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ICYMI: Preakness is moving later in May, and to a Sunday, starting next year.This comes as the other Triple Crown races ...
08/06/2026

ICYMI: Preakness is moving later in May, and to a Sunday, starting next year.

This comes as the other Triple Crown races -- the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont -- formed their own additional racing championship series that excluded the Preakness.

The Preakness will now be run on the fourth Sunday of May, part of a new vision and TV deal for the historic race.

PREAKNESS NEWS:Good-bye, third Saturday in May.Hello, fourth Sunday in May.The Preakness Stakes is changing dates as rac...
08/05/2026

PREAKNESS NEWS:

Good-bye, third Saturday in May.

Hello, fourth Sunday in May.

The Preakness Stakes is changing dates as race operators jockey for calendar positions and prestige.

The Preakness will now be run on the fourth Sunday of May, part of a new vision and TV deal for the historic race.

MARYLAND REDISTRICTING UPDATE:Lawmakers OK'd a change to the state constitution to give themselves more leeway in drawin...
08/04/2026

MARYLAND REDISTRICTING UPDATE:
Lawmakers OK'd a change to the state constitution to give themselves more leeway in drawing congressional districts.

This could give Dems an easier shot at an 8-0 map, if they go that route. Voters must approve first.

Maryland’s Democratic lawmakers approved a change to the state constitution Tuesday that will give them more flexibility in drawing congressional districts.

Maryland lawmakers trudged through a lengthy day Monday, nearing Democrats’ goal of changing the state’s constitution to...
08/04/2026

Maryland lawmakers trudged through a lengthy day Monday, nearing Democrats’ goal of changing the state’s constitution to make it easier to draw congressional districts.

State House dispatch from me, Brenda Wintrode and Jessica Gallagher:

If the measure passes the General Assembly, voters will have a say on the November ballot.

MARYLAND REDISTRICTING: State lawmakers return to Annapolis today — not to draw a new congressional map, but to change t...
08/03/2026

MARYLAND REDISTRICTING: State lawmakers return to Annapolis today — not to draw a new congressional map, but to change the state constitution to make map-drawing easier in the future. Here’s how they got there:

Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday acknowledged that the state’s high rate of prison killings is a problem, but was lig...
07/23/2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday acknowledged that the state’s high rate of prison killings is a problem, but was light on specifics of how to address the problem.

The Banner reported this week that Maryland has one of the highest rates of killings in state-run correctional facilities in the nation. Since 2023, 32 incarcerated people have been killed in state institutions, more than all neighboring states combined.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore went on yet another hot YouTube show -- this time, Track Star -- and my colleague Wesley Case ha...
07/21/2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore went on yet another hot YouTube show -- this time, Track Star -- and my colleague Wesley Case has a recap:

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore discusses his love of ’90s hip-hop, Baltimore and more on a new episode of the music trivia series “Track Star.”

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore reiterated the goal of having the Key Bridge rebuilt by 2030, as he took members of Congress on ...
07/20/2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore reiterated the goal of having the Key Bridge rebuilt by 2030, as he took members of Congress on a boat tour of the site today.

✍️: Hayes Gardner
📸: Jerry Jackson

Whether or not the federal government foots 100% of the bill for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild is ultimately up to members of Congress. Gov. Wes Moore took several of them on a construction tour Monday.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been traveling out of state again and this time part of his mission is electing more Black g...
07/18/2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been traveling out of state again and this time part of his mission is electing more Black governors. He’s the only one right now.

“I don’t want to hold on to that title for very long.”

“I am the only African American governor in the country right now, but that’s not a title that I’m proud of,” Moore said. “I don’t want to hold on to that title for very long.”

Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election? Maryland GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox says: “probably.”Meanwhile, Gov. Wes M...
07/16/2026

Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election? Maryland GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox says: “probably.”

Meanwhile, Gov. Wes Moore says of President Trump's speech on elections tonight: That’s what losers do. Losers complain.”

As President Trump prepares to give a primetime speech on Thursday, Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox is trying to distance himself from past challenges to the 2020 election.

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