TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUES STATE OVER PASSAGE OF COMMUNITY TRUST ACT: The Trump administration sued the state of Maryland Thursday, claiming that the state’s new immigrant protection law, the Community Trust Act, interferes with the federal government’s ability to...
MOORE SEEKS TO UPSTAGE TRUMP, OTHER DEMOCRATS WITH HOLIDAY PATRIOTISM SPEECH: Gov. Wes Moore will compete with hot dogs, fireworks and intense heat when he delivers a speech extolling patriotism on a milestone birthday for the nation. Maryland’s Democratic governor...
STEEP PENALTIES COULD BE IN STORE FOR REDUCED SNAP PAYMENT ERROR RATES: In recent years, Maryland has reduced the administrative errors it makes when sending food assistance dollars to low-income families — but that success might cost the state in a year. New federal...
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.
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