Bryan Sears

Gov. Wes Moore wanted to hear from Maryland residents about the state's congressional district maps. At the first public comment session of the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission on Friday night, many opposed the idea.

Republican leaders said they will propose legislation to limit partisan redistricting, by creating a new independent redistricting commission and by codifying part of a 2022 court ruling that called for compact districts with commonsense boundaries.

The legislature's top budget analyst warned lawmakers against draining the state's cash reserves to cover a nearly $1.5 billion fiscal 2027 deficit, which could hurt the state's bond-rating now and leave it unprepared for greater deficits down the road.

Lawmakers will be briefed Wednesday on a $1.4 billion budget gap they could face as they head into the 2026 legislative session, roughly times larger than the amount predicted in April.

Nearly all Marylanders responding to a new poll said they are aware of artificial intelligence and they have concerns about its use -- but they're not so concerned that they're not using AI themselves in many cases.

Maryland's Democratic governor is pressing forward with an effort to redraw the state's congressional districts, despite opposition from a key legislative leader of his own party.

A Maryland state senator, her brother and a Baltimore City Police officer are in federal custody facing federal charges in an alleged blackmail scheme against a political foe of the senator's.

Maryland's Human Services secretary insisted to lawmakers that he and his staff are working to transform an agency that was the subject of a scathing audit and responsible for the care of a teen in foster care who died living in a Baltimore hotel.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) hinted that he may move ahead with plans to redraw the state's eight congressional districts, and for a possible special session, despite opposition from a key lawmaker.

Gov. Wes Moore will announce Monday that Department of Service and Civic Innovation Secretary Paul Monteiro will leave the position he has held since 2023, and be replaced by Jonny Dorsey, a Moore deputy chief of staff on Nov. 12.

Local social services agencies have been directed by the secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Services to end the practice of housing foster care children in unlicensed facilities, including hotels.

Federal workers who are on a state tax payment plan can ask to have their payments deferred during the ongoing federal government shutdown, the comptroller's office announced Monday.

A federal campaign filing by NoMoore.org, a group that Democratic Party operatives called "shadowy," raises more questions than it answers about the group that is using social media to needle the first-term Democratic governor.

A legislative panel signaled an interest in making changes to dozens of professional oversight boards housed within the Maryland Department of Health, after complaining of a lack of accountability and repeat findings on the boards by auditors.

The battle over Maryland's lucrative lottery contract is headed to court. Scientific Games wants a judge to intervene in a bidding process that saw it lose the contract to Intralot, get the contract back, only to have it stripped away again by the state.

A now-extinct state board that was to oversee redevelopment of Pimlico and thoroughbred racing in the state failed to formalize an agreement for $10 million it gave its successor among other problems, state auditors found.

Maryland will not be able to enforce part of a 2021 law that allowed it to obscure the costs of a digital ad tax from consumers who were paying it, after a federal judge said that violated the free speech rights of the companies forced to collect the taxes.

The Attorney General’s Office is looking for a new leader for its police oversight unit, after its top two staffers resigned in the wake of a circuit court judge dismissing the first case the office brought against two officers in connection with a fatal chase.

A former top aide to two state Senate leaders is returning to Annapolis as budget secretary. Yaakov "Jake" Weissmann, currently a vice president at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, succeeds Helene Grady, who is stepping down

Deputy Budget Secretary Marc Nicole, a veteran of the Department of Budget and Management, will take over next week as acting secretary in place of departing Secretary Helen Grady. The search for a permanent replacement continues.