ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposes redirecting funds originally meant for renewable energy initiatives to help patch the nearly $3 billion budget deficit instead. If passed as Moore proposed, the budget would allow the state to withdraw $150 million…
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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…
Officials switch from rescue to recovery at site of deadly American Airlines crash
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River following a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army helicopter.
Trump’s funding freeze draws ire of Gov. Wes Moore, other Democrats
ANNAPOLIS–Gov. Wes Moore issued a scathing rebuke of Trump’s federal funding freeze Tuesday, calling the decision “irrational” and vowing that Maryland will stand against it. “We have to make sure that we’re protecting the people of our state,” Moore told…
Maryland officials hustle to contain avian flu outbreak
Four flocks of chickens on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have tested positive for the avian influenza virus, also known as avian flu, since early January. Maryland state agencies are now hurrying to contain the outbreak, the further spread of which could…
Advocates say budget cuts would harm Maryland residents with disabilities
ANNAPOLIS–Advocates for disabled people in Maryland are concerned about proposed cuts to their state programs, warning that the reductions could hit quality of care for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents. During a hearing Thursday, advocates described the far-reaching…
Marylanders mark an iconic week of Trump and MLK
ANNAPOLIS– The week of Jan. 20 has been almost a sacred one for Maryland lawmakers, as they reflect on the messages of two different icons – President Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr. Monday marked both Inauguration Day and…
Maryland joins fight against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland joined more than a dozen other states on Tuesday in challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the birthright citizenship the U.S. extends to all people born in the country regardless of their parents’ legal status.…
Police drones are flying over Maryland. Will state lawmakers regulate them?
ANNAPOLIS – On an afternoon in mid-January, a Montgomery County police drone tracked a shoplifting suspect as he made his way from a Wheaton CVS to the entrance of a nearby Metro station, where a patrol unit intercepted and arrested…