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Maryland joins other states urging Supreme Court to uphold ‘ghost gun’...
Alex Wong/Getty images via Michigan Advance.Maryland has joined 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands urging the Supreme Court to uphold federal restrictions on “ghost...
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Ex-Anne Arundel register of wills gets suspended sentence in misconduct case
The Anne Arundel County Circuit Courthouse in Annapolis. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. Former Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Erica Griswold was sentenced Wednesday to two years of supervised...
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Live coverage: Maryland grapples with CrowdStrike outages
The outage shut down courts for the day and scrambled flights, but did not appear to hit most state or local agencies hard. Illustration by fotomek/stock.adobe.com.State and local officials in Maryland...
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Proposed wind farm off Delmarva coast takes a step forward with regulators
A simulation of what the Maryland Offshore Wind Project might look like from 84th Street in Ocean City. Directions for viewing the photo are the proper scale are found here. Photo courtesy US Wind.The...
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Three ‘Blueprint’ implementation board members reappointed for six years
William "Brit" Kirwan, in a December photo, was recently reappointed as vice chair of the Accountability and Implementation Board for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. File photo by Bryan P....
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State, private groups settle suit with St. Mary’s utility over sewage spills
Sunset near Point Lookout in St. Mary's County. Photo by Angela Breck.State and environmental officials said they have reached a partial settlement with the utility that provides water and sewer...
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Algae blooms, weather suspected of killing thousands of fish in Inner Harbor
A "pistachio tide" appears in the Inner Harbor on the morning of Sept. 3. The naturally occuring algae bloom is suspeced in a massive fish kill in the harbor Wednesday. Photo courtesy the National...
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New commissioners named as Port of Baltimore faces rough seas
Cranes at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal in a file photo from 2021. File photo by Bruce DePuyt.Gov. Wes Moore named two new members to the Maryland Port Commission on Wednesday, at...
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We can declare a winner in the Maryland Matters election contest!
Election night in Baltimore. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.Congratulations to Ken Stevens, a Democratic activist in Columbia, for winning the Maryland Matters election contest in dramatic fashion....
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Second-term county executives chart post-pandemic course
As he wife and daughter look on, Baltimore County Executive John A. Olszewski Jr. (D) is sworn in for a second term Monday. Photo from the Baltimore County government.From Upper Marlboro to Towson and...
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Department of Health to provide free COVID tests at Wednesday’s inauguration
The Maryland Department of Health operates a COVID testing center at the state capital complex. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. As well-wishers gather in Annapolis on Wednesday for the inauguration of...
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READ: Gov. Wes Moore’s prepared remarks upon his inauguration as the 63rd...
Wes Moore was inaugurated Wednesday as Maryland's 63rd governor. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as Maryland’s 63rd governor and first Black executive shortly after noon on...
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PHOTOS from the inauguration of Wes Moore and Aruna Miller
Soon-to-be Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Gov. Wes Moore attended a wreath-laying ceremony Wednesday morning at at the Annapolis City Dock, where enslaved Africans were once brought ashore. Moore is the...
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Maryland power couples, 2023 edition
The Maryland State House is reflected in a jewelry store's Valentine's Day window display. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. There’s a new administration in Annapolis, but a not-so-new Maryland Matters...
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Session wrap-up: No losers here
Sine Die in the Maryland Senate. Photo by William F. Zorzi.What the hell happened? The House of Delegates devolved into chaos in the final moments of this year’s General Assembly session. A normally...
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Maryland Matters and UMBC to host ‘Climate Calling: A Community Conversation’
Maryland Matters and the University of Maryland Baltimore County are hosting a community forum to explore the future of state climate policy with some of the state’s top officials. The forum will...
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Maryland Matters wins 10 awards from press association
Stock.adobe.com photo by Goss Vitalij.Maryland Matters reporters and contributing writers were awarded for excellence this week by the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Association. In an...
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Moore joins Democratic governors in call to fight textbook censorship
Getty Images photo.By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz As lawmakers nationwide push to limit the types of books that can be found in schools, Gov. Wes Moore (D) joined nine other governors to fight censorship of...
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A look back: Some of Maryland Matters’ most-read stories of 2023
The Maryland State House in Annapolis. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Politics In historic address, Gov. Wes Moore renews promise to ‘leave no one behind’ Emotional Hogan bids Maryland farewell Moore...
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Transcript of Gov. Moore’s State of the State address
Gov. Wes Moore (D) delivers his second State of the State address in the House chamber. Photo from the Executive Office of the Governor.Here is a transcript of Gov. Wes Moore’s second State of the...
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Md. political power couples: Forget Taylor and Travis, we’ve got…
Wes Moore looks at his wife, Dawn Flythe Moore, as they walk up Main Street in Annapolis toward the State House before Moore's swearing-in as Maryland's first Black governor. Their daughter, Mia, is to...
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Maryland Matters to cosponsor Senate candidate forum at Goucher College
Getty Images photo.Mark your calendars: Maryland Matters will be co-sponsoring a forum for leading U.S. Senate candidates on the evening of Tuesday, April 2 at Goucher College in Towson. The Maryland...
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Here are some bills we’re watching on the final day of session
Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.The General Assembly session began on Jan. 10 with dire news over projected deficits. It will end Monday with a total eclipse of the sun. In between, there was a lockdown in...
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The moment you’ve been waiting for: Our 2024 primary election contest
Photo by Jason Dent/Unsplash.com.As if the Maryland primaries aren’t providing enough suspense, we now announce Maryland Matters’ first election contest of 2024. Think you can sense Maryland election...
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Maryland Matters election contest: We have a winner!
Image from Ellen Sungatora/iStock/Getty Images Plus.The results from last week’s primaries won’t be officially certified until Friday. But here at Maryland Matters, even before the vote count is final,...
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Biden reiterates support for Key Bridge after latest state-federal meeting
A photo shows the recently reopened Patapsco River channel that was closed by the crash and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Crews have reopened a 400-foot wide channel and hope to have the...
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State, federal officials warn of scam involving toll road fees
A toll booth at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in a 2020 photo. State and federal officials are warning about a scam that claims its victims owe toll fees. Getty Images photo by Patrick Smith.State and...
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O’Donnell retires after eight years on Public Service Commission
Maryland Public Service Commissioner Anthony J. O’Donnell, who has been a member of the Maryland Public Service Commission for nearly eight years, retired on June 1, the commission said. Public Service...
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State unveils online portal for hate-crime reporting, as incidents continue...
Racially motivated hate crimes are most prevalent by far in Maryland, followed by attacks on religion and sexual orientation or gender identity. Photo Michael Thomas/Getty Images.As reported hate...
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Federal, state officials sign memorandum to boost wind power
Gov. Wes Moore (D) shakes hands with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in Annapolis, where state and federal officials signed an agreement on off-shore wind power. Photo courtesy Gov. Wes Moore's...
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Fisheries officials, advocates say oyster reef restoration project remains on...
A restored oyster reef in a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay provides habitat for a number of species. Photo courtesy Oyster Recovery PartnershipA 2014 plan to restore oyster reefs in 10 Chesapeake Bay...
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Key Bridge debris finally cleared, shipping channel into Baltimore fully...
Salvage crews last week removed the last large steel truss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the shipping channel in the Patapsco River, which was closed March 26 when a container ship struck the...
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Angela Alsobrooks campaign sign vandalized in Laurel
Photo courtesy Alsobrooks for Senate campaignPrince George’s County Police are investigating the defacing of a campaign sign for Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D), which had a...
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PSC orders utilities to give more notice before cutting off gas, electric
Natural gas meter with pipe on the wall. Getty Images photo.Gas and electric customers who are in danger of having their service cut off for nonpayment will have more notice of a pending disconnection,...
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Biden administration asks for emergency funds for Key Bridge replacement
Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Photo from the Maryland Department of Transportation Flickr account.The White House on Friday reiterated its support for full federal funding to replace the...
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Hundreds of new laws go into effect on Monday
Gov. Wes Moore (D), flanked by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D), signed 275 bills into law on May 9 at his third bill signing this year. File photo by Bryan P....
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Inspectors: Loose wire may have caused power outage that led to Dali crash
An engineer inspects the container ship Dali in April, after it slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Photo courtesy National Transportation Safety Board.A new report says a loose wire in the...
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Montgomery parents ask Supreme Court to review use of LGBTQ books in lower...
The U.S. Supreme Court. Getty Images photo.A group of Montgomery County parents has asked the Supreme Court to review the school system’s refusal to let them opt their children out of classes that use...
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WATCH: Maryland Matters and UMBC host ‘Climate Calling: A Community...
Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.Maryland Matters and the University of Maryland Baltimore County are hosting a community forum to explore the future of state climate policy with some of the state’s top...
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Some lawmakers to watch during the 2024 session
The 90-day General Assembly session is about to get underway in Annapolis. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. In every Maryland General Assembly session, all 188 lawmakers play a role. Some, obviously, are...
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Forum at Goucher with Alsobrooks and Trone is tonight
Getty Images photo.The leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep. David Trone, are scheduled to appear at a forum at Goucher College...
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Early voting begins Thursday: Here’s how and where to do it
Signs direct voters to a polling place at Sacred Heart Church in La Plata. Photo by Angela Breck.Early voting in Maryland’s May 14 primary begins Thursday and will last a week. It’s one of three ways...
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Maryland Matters picks up six awards in state press association contest
Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images.Maryland Matters reporters and contributors picked up half a dozen awards at the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association luncheon in Annapolis Friday. The awards...
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Maryland Matters names new editor to continue outlet’s legacy of excellence
A view of the State House on the final day of the 2023 General Assembly session. Photo by William F. Zorzi. Steve Crane, a veteran journalist who covered the Maryland State House in parts of three...
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Worker, business relief programs for Key Bridge collapse start to wind down
A photo from late May, when salvage work on the Fort McHenry channel was still under way, but crews had managed to open limited access to the Port of Baltimore. The channel was fully reopened this...
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Candidates in crowded race for at-large Prince George’s Council seat face off...
The Prince George's County Administration Building in Upper Marlboro. Prince George's County photo.With just two weeks until the primary, six Democrats vying for an at-large Prince George’s County...
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Poll confirms what candidates knew: Western Maryland race will be close
April McClain Delaney (D) in a March 2024 screenshot from her first campaign TV ad; former Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington) at the State House in 2022. Parrott photo by Bruce DePuyt.A new poll shows...
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Longshoremen put strike on hold, reopen ports on East and Gulf coasts
Longshoremen walk a picket line outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore on Oct. 1, 2024, the first day of an International Longshoremen's Association strike against East Coast and Gulf Coast...
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Board of Public Works delays action on proposed Sinepuxent Bay pier
People relax along the Sinepuxent Bay shoreline in Worcester County on Aug. 15. File photo by William J. Ford.Opponents will have more time to weigh in on a proposal for a pier in the Sinepuxent Bay...
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Time to cast your ballot — in Maryland Matters’ election contest
Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images.Election Day is fast approaching, and we all need some diversions. While you’re fretting over the fate of your favorite candidates — or just as likely, over the...
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