WHAT GOV. MOORE’S BUDGET MEANS FOR SCHOOLS: This year was supposed to be huge for education spending. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, the state’s expensive and ambitious plan to make schools the best in the nation, called for a massive investments in teachers and...
BLUE LAWMAKERS FROM MD. BEGIN NEW YEAR IN RED CONGRESS, SEEKING ‘COMMON GROUND’ DESPITE CHALLENGES: Johnny Olszewski Jr. planned to bring his young daughter to the U.S. House of Representatives for his swearing-in on Friday. “My daughter gets to be on the floor...
TWO MARYLANDERS FACE NEW COMPETITION IN BID FOR DNC CHAIR: Two Maryland politicians are being considered to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, vying to lead a political party that is rebuilding after November losses in the White House and both...
U.S. HOUSE TORPEDOES NEW SPENDING PLAN, GOV’T SHUTDOWN NEARS: The U.S. House failed to pass a Republican stopgap spending package Thursday, sharply increasing the odds a partial government shutdown will begin after the current funding bill expires Friday at midnight....
GOV. MOORE SAYS STATE CONFRONTING ‘TWO STORMS’: Gov. Wes Moore (D) has used his semiannual speeches to the Maryland Association of Counties to deliver sobering fiscal news before and Thursday night’s address, at the MACo winter conference in Cambridge, was no...
SCHOOLS WILL GET NEW STANDARDIZED TESTS: Maryland plans to replace the standardized tests used to assess students’ math and reading skills at the end of next school year, members of the state Board of Education announced this week. Jessica Calefati/The Baltimore...
FOX 45: MD. LEADERS EYE SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES: Lawmakers are busy ahead of the upcoming legislative session in Annapolis working on bills to keep your children safe in school. And much of the work is in response to a FOX45 News investigation that found a suspected...
MD PAYS OVER $58 MILLION OVER STALLED STATE CENTER PROJECT: The 20-year legal battle over a stalled redevelopment project in West Baltimore came to a close on Wednesday with a $58.5 million settlement between Maryland and the developer originally tasked with...
MD DEMS PONDER STRATEGIES TO RESIST TRUMP: Less than a week after Donald Trump’s presidential election win, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived for a local Democratic club meeting at the Parkway Deli, a Silver Spring establishment better known for its latkes and pickle...
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS COULD DETERMINE VICTORY IN 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: The candidates in Maryland's 6th Congressional District could be counting on provisional ballots to propel them to victory. The days since the polls closed, Republicans continue to wait to see...
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