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Mid-Decade Redistricting Poses More Risk Than Reward, Ferguson Warns
The statements come as protests are growing in support of congressional redistricting in Maryland to counter GOP moves in other states.
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Maryland Sues Trump Administration For ‘Illegal' Action To Keep FBI Headquarters In D.C.
The plan announced this summer to keep the FBI downtown reverses the 2023 decision that selected Greenbelt as the agency’s new home.
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Dam Removals Open Hundreds Of Miles Of River, Boost Fish Passage In Chesapeake Region
The Chesapeake Bay region opened more than 300 miles of rivers and streams for migratory fish in 2022-2023, a tenfold increase.
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Energized Dems Trumpet Wins In State Elections, Buckle Up For Midterms
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday there were “no surprises” in the previous day’s elections.
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Constellation Unveils Proposals For New Gas Plant, Battery Storage Infrastructure In Maryland
Only two other companies submitted proposals under the state's new fast-track permitting process for energy projects.
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Moore Defends Redistricting As Effort To Ensure Fairness; Republicans Prepare To Go To Court
Szeliga, GOP delegate who successfully challenged 2022 redistricting maps, calls Moore’s latest commission ‘Kabuki theater’.
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Progressive Maryland Takes A Bow, LGBTQIA+ Panel Wants Input, BGE Gets New VP, In Notes
“We’re celebrating 25 years of Progressive Maryland, the progress we have been able to make as a state,” Director Stafford said Friday.
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Moore Pushes Congressional Redistricting Effort, Names Advisory Commission
The move to redraw Maryland's 8 congressional districts could set up a showdown with the Senate president, who opposes redistricting.
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Fisheries Commission Again Holds Fire On Striped Bass Limits
A panel also approves Maryland's request for more time to study a proposal that would reopen a spring season for rockfish.
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Exelon Wants To Build A Power Plant In Maryland, Reversing Decades Of Deregulation Policy
Consumer advocates question the proposal and warn that ratepayers would foot the bill.
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Blue Line Corridor Coalition Aims To Keep Revitalization Alive In This Part Of Maryland
The “Blue Line Corridor” is Prince George’s County’s main economic redevelopment and revitalization project.
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House Lawmakers Review Child Care Scholarship Program With New Enrollment Freeze Still In Effect
The scholarship ‘impacts everyone,' said child care owner Cindi Webb.
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Comptroller, Lawmakers Urge Moore To Cover Potential Lost SNAP Dollars With State Funds
With funds expected to run out on Saturday, the governor has not yet announced if or how he plans to address the loss in food benefits.
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Lopez Says Agency Working To Address Foster Care Issues After Scathing Audit
Secretary Rafael Lopez told lawmakers that many of the problems in the agency were inherited.
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State Officials, Advocates Brace For SNAP Dollars Ending For 680,000 Marylanders
AG Anthony Brown joins suit to challenge USDA's stance that the food assistance benefit will not be funded amid the government shutdown.
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Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement Nearing Final Passage
It comes after Maryland's failed attempt to make the document more ambitious; final approval of the updated plan is expected in December.
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Looming Pause In Federal Food Assistance Intensifies Shutdown Fight
As the government shutdown nears the four-week mark, AFGE urges Democratic senators to give in and pass a clean budget extension.
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Moore Announces New Deputy Chiefs Of Staff, As Staff Changes Continue
Changes continue in senior leadership under Gov. Wes Moore (D), with the announcement Tuesday of two new deputy chiefs of staff.
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Lawmakers Say Consistency, Efficiency Needed In Boards Licensing Health Professionals
An audit uncovered duplicated efforts, a patchwork of criminal background check policies and a lack of accountability.
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Trump Administration Denies Appeal For Western Maryland Flood Aid
There is no legal recourse for the state to obtain additional funding, Gov. Wes Moore said.
