MARYLAND MATTERS: Taxes and cost shifts are on the table for the coming General Assembly session as Gov. Wes Moore (D) and lawmakers look to solve both a structural budget shortfall and massive cuts to […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Gov. Wes Moore (D) told a gathering of county leaders still reeling from news of deep cuts in transportation projects that he backs the proposal, describing it as hard medicine. For two days, […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: A day after a public announcement to cut more than $3 billion in transportation projects, county officials are pushing for answers and a way to avert the gutting of local road and transit […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Maryland’s Department of Transportation is facing billions in cuts to address shortfalls that will squeeze operations and construction budgets. State officials spent the better part of this week briefing lawmakers and local leaders […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: A federal appeals court has ruled that Maryland’s handgun qualification law is unconstitutional. The decision by a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest decision in a case […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: A blue ribbon transportation panel is poised to recommend new fees for electric vehicles and increased tolls as part of an effort to solve a revenue shortage plaguing the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: County leaders are being warned to be reasonable when considering using zoning to restrict cannabis businesses. The warning comes as the Maryland Cannabis Administration is about to open the application window for a […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: The Board of Public Works approved a $635,000 software contract Wednesday despite objections by Treasurer Dereck Davis that the contract failed to meet state diversity requirements. The emergency contract is needed to support […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: The departure of the chair of one standing committee is causing a cascade of changes within the leadership of the Maryland Senate chamber. The shuffling announced to senators on Tuesday follows last week’s […]
