MARYLAND MATTERS: The top two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate took the stage Friday evening in their first, and possibly, only televised debate, which showcased their similarities on the issues but also their distinct personalities, […]
THE HILL: The Washington Post editorial board announced Thursday it’s endorsing Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) over Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the Maryland Senate Democratic primary. The Post editorial board cited Alsobrooks’s track record on public […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: The 2024 campaign for U.S. Senate in Maryland is breaking all kinds of financial records, according to new campaign finance reports filed on Monday. For the past few campaign finance reporting periods. Prince […]
WTOP NEWS: When it came time to talk money, lawmakers in Maryland warned that there wasn’t much available and that expectations needed to be kept low this year and in the future. But as a […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Although campaign finance reports showing federal candidates’ fundraising and spending for the first three months of 2024 aren’t due to be released until next Monday, some Maryland contenders are already teasing their numbers […]
WTOP NEWS: Burglars hit the U.S. Senate campaign office of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in Silver Spring, Maryland, officials said Friday. The burglary was found by a field office staffer when they got […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: A Senate panel recommended several changes Wednesday to resolve differences on separate juvenile justice reform bills that have been moving through the General Assembly. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee advanced House Bill 814 to the […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: The prospect of an extended General Assembly session seems less likely after House and Senate fiscal leaders announced a budget compromise Wednesday. The announcement follows a flurry of activity between the two chambers late Tuesday […]
WASHINGTON POST: The District’s deputy mayor for public safety and justice said she was “okay” if the bill meant more kids would be locked behind bars. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) unveiled legislation Wednesday […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: House and Senate leaders ended a second round of budget talks Monday with terse exchanges and no resolution on a $1.2 billion revenue package and no agreement on when they will meet next. Senate Budget […]
DMV DIGEST: In a pivotal moment for Maryland politics, Maxwell Frost(D- FL), the trailblazing Gen Z member of Congress, steps into the spotlight to endorse Angela Alsobrooks for the Maryland Senate Race. In a video […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: Suppose you’re president of the United States and a catastrophe happens — say it’s the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge just outside of Baltimore after a massive container ship slams into […]
By: The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are entering the last day of their legislative session with most high-profile measures already passed into law. The General Assembly’s 90-day session is scheduled to […]
By: By Danielle E. Gaines Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) is expected to decide Friday whether to veto dozens of bills or allow them to become law on Friday, including measures to expand abortion access, […]
By Brian Witte To encourage the Washington Commanders to stay in Maryland, the Maryland House approved a $400 million plan to develop the area around FedEx Field in the suburbs of the nation’s capital, but […]
By Josh Kurtz The Democratic primary for governor took a nasty public turn Tuesday, when author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore filed a complaint with two state investigative agencies, accusing “an unidentified party” of anonymously […]
The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the building during […]
By Hannah Gaskill One year after lawmakers passed sweeping police reform bills in Maryland, attempts to fine-tune those reforms have largely withered this General Assembly session. Lawmakers have revisited some of these policies, but not without […]
By Maryland Matters Staff There were clear losers and obvious winners when Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. on Monday signed the second congressional map that the General Assembly passed. This came after Democratic legislators dropped their appeal […]
By Ovetta Wiggins Maryland legislators drew criticism for the rollout of the state’s medical marijuana industry, which awarded no licenses to Black business owners. So as they undertook plans this year for legalizing recreational marijuana, they […]
by Stacy M. Brown The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted along party lines in an 11-11 split for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. The vote, briefly held up because of a rerouted aircraft carrying Democratic California […]
By Ovetta Wiggins Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore on Saturday won the coveted endorsement of the state’s largest teachers union, a large boost for the former nonprofit chief who is making his first run for public office. The […]
