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James Langhorne received financial compensation from the state for 9,870 days served behind bars for a crime he did not ...
02/07/2025

James Langhorne received financial compensation from the state for 9,870 days served behind bars for a crime he did not commit.

But he said he and other exonerees need more than money -- they need help with the sudden transition back to the community.

“You’re let out. There’s no preparation, you didn’t know you were going to be released,” he said, adding that “of course you want to go home, you don’t want to stay in just because you don’t have resources.”

James Langhorne, 51, of Baltimore, was released in February after serving almost 30 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit.

Catonsville residents and leaders were not happy with the state's plan to put an incubator for cannabis businesses into ...
02/07/2025

Catonsville residents and leaders were not happy with the state's plan to put an incubator for cannabis businesses into a shuttered armory.

After my colleague Céilí Doyle wrote about community concerns, Gov. Wes Moore announced the state will look for a new site.

The state’s general services department will retain control of the Catonsville armory, the governor said.

A historical footnote happened in Annapolis this morning at the important state Board of Public Works.All three members ...
02/07/2025

A historical footnote happened in Annapolis this morning at the important state Board of Public Works.

All three members -- the governor, comptroller & treasurer -- were at a funeral, so all three were represented instead by their seconds-in-command.

For the first time in at least three decades, Maryland's top spending board approved scores of contracts and grants on Wednesday without any of the main members present.

President Trump plans to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building in DC -- instead of to Greenbelt in Prince George's ...
01/07/2025

President Trump plans to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building in DC -- instead of to Greenbelt in Prince George's County.

Maryland Democrats say they “will be fighting back against this proposal with every tool we have.”

Full story:

The U.S. Agency for International Development, which Trump shut down, also was housed in the Reagan building.

“Short-term rentals can be part of our community, but they can’t be all of our community or we won’t have a community.”A...
01/07/2025

“Short-term rentals can be part of our community, but they can’t be all of our community or we won’t have a community.”

Annapolis wrestles with regulating Airbnbs & VRBOs. How many is too many?

✍️: Alex Mann
📸: Kaitlin Newman & Ulysses Muñoz

Jurisdictions across the country, particularly those like Maryland’s capital that attract tourists, have been grappling with how to rein in the industry.

It’s the first day of the Maryland state government’s budget year and one of the new taxes is on IT and data services. T...
01/07/2025

It’s the first day of the Maryland state government’s budget year and one of the new taxes is on IT and data services. Those are being taxed at 3%.

Here’s more about how it works and how it came to be:

Maryland businesses and individuals will now pay a 3% tax on certain technology and data services.

NEW: Maryland’s state government is taking a first step in the latest effort to redevelop its aging State Center office ...
26/06/2025

NEW: Maryland’s state government is taking a first step in the latest effort to redevelop its aging State Center office complex in Baltimore.

Redevelopment of State Center has been considered for 20 years, but nothing concrete has happened in that time.

The state — once again — is looking to hire a consultant to develop a plan for the site.

ICYMI: Here's why the Maryland state government's hiring freeze might be more like a hiring chill:
26/06/2025

ICYMI: Here's why the Maryland state government's hiring freeze might be more like a hiring chill:

Maryland's government hiring freeze has exceptions, including for law enforcement, public safety and “priority hires.”

Maryland's state government "hiring freeze" might end up as more of a chill ❄️❄️❄️I explain why here:
25/06/2025

Maryland's state government "hiring freeze" might end up as more of a chill ❄️❄️❄️

I explain why here:

Maryland's government hiring freeze has exceptions, including for law enforcement, public safety and “priority hires.”

Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services has been under intense scrutiny the past couple of years. Now the department ...
25/06/2025

Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services has been under intense scrutiny the past couple of years. Now the department has a new leader.

Meet Betsy Fox Tolentino, who says the new role is her "dream job."

✍️: Brenda Wintrode
📸: Jerry Jackson

Hard conversations will come, but Betsy Fox Tolentino said she’ll listen to law enforcement partners, community members and staff.

ICYMI: Coming soon to Maryland state government:🔸hiring freeze🔸buyout offer to employees🔸open/unfilled positions elimina...
25/06/2025

ICYMI: Coming soon to Maryland state government:

🔸hiring freeze
🔸buyout offer to employees
🔸open/unfilled positions eliminated

More details:

Gov. Wes Moore is freezing the hiring of new state employees, offering voluntary buyouts and planning to eliminate vacant jobs and possibly consolidate offices.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is instituting a hiring freeze, offering employee buyouts and eliminating open positions. This i...
24/06/2025

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is instituting a hiring freeze, offering employee buyouts and eliminating open positions. This is part of the state's tricky budget-balancing actions.

My latest for The Baltimore Banner:

Gov. Wes Moore is freezing the hiring of new state employees, offering voluntary buyouts and planning to eliminate vacant jobs and possibly consolidate offices.

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