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Need For Speed: Executive Order Aims To Reduce Administrative Hurdles To New Housing
An order signed by Moore on Wednesday aims to help move along the process for permitting, developing new housing.
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US Wind Says Baltimore Steel Facility Will Move Ahead, Despite Feds Pulling Back $47.4 Million
The company added that steel manufactured on the site would also fuel the shipbuilding industry.
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Moore's Italian Weekend With George Clooney Was Paid Out Of Pocket, Aides Say
“The Governor paid for a trip to celebrate his wife’s 50th birthday,” David Turner, Moore’s communications director, said in a statement.
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Close To 1,000 State Employees Apply For Early Buyout, Await Word On Acceptance
A total of 980 employees had applied by the Aug. 4 deadline, state officials said.
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Poll Finds Majority Concerned That Increases In Food Costs Are Outpacing Income
More than eight in 10 Marylanders said increases in the cost of food are outpacing their income, according to a poll released Tuesday.
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Maryland Market Threatens To Push More Medicare Advantage Plans Out Of The State
Insurance carriers consider downsizing in the state, resulting in thousands of seniors being kicked off healthcare.
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Maryland Democrats Buck USDA Plan To Shutter Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
A congressional delegation says moving the center would be wasteful and illegal.
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US Health And Human Services Agency Orders States To Strip Gender From Sex Ed
Maryland, one of 40 states, D.C,. and territories targeted by the order could withhold $81.3 million.
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Maryland Senator Introduces Bill To Redraw Congressional Districts In Response To Texas
A proposal by Sen. Clarence Lam is the latest to call for a blue state response to red state activism ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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State Board Of Education Requests Cell Phone Use Policies, Won't Mandate Them
Local school leaders are encouraged to implement cell phone policies ‘as soon as practicable.'
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Minor Gains Made In Maryland Test Scores, But Wide Demographic Gaps Remain
English language arts show increases for a third straight year; math also sees gains, but still lags far behind.
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Cecil County Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Illegal Searches On Police Database
The law only permits police officers to search the database in furtherance of a legitimate investigation, prosecutors say.
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New Stormwater Permit For Maryland Highways Is A Missed Opportunity, Environmentalists Say
The five-year permit, issued Friday by the Maryland Dept of Environment, requires controlling runoff on more than 4,000 acres owned by SHA.
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Trump Targets Key Bridge Funds, Baltimore Troop Deployment In Social Media Sniping
Comments are in response to Moore's statement that Trump should come see the city or ‘keep our names out of your mouth.'
Baltimore, MD|News|
A Fight Brews In Baltimore, Comparing GOP Bona Fides, A Rare Bipartisan Agreement, More In Notes
Del. Malcolm P. Ruff (D-Baltimore City) said Thursday he will seek the District 41 Senate seat next year in a rematch against Sen. Attar.
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Grady To Step Down As State Budget Secretary In October
The departure of a key Moore Cabinet secretary is the latest in a series of late-term vacancies for the administration.
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Wright Hits The Road, Lierman Hits Short-Term Rentals, Freedom Caucus Hits Back, More Notes
Joining Wright will be Frederick County Public Schools Superintendent Cheryl Dyson, the system’s first Black superintendent.
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Power Line Inspectors Ask Court For Protection From Threatening Property Owners
Opponents of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project accuse the company of engaging in scare tactics.
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Day Gives County Planners ‘Pre-Decisional' Look At 2026 Housing Priorities
The current priorities will revamp ‘vesting rights' legislation from Moore's failed housing bill last session, along with new goals.
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New Teachers, New Policies As Students, Staff Start To Head Back To School In Maryland
“It is worse than Christmas morning,“ she said recently. “I am just waiting for my alarm to go off and tell me to go shower and get ready.
