Rapid-response teams aid troubled youths in New Jersey – but funding limits Maryland’s similar effort

A young New Jersey girl tormented others in her kindergarten class. Alienated from her classmates, she physically attacked other students and colored the bathroom walls with a permanent marker.  Access to mental health care was complicated in her rural county,…

Maryland delegation appalled by Trump tariffs amid stock market plunge

Maryland Democratic lawmakers expressed dismay Thursday over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on all imported goods, a move that caused the financial markets to tumble and some manufacturers to announce layoffs.

Van Hollen, Subramanyam lead Democrats against Trump’s efforts to move federal agencies

Maryland and Virginia Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation aimed at preventing costly federal agency moves pushed by the Trump administration.

In crowded town hall, Maryland constituents air worries about government cuts

Many queries focused on veterans and the Department of Education.

Fired federal workers descend on Senate to put human faces on Trump-Musk cuts

Nearly 40 recently terminated federal workers walked from Senate office to Senate office Tuesday, hoping to share their stories with senators and their staffs.

Maryland Democrats appalled by Trump’s Ukraine stance

Some of Maryland’s Democratic lawmakers say they are appalled by President Donald Trump’s comments blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion and calling Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator.

Maryland officials denounce Trump efforts to dismantle federal civil service

Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation and federal employee unions near the U.S. Capitol to denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the federal civil service.

Report finds unjustifiable grounds for picking Greenbelt as new FBI Headquarters

A federal inspector general found that a couple of the reasons cited for picking Greenbelt, Maryland, as the new FBI headquarters site were unjustified, according to a report released by the General Services Administration.

Without evidence, Trump blames DEI hires and Democrats for deadly plane collision

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the Obama and Biden administration diversity policies for Wednesday’s fatal collision of a jetliner and helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Trump offered no evidence for his speculations at a White House press…

Is Maryland’s ‘Blueprint’ the path to better schools? We asked school board candidates

“The Blueprint sounds great on paper; however, funding it is a great challenge for every county in Maryland,” St. Mary’s County school board candidate Elena Brewer said.