MASSIVE TAX BREAK AND SPENDING CUT BILL PASSES: U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after voters gave the GOP unified...
DEMOLITION OF KEY BRIDGE REMNANTS TO BEGIN JULY 7: Fifteen months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s main span collapsed into the Patapsco River, the rest of the structure finally has a demolition date.Beginning “on or about July 7, weather permitting,” mechanical...
BLACK LEADERS WANT MOORE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, SAY RACIAL WEALTH GAP CAN’T END WITHOUT REPARATIONS: Though Gov. Wes Moore announced actions toward ending the racial wealth gap Thursday, members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus say that cannot truly happen without...
DESPITE EFFORTS BY LAWMAKERS, ENERGY BILLS ARE GOING UP AGAIN. HERE’S WHY: Discussions about rising energy costs may have dominated this past Maryland General Assembly session. But even higher bills are on the way. Beginning June 1, elevated rates took effect for...
'SANCTUARY’ DECLARATION COULD MEAN B’MORE, OTHERS, LOSE FEDERAL MONEY: The Trump administration declared Baltimore and more than a dozen Maryland towns and counties as “sanctuary jurisdictions” Thursday, a designation that throws the federal money they receive into...
JEWISH COMMUNITY MOURNS ISREALI EMBASSY STAFFERS AS PATROLS INCREASE: Several Baltimore area police agencies are stepping up their presence in Jewish communities in light of Wednesday's deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers. WJZ- TV NEWS. The amount of...
MOORE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WESTERN MD: Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Thursday evening as he toured parts of Western Maryland that saw historic flood damage this week. Sapna Bansil and Adam Willis/The Baltimore Banner. As residents in Allegany...
B’MORE FAITHFUL MARK NEW ERA WITH AMERICAN POPE: The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope. Chicago-native Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday after four rounds of voting, taking...
FORMER BANKER PLANS 2026 PRIMARY CHALLENGE TO MOORE: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore may get an intra-party challenge when he runs for reelection in 2026, with retired banker Ed Hale Sr. close to announcing a campaign. Hale said in a brief interview Thursday that he’s “pretty...
FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP PLAN TO BAN DEI IN SCHOOLS: A federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in schools by threatening to withhold federal funding from schools that...
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