NURSING HOMES INSPECTIONS ALMOST CAUGHT UP, BUT UNLICENSED ASSISTED LIVING POSES NEW CHALLENGE: State health officials reported tremendous progress Thursday on a backlog of nursing home inspections, going from 130 cases last year to just 10 today, about half the time...
DESPITE TARIFFS, PORT OF BALTIMORE HANDLED RECORD NUMBER OF CONTAINERS IN 2025: More containers — the lifeblood of international shipping — than ever made their way through Baltimore last year. And the port set a record for ship visits, too. Hayes Gardner/Baltimore...
HOYER ENDORSES FORMER CAMPAIGN MANAGER IN RACE TO SUCCEED HIM IN CONGRESS: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, the former Democratic majority leader who announced earlier this month that he’s retiring after nearly 45 years in Congress, is endorsing his former campaign manager,...
MOORE, U.S. DOT SEC. AGREE TO FAST-TRACK KEY, AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE PROJECTS: Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday they agreed to fast-track reconstruction of two critical Maryland bridges, signaling a push to speed work on the...
GOV. MOORE PITCHES HISTORIC EDUCATION FUNDING HIKE AMID $1.4B SHORTFALL: Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday proposed a $373.8 million increase in the education budget, pitching what he called a historic investment in schools even as the state heads into a looming $1.4 billion...
IN 2026, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER: As housing prices and monthly rents soar, advocates, lawmakers and the Moore administration say they share a goal of protecting Maryland families in an unstable housing market, even as the state faces its own...
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION VOTES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO REDRAW MAPS: A panel appointed by Gov. Wes Moore (D) to make recommendations on midcycle congressional redistricting voted behind closed doors Thursday to move forward with its work and solicit proposals from the...
MOORE PLEDGES NO TAXES AS STATE FACES ANOTHER MASSIVE BUDGET GAP: Gov. Wes Moore (D) told a gathering of county leaders in Cambridge Thursday that he will not propose tax increases to close a projected $1.5 billion budget gap in the coming fiscal year. Bryan P....
JONES TO STEP DOWN, ENDING HISTORIC ERA AS HOUSE SPEAKER: Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County), the first woman and the first Black legislator to hold the post, is stepping down after more than six years in the job. The surprise...
SHIFT IN HUD FUNDING COULD UNHOUSE THOUSANDS: State officials and anti-homelessness organizations said they fear a shift in federal funding priorities could result in thousands of Marylanders who now benefit from permanent housing assistance, instead facing...
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