A run-in with the Garrett County Community Action Committee – and the law – preceded Lisa Lowe’s Republican campaign for delegate for the Maryland General Assembly in District 1A. On Nov. 6, 2023, after an incident at the Community Action…
In Baltimore City, Attar runs for re-election despite federal indictment
State Sen. Dalya Attar, D-Baltimore City, is running for re-election and facing a primary challenge – but her biggest challenge to retaining her seat in District 41 may be the U.S. Department of Justice. Attar has been charged in federal…
In Baltimore County’s District 6, Republican General Assembly candidates battle – in court
Maryland State Sen. Johnny Ray Salling has fought off several challengers since he was first elected in 2014 to his District 6 seat in Baltimore County. But the competition with his Republican primary opponent this year, Dundalk resident and children’s…
Youthful Hagerstown General Assembly candidate charged with assaulting ‘No Kings’ counter-protester
At the age of 21, Maryland House District 2B candidate Ocewana E. Baker is looking to become one of the youngest people elected to Maryland’s House of Delegates. When the Washington County Democrat entered the race last September, she had…
Disappearing demographic data impacts efforts to track who make up laid-off federal workers
The Trump administration has deleted or made private data tracking workers’ gender and race making it harder to know which groups has been impacted by layoffs.
‘Just in time’: State lawmakers say new law protects Marylanders as U.S. Supreme Court ruling strips federal voting rights
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a voting rights bill into law Tuesday, less than 24 hours before the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a Louisiana case.
Maryland lawmakers passed a voting rights bill after months of debate. Here’s how.
Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill Tuesday that civil rights activists and lawmakers had championed, saying it would better protect the rights of Maryland voters.
Life after the legislative session: Maryland lawmakers return to other jobs
With the 2026 Maryland legislative session over, state lawmakers return to careers that range from farmers, to lawyers to electricians.
Maryland’s legislature is ending its 2026 session. Here’s what you need to know.
Democrats tout accomplishments, but say they’re scrambling to get more done. Republicans say they’re frustrated Marylanders didn’t get a break on more bills.
Maryland flag in the spotlight for more than its birthday celebration
Experts said the Maryland flag’s complicated history has led to different interpretations and narratives, even stirring debate in the political arena.