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The U.S. Coast Guard is leading efforts to clear debris from the site to reopen operations at the busy Port of Baltimore.

House-Senate budget conference committee to ‘talk about it some more’ and meet again on Monday.

Lawmakers representing the port are drafting emergency wage replacement legislation in the final days of the 2024 session.

By the end of February, the Department of Health had processed at least 1.4 million people on Medicaid in the state to see if they still qualify for the low-income health insurance program.

The National Education Association backs Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, state Sen. Sarah Elfreth and Del. Joe Vogel in their bids for Congress.

State Police superintendent says divers will move to ‘search and recovery’ mode on Wednesday morning after fruitlessly searching for at least six missing road workers.

President calls on Congress to authorize full federal funding for bridge reconstruction — a politically cumbersome process.

The use of abortion drugs accounted for about 63% of abortions within the United States in 2023, according to a report.

The board is considering studying eight name brand prescription drugs that treat a variety of diseases, including diabetes, HIV, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

One high school page in Annapolis found herself testifying in favor of social housing legislation in the House of Delegates.

In the open-seat Democratic primary in the 3rd congressional district, former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth are now on the air.

A Senate committee recommends Diane Butler for confirmation but some reservations remain. Lam, panel’s vice chair, joins two others in opposition.

A recent state Supreme Court ruling could impact thousands of businesses’ ability to provide services to their customers.

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In fiscal year 2022, seven of the city’s police officers received more than $100,000 in overtime pay.

Pro-abortion groups, led by a new organization, Freedom in Reproduction-Maryland, urge voters to approve the new language in an informational campaign called ‘Vote Yes on Reproductive Freedom.’

Between the governor, the lieutenant governor and their joint fundraising committee, they have more than $2.4 million on hand for their 2026 reelection.

Comptroller sees progress on minority business programs and making climate a priority in state agency contracts.

Senate President Bill Ferguson said the recent arrest and resignation of a Republican member of the State Board of Elections means some future nominations will face more scrutiny.

Nine governors have written to the president and congressional leaders on immigration policy.

Billions in deficits over the remainder of Moore’s term have some lawmakers asking about tax increases.

Some Democrats who were unable to buy tickets immediately wondered if someone had bought up all the seats in an effort to sway the straw poll results.

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A recent state Supreme Court ruling could impact thousands of businesses’ ability to provide services to their customers.

UMBC team is creating and testing short training sessions to help listeners spot common ‘tells’ of real and fake speech.

Retail energy suppliers have had 23 years to show Maryland households that they are providing economic benefits to them.

The D.C. attorney general says agreements that Monumental Sports reached with the city in 2007 requires the teams to stay in Capital One Arena through 2047.