HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland — Maryland hasn’t gained a new municipal government in more than two decades. That isn’t especially unusual for the mid-Atlantic, but Maryland’s dry spell is not for lack of trying. Since the start of the new millennium,…
Red Line funding survives in tight budget year, but some other transit goals are on hold
The inflation woes of Maryland’s transit agencies were not at the top of the General Assembly’s priority list this year, with lawmakers instead focused on digging out of a deficit. In most of the state, that means slim chances of transit service expansions in the foreseeable future.
Maryland homeless services are nervous about federal funding
Maryland’s homeless service providers are bracing for a shakier future after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development began delivering recent grant funding weeks behind schedule.
Loss of federal funds could leave migrant children in the lurch
The withdrawal of federal support for legal representation of immigrant children comes as immigration courts struggle to manage a staggering backlog of cases.
Maryland lawmakers target the tranquilizers behind recent overdose deaths
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is attempting to push Maryland’s Department of Health to restrict the distribution of two veterinary tranquilizers that play a growing role in the state’s overdose crisis.
Gov. Moore’s proposed tax breaks could mean service cuts in lower-income counties
Moore’s administration contends that the reforms will provide tax relief to a majority of Marylanders, even if those county governments face a revenue loss.
Baltimore’s Red Line and other Md. transit projects face tough odds this spring
Maryland lawmakers may place transit priorities like Baltimore’s Red Line on hold this spring in the face of bleak federal funding prospects and a search for savings in the state budget.
DC Metro transit needs money, but Maryland’s not in a great position to help
D.C. Metro transit officials are asking Maryland lawmakers to help stave off their latest budget crisis.
Maryland considers shake-up in how judges are picked
Maryland lawmakers are weighing two bills this year that would shake up how the state chooses circuit court judges.
Fearing ICE raids, Delmarva immigrants mostly stay home
As rumors of pending raids circulate through rural communities on the Delmarva Peninsula, places like Race Street have grown eerily quiet.