Legislative Leaders Say They've Drawn A New Congressional Plan, Set Hearing For Tuesday

The new map was drawn after the original proposal was tossed out by a judge Friday, the report states.

MD Weather: Snow Flurries, Sleet Before Temps Warm Up This Week

Bundle up — sleet and snow are in store for Maryland Monday through Wednesday before the chill breaks Thursday with 70-degree highs.

MD Top News: Stuck Ship, Best Places To Live, Triple Homicide

Top news stories in MD this week include cargo ship stuck in bay, best MD places to live, help for Ukraine, and a triple homicide suspect.

Maryland Environment Secretary Orders Baltimore Wastewater Plant To Comply Within 48 Hours

The Back River plant, located in Dundalk, is limited to discharging up to 180 million gallons of treated wastewater into the Back River.

Federal Government Releases $200 Million In Stalled Bridge Funds

Construction on the $636-million span began in July, 2020 and is 72% complete, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA).

Opinion: On Climate, U.N. Says ‘Delay Means Death.' Do Pepco And BGE Care In Maryland?

Climate change has gotten so bad that any pause in the transition to a clean-energy economy will literally kill people.

Opinion: How ‘Accidental' Was Silver Spring Apartment Explosion Really?

(The author, a Gaithersburg resident, questions the culpability of the Silver Spring Apartment explosion.)

Final Budget Negotiations Ahead After House Passes $58.5 Billion Spending Plan, With Tweaks To Senate Proposal

Like the Senate, the House has set aside $350 million for a tax relief deal being negotiated between top lawmakers and Hogan's office.

Judge Throws Out Congressional Map, Orders Legislature To Try Again Next Week

Battaglia found that the new map violates Article III, Section 4 of the Maryland Constitution.

Polar Vortex To Bring Cold Blast, Snow Chance To MD Weather

The polar vortex will bring cold air to MD this weekend, knocking temperatures down by 20 degrees and offering a chance of snow mid-week.

Senate Climate Bill Likely To Get A Makeover In House As ‘Presentment' Deadline Looms

A change committees may make — the bill must get through the Economic Matters Committee as well as the Environment and Transportation panel.

Legislative Redistricting Trial Opens With GOP Expert Decrying Lack Of Compactness

Strider Dickson is an attorney for three Republican delegates who filed one of the lawsuits.

Rift Deepens Between Sen. Smith And The ACLU

“The goal of the ACLU of Maryland. . .its systems intentionally marginalize the needs and vision of those impacted by injustice" -- Shelley

Furor Over Multi-Member Districts Returns As Legislative Redistricting Trial Wraps Up

Bowersox asserted that Marylanders aren't given an equal vote, since they vote for one, two, or three delegates, depending on the district.

Political Notes: Perez Hits Airwaves With Obama Spot; Another Prince George's Endorsement For Moore; More

The Obama audio is not a contemporaneous endorsement message; it was taken from a prior appearance toward the end of his administration.

AFT-Md.: To Successfully Implement Blueprint Reforms, MSDE Employees Need Vital Protections

This is in response to Kalman Hettleman's commentary, [“A Below-the-Radar, Do-or-Die Bill for School Reform,” Maryland Matters, March 16].

Opinion: Red Maple Place Is Not The Solution To Baltimore County's Dire Need For Affordable Housing

(A rebuttal is presented in response to the recent commentary on affordable housing in Maryland.)

Standardized School Tests Show The Pandemic's Impact On Maryland Students

This is a steep drop from the 33% of public school students who passed math and 44% who passed English in 2019.

Sales Tax “Holiday” Leads To Prompt Drop In Pump Prices

On Friday, the day the tax holiday took effect, the average price for a gallon of regular in Maryland stood at $4.17, according to AAA.

Baker Poll Finds A Four-Way Battle Among Democrats Running For Governor

Former U.S. Labor Secretary and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez had 11% support, and former non-profit CEO Moore, 10 percent.

Opinion: MSDE Addressing Unfinished Learning With Research-Proven Tutoring

High-quality tutoring during the school day may be available to more of Maryland's students.

Political Notes: Hogan Boosts Schulz; Perez's Women's Agenda; Neuman Vs. MSEA; District 43 Endorsement; More

She addressed the assembled crowd, which included several Republican lawmakers, and current and former members of Hogan's cabinet.

Can Judge Getty Preside Over Redistricting Cases Past His Retirement? No, But He Can Still Play A Role

Getty has served on the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, for 5 1/2 years, but he's been chief judge since just last September.

State Board Of Elections Announces New Early Voting, Voter Registration Dates

Early voting will run from July 7 to July 14, including on Saturday and Sunday, Lamone said.

On ‘Crossover Day,' Lawmakers Address Myriad Pandemic Challenges — And More

But even though the day had a frenetic, conventional Crossover Day feel, the pandemic was never far from the lawmakers' minds.

Susan Turnbull: Let's Really Be ‘One Maryland'

After reading “Analysis: The Goldberg Goldman Fallout and the Rocky Shoals of Race for Md. Democrats,” I felt a combination of emotions.

Opinion: With No Right To An Attorney In Immigration Court, Black Immigrants Suffer The Most

In immigration cases, someone can be deprived of their liberty, put behind bars, and moved away from home and family without representation.

Judge To Rule Soon On Whether Redrawn Baltimore County Council Map Complies With Voting Rights Act

Five of seven districts approved by the county council, later blocked, were majority white and another had a 49.41 percent white plurality.

Legislative Roundup: Removing Health Officers; Calculating Environmental Justice Scores; Juvenile Justice Reform; More

In a bill hearing last month, Peña-Melnyk said this measure “is an unfortunate reflection of the undue political influence we have seen."

Opinion: The Public Safety Case For Youth Justice Reform In Maryland

Three youth justice reform bills sit before the Maryland legislature, and the time is now for lawmakers to heed the science.

Congressional Redistricting Trial Wraps Up; Judge To Rule This Week

One of those challenges, Szeliga v. Lamone, is brought by Republican voters from all eight of Maryland's congressional districts.

Opinion: It's The House's Turn -- Pass The Climate Solutions Now Bill

Elected officials in Annapolis have a chance to do something great this legislative session.

Recent Deaths Of Bogley, Burns Highlight Disappearance Of Socially Conservative Democrats

“In some ways, it is a passing of the guard,” said former Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D), who served on the Prince George's County Council.

Maryland Senate Passes $58.5 Billion Budget Plan; House To Vote Next Week

The Senate budget plan came together as Maryland continued to project higher-than-expected tax revenues.

Desperate To Get Road And Bridge Funding Restored, Locals Shift Focus To Senate

A House measure intended to restore the old formula attracted support from an unusual bipartisan array of rural, suburban and urban leaders.

Opinion: Maryland Is Moving Package Recycling Legislation In The Right Direction

The Maryland General Assembly is leading an effective, sensible, collaborative approach to packaging producer-responsibility legislation.

Corporate Funding Of ‘Astroturf' Ad Campaigns Must Be Disclosed, House Leader Says

“It's a transparency bill that allows the public to know whether the people advocating. . .have a financial stake in the project" -- Luedtke

Hogan-Backed Insurance ‘Fee-Slash-Tax' Advances, Despite GOP Opposition

Advocates contend that without revenues generated by the fee, premiums for individual health insurance policies would be too expensive.

Senate And House Give Preliminary Approval To Different Versions Of Paid Family And Medical Leave

Earlier Thursday evening, the House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to their version of the bill.

Opinion: Reflections On Gideon's Day

“There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has" -- Justice Hugo Black