4 days ago · By Jack Bowman ANNAPOLIS– Gov. Wes Moore unveiled the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, predicting full funding from the federal government for a project he says is “not about nostalgia” but rather necessity.

12 hours ago · EXPECTED DECREASES IN FEDERAL AID TO FORCE EVEN MORE CUTS OR TAXES IN MARYLAND BUDGET: Maryland’s Senate president said Friday that lawmakers will likely have to look for “several hundred million” in additional cuts or taxes to cover expected decreases in federal aid. Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) blamed the new gap on what he described as “tax cuts for billionaires ...

Jan 31, 2025 · NO SURVIVORS FOUND IN CRASH BETWEEN MILITARY HELICOPTER AND JET OVER POTOMAC: An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter late Wednesday near Reagan National Airport in Virginia just across from the District of...

Jan 20, 2025 · The proposed Birth Certificate Modernization Act would streamline procedures for amending sex on birth certificates, licenses and IDs, and introducing a gender-neutral designation option.

5 days ago · SOARING CABLE-STAYED KEY BRIDGE DESIGN UNVEILED: Maryland leaders says the new Francis Scott Key Bridge will be a symbol of freedom, connecting people to opportunities and to one another. Those were the remarks of Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, a former transportation engineer, during a news conference on Tuesday.

Jan 9, 2025 · The legislative session opened Wednesday with pomp and circumstance, with Moore addressing both chambers and members publicly praising their parties’ leaders. Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones were reinstalled as Senate majority leader and House speaker, to shouts and applause from their supporters.

Jan 16, 2025 · By Emma Tufo and Jack Bowman. ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Wes Moore proposed a budget Wednesday that would raise income taxes for Maryland’s highest earners and advance a broader plan he calls his “growth agenda” for the state. Administration officials say that Moore’s budget plan is balanced and over time would reduce the state’s structural $3 billion deficit, in …

Jan 6, 2025 · FOUR MARYLAND FRESHMEN – 3 OF THEM WOMEN – JOIN 119 th CONGRESS: The 119th Congress that was sworn in Friday included four freshmen in Maryland’s 10-member delegation, three in the House and one in the Senate.The newcomers boosted the number of Maryland women in Congress from zero to three — there hasn’t been a woman in the delegation in eight years, and there haven’t been three in ...

May 28, 2024 · MOORE FINISHES UP BILL-SIGNING, VETOES ETC.: Gov. Wes Moore issued his final actions on the remaining bills from the 2024 legislative session Friday, tying up all loose ends following the General Assembly’s 90-day session.Moore signed 1,047 of the nearly 3,500 bills that were sponsored by lawmakers during the legislative session. A total of 1,053 bills were passed, leaving only six bills ...

Jan 8, 2025 · ‘CUTS ARE COMING,’ SENATE PREZ FERGUSON WARNS: Senate President Bill Ferguson is warning Maryland lawmakers they will have to walk a tightrope this session to maintain state priorities while bridging a $2.7 billion budget deficit — and that’s before potential cuts to federal funds that the state relies on. “Cuts are coming,” he said on Tuesday.