Bryan Sears

The agency that oversees the state's toll roads and bridges has failed to collect more than $818 million in tolls and fees it was owed, according to a new  audit. State officials say they are aware of, and working on, the problem.

Maryland will spend $200 million less -- about a 1% drop -- on new roads and transit projects in the coming six years, when funds will be directed at existing projects as well as those in the pipeline prioritized for safety, maintenance and economic development.

A first-of-its-kind state tax on some digital ads, worth an estimated $250 million a year to the state, was struck down Friday as a violation of the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act by the Maryland Tax Court. The law had been challenged by Apple, Google and Peacock TV.

A guide to what's on the table, what's not, what lawmakers need to do, what it all means and what it's going to cost for the planned two-day special session of the General Assembly this week to consider a constitutional amendment on redistricting.

Representatives at a Minnesota printing company took full responsibility Thursday for an error that required 447,000 mail-in ballots to be resent to Maryland voters and vowed new procedures had been put in place to ensure no future problems.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Friday named Will Tilburg, former director of the Maryland Cannabis Administration, as his chief legislative officer, replacing Jeremy Baker who will become acting director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

The Board of Public Works approved a multimillion-dollar contract Wednesday for a new voting system for the 2028 election, despite objections from critics that the system lacks some state and federal certifications.

Maryland's top election official is asking the state prosecutor to investigate the legality of prediction market platforms, which let users "trade" on outcomes of sports and politics, but which critics say amount to betting on elections, which is illegal in Maryland.

Maryland State Board of Elections Chair Michael G. Summers announced Thursday that he plans to leave the five-member board, leaving it evenly divided between two Democrats and two Republicans and likely setting off a scramble to replace him.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) has issued an executive order officially calling the General Assembly back to Annapolis next month, largely formality as House and Senate leaders had already agreed to meet Aug. 3-5 in special session.