ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers are taking a hard look at prison sentences in Maryland this spring, but from two dramatically different points of view. One measure under consideration would help offenders reduce their sentences for demonstrating good behavior. The other would…
Marylanders decry Trump’s Ukraine stance as threat to democracy
Many fear the administration’s abrupt policy shifts signal a deeper alignment with Russia and a retreat from democratic principles.
Former USAID workers grieve the life-saving work they used to do
These former federal employees worked for years to get a “dream job” serving the country. But now, they are left jobless and feeling betrayed.
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 spent big on youth mental health — but then the budget crisis hit
Thrive Behavioral Health won state funding to work with students with severe behavioral issues in five school districts to keep the youths from being removed from school — and the agency said its tactics are working.
Gov. Moore’s cuts to Blueprint plan face major pushback
Gov. Wes Moore’s proposal to freeze and cut funding to some programs under Maryland’s 10-year education reform plan is running into major objections from advocates.
State apologizes to man wrongly imprisoned for murder
Marando Warthen won an official apology and $3 million in compensation from the state of Maryland, after serving decades in prison for wrongful murder convictions in 1984.
Gov. Moore calls for courage amid Trump “chaos”
Gov. Wes Moore called on lawmakers to “confront crisis with courage” in the coming months as they try to close their massive budget gap and navigate an unpredictable new administration in the White House.
Figure skating community devastated by D.C. plane crash
The ice rink at the Skating Club of Boston was completely vacant and uncharacteristically silent Thursday afternoon, but club CEO Doug Zeghibe said that was “very fitting.” “It’s tragic,” Zeghibe said. “We all feel it. We can’t explain it. We’re…
Investigators dig into the “why” of the American Airlines crash
WASHINGTON – As search efforts continue, federal officials are launching multiple investigations into the cause of the mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk. The National Transportation Safety Board, the lead agency in…