and president of the Randallstown NAACP. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)

Baltimore County executive candidates talk transparency, oversight in first town hall

October 30, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

Six of the seven candidates for Baltimore County executive outlined their visions for a more...

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Governor Wes Moore at a bill signing in the Governor’s Reception Room. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Ferguson opposes redistricting. Could Maryland still draw new congressional maps?

October 30, 2025 at 6:11 p.m.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson's opposition hasn’t stopped other Democrats from wanting to move the...

Susan C. Lee, Maryland secretary of state and Gov. Wes Moore sign an executive action while Leah Paley, who leads the Anne Arundel County Food Bank watches during a photo op and press conference at Anne Arundel County Food Bank with elected officials, announcing an executive action in support of Marylanders impacted by the federal government shutdown and suspension of Nov. S.N.A.P., or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore declares state of emergency ahead of possible SNAP aid lapse

October 31, 2025 at 8:44 a.m.

The emergency funding, drawn from the state’s Fiscal Responsibility Fund, will be distributed through food...

Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar indicted in alleged extortion conspiracy involving tracking, recording devices

By Luke Parker

October 30, 2025 at 8:45 p.m.

Federal officials allege Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar was involved in an extortion conspiracy to...

This selected site for a FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, a parking lot next to the Greenbelt Metro Station (Katharine Wilson/Sun Staff)

Plans for FBI in Greenbelt crippled as funds approved for DC headquarters

October 29, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

A prospectus to move the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington,...

Maryland Food Bank CEO Meg Kimmel addresses media days before SNAP benefits cease on Nov. 1. (Jane Godiner/Staff)

Maryland leaders, nonprofits, businesses mobilize as SNAP benefits near lapse

By Jane Godiner

October 30, 2025 at 10:41 a.m.

With federal SNAP benefits set to end Nov. 1 after last month’s government shutdown, Maryland...

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson stands as elected legislative leaders prepare to sign passed bills into law at the Maryland State House.

Maryland Democrats divided as Ferguson says Senate won’t draw new congressional maps

October 29, 2025 at 8:57 p.m.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said that the state's General Assembly will not move forward...

Denny's said in a statement it is a fluid situation that leaves individual markets and restaurants responsible for deciding the surcharge price. Waffle House added a surcharge earlier this month. (AP file)

Baltimore County residents, developers spar over proposed 24/7 Denny’s

October 29, 2025 at 3:33 p.m.

A County Council bill would limit operating hours for restaurants in the Honeygo area of...

Leaders of a conservative minority movement backed by Turning Point USA will approach students at Bowie State University on Friday as the historically Black campus celebrates its 2025 homecoming. (Kirk photo by AP Photo/Alex Brandon and Bowie photo by Kim Hairston)

BLEXIT, a Black-led Turning Point group, to stop at Bowie State University

By Luke Parker

October 28, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

BLEXIT, a Black-centered movement backed by Turning Point USA, will approach students at the Prince...

Mayor Brandon Scott and state representatives Kweisi Mfume and Johnny Olszewski speak about the cutting of national food aid, and how the city of Baltimore would be budgeting its own aid provisions for low-income households and federal employees struggling during the government shut down. They expressed deep frustrations with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for being unwilling to sit down for bipartisan talks aimed at a solution. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)

Mayor Brandon Scott to spend $4.7M on Baltimoreans impacted by government shutdown

October 29, 2025 at 8:56 a.m.

Baltimore will spend nearly $4.7 million to help residents impacted by the ongoing federal government...

Governor Wes Moore listens to remarks during the Maryland Air National Guard inactivation ceremony for the A-10 A-10C Thunderbolt II flying operations at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport. The last two A-10s will be transferred to the Michigan Air National Guard. (Kim Hairston/staff).

Gov. Moore brings in new deputies as staff changes continue in Annapolis

October 28, 2025 at 5:25 p.m.

Gov. Wes Moore’s office announced two new deputy chiefs of staff as part of a...

Brooke Lierman, comptroller of Maryland, stands April 19, 2023, before portraits of the three prior comptrollers. From left, background, William Donald Schaefer (1999-2007), Peter Franchot (2007-2023) and Louis L. Goldstein (1959-1998).

Maryland offers tax relief for federal workers during government shutdown

October 28, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman is allowing federal workers to defer state tax payments until 60...

Baltimore City Hall at 100 N. Holliday St, Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)

Baltimore City Council sends zoning, parking bills to Mayor Scott

October 27, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

With more debate Monday, the Baltimore City Council moved along two bills related to zoning...

A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," was seen outside of the National Gallery of Art Oct. 6, 2025. (FILE/AP)

Nation’s largest federal workers union urges Congress to pass clean funding bill

October 27, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

The nation’s largest federal worker union called for Congress to pass a clean funding extension...

Baltimore County wasted $125K on crosswalks in wrong places, unnecessary speed humps, IG says

October 28, 2025 at 9:34 a.m.

The report stemmed from a series of complaints received between April 2024 and February 2025...

City Councilman Antonio Glover spoke Monday about the proliferation of illegal “smoke shops” in his East Baltimore district. (Carson Swick/Staff)

Baltimore City Council moves to crack down on illegal smoke, vape shops

October 27, 2025 at 4:48 p.m.

Legislation introduced Monday by the Baltimore City Council would make it harder for smoke and...

State's Attorney Ivan Bates discusses his support of Adnan Syed's request to reduce his sentence so that he doesn't have to return to prison, no matter what happens with his decades-old murder and kidnapping convictions. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)

FOX45: Ivan Bates takes aim at state privacy laws in push for diversion program data

By Mikenzie Frost

October 25, 2025 at 10:22 p.m.

Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is seeking access to participant information from the SideStep juvenile...

Surveyors with PSEG make their way onto farmland along Baugher Road to survey to land for the proposed MPRP power lines on Tuesday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

FOX45: PSEG submits motion to ban Marylanders from hunting on their own property during surveys

By Meghan Curtis

October 25, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.

PSEG filed a motion seeking to bar Maryland landowners from hunting on their property while...

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., designated his Maryland home as his primary address in 2003. In 2009, Schiff purchased a condo in Burbank, California, and he also made this address his primary residence, granting him a $7,000 reduction off the 1% property tax, but he did not take any tax exemptions for his Maryland home. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP FILE)

Conservatives slam MSNBC report claiming Hayes has doubts about prosecuting Schiff

October 25, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

“Adam Schiff is one of the lowest forms of scum I’ve ever dealt with in...

Maryland governor Wes Moore gives a speech addressing the government shutdown and how it affects workers like TSA agents. He, alongside of his state representative colleagues, speak about their thoughts and frustrations with president Donald Trump’s administration.(Surya Vaidy/Staff)

Maryland federal workers take $700 loans as state workers who took buyout face payment error

October 23, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

Some Maryland federal workers impacted by the ongoing government shutdown are taking temporary state loans...

Aerial view of the Security Square Mall site, much of which is slated for redevelopment. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Baltimore County seeking proposals to redevelop Security Square Mall into ‘community hub’

October 23, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

Proposals to revitalize the mall are due Dec. 22, and the county plans to select...

An ambulance is parked at a bus shelter at Pennsylvania and North Avenues following a mass overdose on Wednesday. (Kim Hairston/staff)

Baltimore health leaders praise city’s response to Penn North overdoses, harm reduction strategy

October 23, 2025 at 10:10 a.m.

A Baltimore City Council hearing Wednesday tackled the city’s response to three mass overdoses, as...

The Maryland state flag waves in front of the Maryland State House on Wednesday afternoon.

581 Maryland nonprofits are financially ‘delinquent.’ Where are they located?

October 22, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.

Data analyzed by The Baltimore Sun Wednesday shows exactly 581 nonprofit groups in Maryland are...

FILE – A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

DHS: FEMA at times recorded personal data during Biden administration

October 22, 2025 at 4:55 p.m.

FEMA workers improperly recorded personal information of some individuals in the wake of some storms...

Aerial view of Baltimore's growing Harbor East area which will soon include the local offices of DLA Piper. File. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun).

81 Baltimore nonprofits financially ‘delinquent’ with state of Maryland, data shows

October 21, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

Roughly 7.6% of all Baltimore City nonprofits are financially delinquent with the state of Maryland,...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner, in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to headline political festival in Texas next month

October 22, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will headline an annual political gathering in Texas next month, marking...

21 days of shutdown, Maryland lawmakers still front and center

October 21, 2025 at 8:07 p.m.

Beyond the press calls, rallies, and town halls — a constant for Congress to escape...

Security Square Mall has been serving the Woodlawn community for over 50 years. Macy's has announced plans to close its store at the mall in March 2025. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Baltimore County expects economic gains from Metro Centre, Security Square tax credits

October 22, 2025 at 3:41 p.m.

Baltimore County's tax break for Metro Centre and Security Square would mean millions in lost...

City Hall building in downtown Baltimore.

City Council advances zoning, parking bills despite debate on affordability

October 20, 2025 at 8:05 p.m.

The Baltimore City Council advanced two bills Monday, but not without clear opposition from some...

Baltimore City Council previews upcoming labor agenda with workers’ bill of rights

October 20, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

At City Hall on Monday morning, Baltimore leaders soft-launched an upcoming legislative push to support...

Calvin Young speaks at the Marble Hill Community Association's mayoral forum at the New Metropolitan Baptist Church in Baltimore in this 2016 file photos. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)

Mayor Brandon Scott reassigns top aides Merrill, Young in latest office shake-up

October 20, 2025 at 5:53 p.m.

Political analysts said the frequent staff changes could contribute to negative perceptions of instability within...

Judge denies provision of digital ad tax as First Amendment violation

By Bryan P. Sears

October 18, 2025 at 5:40 p.m.

A federal judge struck down part of Maryland’s digital ad tax law that barred companies...

Customers smoke hookah at Towson Nights Hookah Lounge in a 2013 file photo.

Baltimore County hookah, vapor lounges to face new night security requirement

October 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Owners of Baltimore County's hookah and vapor lounges are condemning new security regulations they say...

This photo obtained by The Associated Press shows cardboard tombstones symbolizing canceled research grants at the NIH Visitors Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, on June 7, 2025. (AP Photo)

Former NIH employees hold food drive for unpaid federal workers amid ‘No Kings’ protest

October 17, 2025 at 6:43 p.m.

A group of current and former NIH workers will hold a food drive Saturday to...

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought

Trump administration pauses funding for ‘lower-priority’ projects in Baltimore, other Democratic-run cities

October 17, 2025 at 6:39 p.m.

The Trump administration has paused over $11 billion in funding to projects in Baltimore and...

A MARC train emerges from the B&P (Baltimore and Potomac) Tunnel before President Joe Biden speaks on Jan. 30 about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, whose funding will upgrade the 150-year old tunnel.

MTA to offer free MARC, commuter bus rides for federal workers during shutdown

October 17, 2025 at 6:49 p.m.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday that the MTA will offer free MARC and commuter...

The field of horses are captured in a slow shutter speed as they compete in the seventh race, the Gallorette Stakes during the 150th Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Maryland racetrack authority flagged by state audit for oversight failures

October 17, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

A state audit found that the now-defunct Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority failed to establish...

The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund was established in 2015 through a charter amendment that guarantees millions in funding from taxpayer dollars every year with no sunset date.

City leaders spar over BCYF transparency bill as 7th councilman signals support

October 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A seventh Baltimore City Council member said Thursday he will support a bill to make...

Trump’s treasury secretary wants IMF to sell Maryland golf course

October 16, 2025 at 6:43 p.m.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging the International Monetary Fund to sell its Maryland country...

Gov. Wes Moore spent part of his day in Smith Island as Maryland officials say 99.5% of locations in the state now have the ability to access broadband, with work on the remaining 0.5% ahead of schedule.

Part of the remaining area is Smith Island, along with other parts of the Eastern Shore. (Josh Davis/Staff)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to campaign for New Jersey Dem Mikie Sherrill

October 16, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

A campaign flyer Moore posted to X on Wednesday shows he will be in Newark,...

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway, who is running for congress, speaks outside of the Penn North Metro station. Conway’s platform is rooted in public safety, actively listening and acting on community needs, and working on social aide programs. Penn North has often struggled with poverty and drugs, with there being three mass overdoses since July 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)

‘Grifters gonna grift’: Baltimore Councilman Torrence on Conway’s congressional bid at Penn North

October 16, 2025 at 6:06 p.m.

Councilman James Torrence accused Councilman Mark Conway Thursday of exploiting Penn North to advance his...

Baltimore advocacy groups and labor unions protest Wednesday outside Johns Hopkins University, calling on the school and its health system to address their policing, labor, development and tax practices. (Mennatalla Ibrahim/Staff)

Protesters tell Johns Hopkins University to ‘give the city back!’

October 16, 2025 at 12:31 a.m.

Nearly 75 people gathered Wednesday to urge Johns Hopkins University to address its policing and...

Laura Larsen, Baltimore City Budget Director, makes a presentation before the Board of Estimates on the preliminary 2025 budget during Taxpayers Night at City Hall. (Amy Davis/Staff photo)

Baltimore spending board shuffles nearly $113M to cover year-end agency deficits

October 15, 2025 at 5:40 p.m.

The Baltimore Board of Estimates voted Wednesday to move around nearly $113 million to cover...

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen and Mayor Brandon Scott confer as Laura Larsen, Baltimore’s budget director, presents the Fiscal 2026 Preliminary Operating Budget Plan to the Baltimore City Board of Estimates. On right is City Solicitor Ebony Thompson. Kim Hairston/Staff)

Zeke Cohen says Baltimore mayor’s PILOT deal ‘could’ve been better’

October 15, 2025 at 5:52 p.m.

A $48 million agreement between Baltimore and 14 anchor institutions lacked proper City Council input...

Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Judge temporarily stops Trump’s mass firings during shutdown

October 15, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

A judge halts the OMB's mass firing of federal employees during the government shutdown, siding...

Councilman Mark Conway launches congressional bid against Mfume, calls for ‘new ideas’

October 15, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

Though he represents District 4 in northern Baltimore near the county line, Conway chose to...

Planned 24-hour Denny’s in Perry Hall, Baltimore County not a grand slam for neighbors

October 15, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Baltimore County Council bill aimed at restricting operating hours for restaurants in the Honeygo area...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump, left, and Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, look on.

Fired CDC staff say layoffs leave US ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future crises

October 14, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

Recently fired CDC employees called the Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs an “intentional attack” on...

8 senior officials have left Gov. Wes Moore’s administration this year

October 14, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

This marks a pattern of staff turnover under Moore that outpaces previous Maryland governors.

Maryland Democratic Party Chair Steuart Pittman, who is the Anne Arundel county executive, said "Democrats in every Maryland county are talking to their neighbors about getting on the ballot." (File/Staff)

Maryland Dems launch campaign to ‘Contest Every Seat’ in 2026

October 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

The Maryland Democratic Party announced Monday its “Contest Every Seat” campaign to recruit and run...

Security guards employed by health care and gambling facilities are no longer subject to a package of licensing requirements that took effect earlier this year. Here, a Johns Hopkins public safety guard recently walked around the hospital’s perimeter. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)

Maryland overhauled standards for private security. Bouncers and other guards are exempt.

By Dan Belson

October 14, 2025 at 5:09 p.m.

Responding to a spate of fatal shootings by security guards, lawmakers passed new standards for...

A new building takes shape on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) facility will span both sides of Wyman Park Drive, near its intersection with Remington Avenue. Two structures—north and south—will be connected by a second-level skybridge, situated beside the Wyman Building and the soon-to-be-completed SNF Agora Institute. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Local advocates, unions to rally Johns Hopkins over policing, labor practices

October 15, 2025 at 10:19 a.m.

Baltimore advocacy groups and labor unions will protest Wednesday outside Johns Hopkins University, urging it...

Zeke Cohen, president of Baltimore’s city council looks on during a press conference at City Hall, regarding the announcement of Baltimore’s intent on passing the Housing Options and Opportunity Act. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Zeke Cohen wants improved opioid services before handing out settlement money

October 13, 2025 at 6:58 p.m.

Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen wants to ensure the city spends $579 million it...

Flooding from the Bay threatened homes in Oyster Harbor in July. Flooding in the area is a recurring problem. A prolonged shutdown could affect the issuance of the government's flood insurance for homes, according to the Maryland Association of Realtors. (Nancy Plaxico/Courtesy)

Shutdown could hurt housing market, Realtors association says

October 13, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

The Maryland Association of Realtors warned Monday that a prolonged government shutdown could have adverse...

Governor Wes Moore, right, and Attorney General Anthony Brown and others announce a $340 million deal between the Maryland Department of the Environment, Constellation, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, and Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, to help sustain the long-term health of the Chesapeake Bay and to preserve the Conowingo Dam for another 50 years. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore, other officials push to prevent unwanted National Guard deployments

October 10, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

Maryland officials recently supported efforts to make it harder for President Donald Trump to deploy...

Gov. Wes Moore has removed most members of Baltimore City’s liquor board. A law went into effect last year giving him the power to choose commissioners. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore removes most members of Baltimore’s liquor board

By Mathew Schumer

October 10, 2025 at 9:10 a.m.

Gov. Wes Moore has removed most members of Baltimore City's liquor board, state officials confirmed...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with President Donald Trump after a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Maryland lawmakers applaud early steps in Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal

October 9, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.

After President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Maryland lawmakers celebrated but...

Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier celebrated the completion of Baltimore County government’s first large-scale ground-mounted solar array with project partners and community members. The solar array is at the site of the now-closed Parkton Sanitary Landfill. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff

Long-shuttered Parkton landfill to get new life as Baltimore County solar project

October 9, 2025 at 6:26 p.m.

The solar array is expected to generate 8.2 million kilowatt hours per year — enough...

Some workers are returning to offices in downtown Baltimore, with employment in the business district rising and foot traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Downtown Partnership.

Baltimore planners approve Mayor Brandon Scott’s downtown revitalization plan

October 10, 2025 at 8:02 a.m.

By a unanimous vote Thursday, the Baltimore City Planning Commission approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s plan...

As shutdown blame continues, Maryland lawmakers use every medium to dodge it

October 9, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

No one wins a government shutdown, but a party is usually blamed. Maryland lawmakers are...

NARCAN Nasal Spray is left at a bus shelter at Pennsylvania and North Avenues following a mass overdose Oct. 8, 2025. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Mayor Scott touts $2M opioid response grants day after Penn North mass overdose

October 9, 2025 at 6:56 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced $2 million in community grants from Baltimore’s opioid settlement funds to...

Representative Sarah Elfreth thanked American government workers, including TSA agents, for their dedication to working despite the government shutdown and the threats to their backpay. She also stated that she is proud that Maryland representatives and policy makers are pushing for the shutdown to end swiftly, saying that she was going straight to D.C. after the event at the Baltimore Washington International Airport was over. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)

No operational issues at BWI as Maryland Dems urge Trump to reopen government

By Katharine Wilson

October 8, 2025 at 4:54 p.m.

Maryland Democrats are continuing to push Republicans to negotiate on extending Affordable Care Act tax...

Governor Wes Moore, joined by state leaders and members of Congress, discussed the government shutdown and its impact on Maryland.

Gov. Wes Moore silent as 2 Democrats threaten to leave governors’ group he helps lead