TRUMP BLAMES MOORE FOR BALLOT ERROR, WANTS FEDS TO INTERVENE: As the Maryland State Board of Elections moves to rectify a recent error in sending incorrect mail-in ballots, President Donald Trump and state Republicans are calling for the federal government to intervene. Tinashe Chingarande/The Baltimore Sun.
- “This was done by the Corrupt Governor of the State, Wes Moore,” Trump said on the social media platform X. “He allowed this to happen in order to make sure that Democrats win. It never made sense to me that Maryland was considered an automatic Democrat State, but now I see why.” Shayla Colon/The Baltimore Banner.
WHAT VOTERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REPLACEMENT BALLOTS: Maryland voters will need to keep an eye out for a postcard from the State Board of Elections telling them to discard the mail-in ballot they’ve already received. Voters who receive a postcard will instead need to use a ballot and envelope marked “REPLACEMENT” to ensure their vote counts. Those ballots will be mailed beginning Tuesday. Brenda Wintrode/The Baltimore Banner.
NORTHERN CARROLL VOTERS WITHOUT EARLY VOTING SITE, DROP BOX: For years, northern Carroll County voters had an early voting center and ballot drop box in the Hampstead area. This year, both will move to Westminster — leaving District 2 as the only one without a ballot drop box and one of two without an early voting center. Marissa Yelnick/The Carroll County Times.
DALI OWNER, OPERATOR SEEK DELAY IN CIVIL TRIAL: The companies that own and operate the ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge are asking to put a long-awaited civil trial on hold after the U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges in the case last week. The trial is set to begin June 1 in federal court in Baltimore. Madeleine O’Neill/The Baltimore Banner.
ADVOCATES URGE MOORE TO SIGN IMMIGRANT PROTECTION BILLS: Two dozen immigrant advocacy and civil rights groups wrote to Gov. Wes Moore (D) Monday, urging him to sign two major immigrant protection bills that passed on the final day of the 2026 legislative session. The Community Trust Act and the Data Privacy Act were priorities for immigrant advocacy groups during the session, but remain unsigned as the last scheduled bill signing of the year approaches next week. William Ford/Maryland Matters.
6th DISTRICT HOPEFULS FIGHT ABOUT THEIR WEALTH WHILE COSTS SKYROCKET: Affordability is a top issue for voters worried about skyrocketing gas, grocery and electricity bills. But in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District race, two multimillionaire Democrats have put their own wealth front and center. Incumbent April McClain Delaney and David Trone, who held the seat before her, are pointing fingers at each other for playing politics with their cash. But both seem to be among the majority of Americans who believe that money in politics is one of the nation’s top problems. Brenda Wintrode/The Baltimore Banner.
PANEL VOTES TO CAP GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON OZEMPIC: State officials determined that Ozempic, a popular diabetes treatment and weight-loss drug, is unaffordable for Marylanders and voted Monday to limit how much state and local governments will pay for it on state health plans. Danielle Brown/Maryland Matters.
PENSION BOARD SEEKS PUBLIC TRUSTEES: The Board of Trustees for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) is seeking two trustees, one each from Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. Public Trustees serve a three-year term, from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029. The Board holds fiduciary oversight of the ERS for the sole benefit of members and beneficiaries. County residents interested in serving must submit a statement of qualifications and resume, by 5:00 p.m. on May 27, 2026 to [email protected]. For more information, contact [email protected] or (301) 454-1415 or visit us at ers.mncppc.org.
PG PLANNING CHAIR RESIGNS AMID PROBES: Darryl Barnes resigned over the weekend as chair of the Prince George’s County Planning Board amid investigations into his alleged misconduct during his 10-month tenure, according to an internal message from the acting executive director of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Jack Hogan/The Baltimore Banner.
ARUNDEL COUNCIL DELAYS VOTE ON BILL RESTRICTING POT SHOP LOCATIONS: The Anne Arundel County Council delayed voting on a bill Monday night that restricts where marijuana dispensaries in the county can operate, and is primarily targeted at stopping one pot shop from opening in Pasadena. As written, the bill requires increased distances between county dispensaries and certain property types, such as schools and churches. Benjamin Rothstein/The Baltimore Sun.
CARROLL RESIDENTS ANGRY THAT COUNTY CAN’T BAN STATE BACKED SOLAR: Carroll County residents and officials say they feel powerless to stop solar projects from being built on farmland, as a state law prevents local governments from banning them through zoning. Angry residents said that they feel powerless in the face of solar projects that the state allows but the county can’t prevent. Gabriella Fine/The Carroll County Times.
CARROLL SCHOOL TO GET $1.9M FROM STATE FOR ENERGY OVERHAUL: Carroll County Public Schools will receive nearly $1.9 million in state grant funding to overhaul the heating and cooling system at Northwest Middle School, part of a broader $56.8 million energy efficiency initiative announced Monday by Gov. Wes Moore. Staff/The Carroll County Times.
HARFORD BOE TO PICK NEW SUPERINTENDENT: The Harford County Board of Education will announce its decision for the district’s next superintendent Tuesday, ending a search that was significantly faster than those in neighboring jurisdictions and could cost up to $38,000. Matt Hubbard/The Aegis.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CONFEDERATE STATUES RETURNING TO B’MORE? Since September, Baltimore has loaned Confederate sculptures taken down nine years ago to “MONUMENTS,” a Los Angeles art exhibit designed to recontextualize what these divisive statues represent in today’s society. With the exhibition now over, a question remains: What will happen to Baltimore’s controversial monuments upon their return home? Wesley Case/The Baltimore Banner.
SURVIVORS SAY ARCHDIOCESE FALLS SHORT ON FINANCIAL COMPENSATION: Several people who say they survived sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore and their advocates expressed dismay Monday that the church’s proposed bankruptcy plan doesn’t do enough to compensate for what they say is decades of emotional damage. Luke Parker/The Baltimore Sun.
