VOTE ALLOWING FIREFIGHTERS TO USE CANNABIS WHILE OFF-DUTY DELAYED, FIERCE DEBATE: There was a fierce debate on the Maryland Senate floor over a bill that would let firefighters and rescue workers use medical cannabis while off-duty. The discussion became so intense...
MOORE AND OTHERS DEMAND TRUMP REFUND $1,744 PER HOUSEHOLD: Gov. Wes Moore, along with the state’s top fiscal leaders, demanded President Donald Trump pay back every Maryland household $1,744, after the Supreme Court struck down the Republican president’s sweeping...
WES MOORE INSISTS AGAIN HE'S NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: : Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday said he’s being “genuine” when he says he’s not running for president in 2028, once again highlighting that he’s focused on Maryland. The Thursday statement is his most brazen in...
MONKS BRING ‘WALK FOR PEACE’ TO STATE CAPITAL: After 110 days and almost 2,300 miles, nearly two dozen Theravada Buddhist Monks ended their ‘’Walk for Peace’’ Thursday at the Maryland State House. “I thought yesterday was our last day of Walk for Peace,” Venerable...
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...
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