STATE TO SPEND $85 MILLION TO RETAIN RIGHTS TO PREAKNESS, BLACK EYED SUSAN STAKES: The state said Thursday it is exercising its option to match an $85 million offer to retain the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes,...
HIGHER GAS TAX COMING AMIDST INFLATED PRICES: Marylanders will be paying slightly more at the pumps next month as an increased state gas tax goes into effect on July 1. The tax will rise by roughly six-tenths of a penny to 46.6 cents per gallon, according to a release...
STATE SEEKS FEDERAL AID FOR FARMERS FOR ‘CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE’ TO CROPS IN APRIL FREEZE: Gov. Wes Moore (D) petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wednesday for a disaster declaration for Maryland farmers after an early-season freeze in April caused...
‘AGING WORKFORCE’ IN HEALTHCARE PRESENTS CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES: A recent report from the Maryland comptroller says that older workers are a “defining feature” to Maryland’s healthcare system. 11% of Maryland’s healthcare practitioners and technical occupations are...
STATE OFFICIALS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AS BUSINESSES GET BILLIONS IN TRUMP TARIFF REFUNDS: Maryland among states arguing that relief must extend to the consumers who ultimately paid tariffs passed on by businesses. Kevin Hardy/Maryland Matters. PROMINENT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS...
MOORE ISSUES SCORES OF ENDORSEMENTS, BUT SOME INCUMBENTS NOT ON LIST: Scores of Democratic candidates were endorsed Thursday by Gov. Wes Moore (D), but more notable than the endorsements were the handful of incumbent Democrats who did not make the governor’s...
Union demands better safety efforts for highway workers; gutting of Voting Rights Act may spur more state action; May Day protests expected to draw thousands across Maryland.
LATE SEASON FROST DEVASTATES WINERIES: Vineyards across Maryland faced piercing cold Tuesday morning in what winery owners are calling one of the most devastating late-season frosts to hit the state. The April freeze came just as grape buds were beginning to sprout...
MILLIONS ALREADY RAISED, SPENT ON HANDFUL OF CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES: Former U.S. Capitol Police Office Harry Dunn has raised more than $2 million in the crowded Democratic primary to replace long-serving U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th), while a free-spending...
‘SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE’ WITH DALI SHIP OWNER REACHED IN KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE LAWSUIT: The owner and operator of a cargo ship that caused the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge two years ago has reached a settlement with the state. Maryland Attorney...
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