Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this week revising the state’s expensive education reform plan.
Maryland wrestles with blow to the state schools budget
Maryland lawmakers are scrambling to figure out their education budget after learning expected federal funding for public schools may not arrive.
Former NIH director urges patients to speak out against Trump’s health cuts
The former director of the National Institutes of Health warned that cuts to the agency under President Donald Trump’s administration could affect more than just employees and their families.
Lawmakers seek to ban gender-affirming medication for those under 18
The bill, Protect the Kids Act, would prohibit licensed medical professionals from prescribing cross-sex hormone therapy like hormones or hormone blockers.
Lawmakers battle between cracking down and easing up on prison sentences
One measure under consideration would help offenders reduce their sentences for demonstrating good behavior. The other would crack down on violent offenders seeking time off their sentences.
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.