On an afternoon in mid-January, a Montgomery County police drone tracked a shoplifting suspect as he made his way from a Wheaton CVS to the entrance of a nearby Metro station, where a patrol unit intercepted and arrested him.
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Maryland joins fight against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
Maryland is joining more than a dozen other states in challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the birthright citizenship the U.S. extends to all people born in the country regardless of their parents’ legal status.
Lawmakers consider ‘X’ for sex on Maryland birth certificates
The proposed Birth Certificate Modernization Act would streamline procedures for amending sex on birth certificates, licenses and IDs, and introducing a gender-neutral designation option. It would also strengthen protections, ensuring documents do not display amendment histories.
Trump takes power and promises a ‘golden age’ to come
Republican Donald Trump took office as the 47th President of the United States Monday, saying that he was “saved by God to make America great again.”
Gov. Moore’s proposed budget features tax reform and massive cuts
Moore said the brunt of the tax increases will be shouldered by Marylanders with a household income north of $700,000 a year. In 2023, more than 18% of Maryland households were estimated to earn $200,000 or more a year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Freedom Caucus chair says officials who resist Trump may pay a price
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris (R-Maryland) said Tuesday he expects President-elect Donald Trump will withhold federal dollars from those who don’t comply with mass deportation and other policies — potentially even in Harris’ home state of Maryland.
Four pressing questions about the state budget
State officials will wrestle over a new state budget in the coming weeks, no small task given the massive budget deficit they’re facing.
Maryland aspires to be ‘quantum capital’ of the world one day
Gov. Moore is pledging to make Maryland the “quantum capital of the world,” proposing a significant investment into the industry of super-fast computing amid a budget crisis in the state.
Families salute Maryland women of the ‘Six Triple Eight’
By ROBERT STEWART Catonsville – Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, the predominantly black postal unit now the subject of the blockbuster film “The Six Triple Eight.” After decades of hearing their stories only as family...
Gov. Moore forecasts huge cuts to the state budget this spring
The legislative session opened Wednesday with pomp and circumstance, with Moore addressing both chambers and members publicly praising their parties’ leaders. Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones were reinstalled as Senate majority leader and House speaker, to shouts and applause from their supporters.
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