Maryland Matters

Moore calls lawmakers back for long-anticipated special session next week

Maryland lawmakers will return to Annapolis next week for a special session to elect a new House speaker, but they will also ...
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House and Senate welcome newest members

The House and Senate swore in two new members Tuesday, with Del. Kevin Anderson (R-Lower Shore) and Sen. Kevin Harris (D-Calvert, Charles and Prince George's) being seated just in time for a special ...
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Prince George’s schools, Colin Kaepernick-backed AI firm partner for storytelling tech

Prince George’s County Public Schools plan to make a big investment in artificial intelligence in the coming years, and one ...
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Field of hopefuls in speaker’s race clears for Peña-Melnyk

Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George's and Anne Arundel) appears to have a clear path within the Democratic Caucus to ...
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War of words over Israel heats up between Van Hollen and Halber

The war in Gaza may be on hold, but the war in Maryland over Gaza appears to be just heating up. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ron Halber, the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of ...
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Treasurer calls on Morgan State to increase minority business contracting

Maryland's largest historically Black university is not doing enough to ensure Black and women-owned businesses can ...
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State Department finalizes mass layoff; workers won’t be reinstated under shutdown-ending deal

The State Department is telling some employees targeted by mass layoffs this summer that their official separation date is ...
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State, federal lawmakers vow to fight antisemitism at Rockville legislative event

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington has a long list of legislative priorities, from fighting antisemitism and poverty to supporting reproductive and immigrant rights, and more ...
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Chesapeake Bay leaders set new cleanup goal for 2040

Chesapeake Bay area leaders have officially committed to a new deadline for improving the health of the nation’s largest estuary: 2040. The plan approved Tuesday by the state and federal policymakers ...
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Maryland may face more than $300 million in new SNAP costs due to high payment error

Maryland could have to pay upwards of $300 million in 2027 to meet new federal costs to deliver food assistance to residents, with states that have high rates of administrative errors — like Maryland ...
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Moore announces first round of grants for $19 million teacher recruitment program

Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced Tuesday the release of $19 million in grants toward a program to not only decrease the state’s teacher shortage, but also entice more men into the teaching profession. The ...
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Chesapeake Bay officials poised to study inclusion of Native American tribes

When Chesapeake Bay governors and other leaders gather at the National Aquarium on Tuesday to consider the next bay cleanup agreement, they’ll be joined by leaders from several federally recognized ...