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The federal government is shut down, and there's a lot at risk for Maryland and Marylanders.From Brenda Wintrode & me:
10/01/2025

The federal government is shut down, and there's a lot at risk for Maryland and Marylanders.

From Brenda Wintrode & me:

It’s unclear, with the House of Representatives adjourned until next week, when lawmakers could consider their next moves to reopen the government.

📉The numbers are in: Maryland's state government workforce will shrink by 500 positions, a combination of workers taking...
09/29/2025

📉The numbers are in: Maryland's state government workforce will shrink by 500 positions, a combination of workers taking buyouts and vacant positions being eliminated.

With hundreds of jobs eliminated, Maryland’s state budget will see $47 million in savings annually.

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to shut down one of the state’s aging prisons in Jessup, moving inmates and staffers ...
09/29/2025

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to shut down one of the state’s aging prisons in Jessup, moving inmates and staffers to other facilities rather than spending hundreds of millions of dollars on repairs.

The Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup will close and 700 men incarcerated at the facility, along with 300 staff, will be transferred to other facilities by June.

Maryland’s Democrats in Congress say they don’t want a shutdown but have joined the partisan deadlock over how to fund t...
09/28/2025

Maryland’s Democrats in Congress say they don’t want a shutdown but have joined the partisan deadlock over how to fund the government past Tuesday.

Maryland’s sole Republican places blame squarely on the Dems.

From Brenda Wintrode & me:

Maryland and its Democrat-dominated congressional delegation sit in the crosshairs of the federal government spending fight.

The Green Party candidates for Maryland governor and lieutenant governor are candid that they aren't really in it to win...
09/23/2025

The Green Party candidates for Maryland governor and lieutenant governor are candid that they aren't really in it to win it.

But that doesn't mean they don't have important goals.

Read on to find out the pragmatic goals they're setting for 2026.

📸: Kaitlin Newman

“We’re not going to go and set expectations that we don’t think we can meet,” says Andy Ellis of Baltimore. Gubernatorial candidate Ellis and running mate Owen Silverman Andrews aim to rack up votes, increase influence.

What's something Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have in common?They aren...
09/19/2025

What's something Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have in common?

They aren't keen on answering questions about running for president. Read about that detail, and more, from a panel discussion in D.C. yesterday:

The governors of Maryland and Virginia — a Democrat and a Republican — professed an interest in civil dialogue and sidestepped questions about their political futures during a joint event in Washington.

ICYMI: An audit uncovered significant failures in Maryland's child welfare system, including registered s*x offenders li...
09/19/2025

ICYMI: An audit uncovered significant failures in Maryland's child welfare system, including registered s*x offenders living at the same homes as foster kids, as well as foster kids not getting required medical care:

From me & Brenda Wintrode:

Maryland failed to protect children under state care from being placed in homes where registered s*x offenders lived. It’s one of numerous findings listed in an audit out Wednesday.

In addition to questioning the cost of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, Donald Trump’s administration has a new targe...
09/19/2025

In addition to questioning the cost of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, Donald Trump’s administration has a new target: Maryland laws requiring minority-owned businesses complete a chunk of the work.

The latest from me and Hayes Gardner:

President Donald Trump’s administration is questioning the cost of replacing Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and criticizing Maryland laws that require some of the work be contracted out to minority-owned businesses.

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman launches her re-election bid today, asking voters to keep her in office so she can c...
09/17/2025

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman launches her re-election bid today, asking voters to keep her in office so she can continue modernizing the office and improving customer service.

So far, Brooke Lierman is facing no competitors in the 2026 election, though candidates have until February to file.

In Annapolis elections, the candidates say it’s too soon to declare victory or concede defeat. But Jared Littmann has a ...
09/17/2025

In Annapolis elections, the candidates say it’s too soon to declare victory or concede defeat. But Jared Littmann has a significant lead over Rhonda Pindell Charles in the Democratic mayoral primary. Winner will face GOP’s Bob O’Shea.

By Alex Mann:

Annapolis hardware store owner Jared Littmann opened up a commanding lead over longtime Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles in the Democratic primary for mayor.

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill ...
09/11/2025

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson – were both targeted by bomb threats at their homes today.

The presiding officers of Maryland’s General Assembly were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, amid rising concern about political violence in the nation.

🗳️ NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is launching his re-election bid today, promising to continue to work to improve public ...
09/09/2025

🗳️ NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is launching his re-election bid today, promising to continue to work to improve public schools, end child poverty and improve economic fortunes for middle-class Marylanders.

Read more:

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore launched his re-election campaign on Tuesday with a video posted online highlighting his accomplishments and promising to do more.

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