The state of Maryland is spending millions of dollars to settle lawsuits every year, and top elected officials aren’t happy about it.
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Maryland approves $2.75 million settlement for discrimination by state police
Top state officials approved a $2.75 million settlement on Wednesday after a federal investigation turned up evidence of discriminatory hiring practices by the Maryland State Police.
Gov. Moore takes aim at Baltimore’s vacant properties
Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order this week to turn vacant properties in the Baltimore area into homes or establishments over the next five years.
Phones Off, Focus On: How Maryland schools are cracking down on cell phones this fall
At least a third of Maryland public schools have tightened up phone-use rules in class this fall, according to a Capital News Service survey conducted this month.
In deep-blue Prince George’s County, running as a Republican is tough. Michael Riker is trying anyway.
Republican Michael Riker is running for the Prince George’s County Council. He’s attempting a feat no Republican has accomplished in the 21st century – getting elected to it.
Alsobrooks details her tax controversy – and shifts focus to Hogan’s independence
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks gave the most detail to date about her recent tax credit controversy, while also discussing Hogan’s claim of being independent in their race for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Baltimore dockworkers strike over contract talks
Dozens of dockworkers demonstrated outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal off the Port of Baltimore as part of a series of strikes that swept the coast from Maine to Texas.
Banned books find shelter in new “sanctuary library”
Local libraries are currently facing almost a dozen different book challenges, but these stories are still available in Anne Arundel County, thanks to protections county officials have put in place.
Maryland revenues see “slight positive adjustment”
State officials revised their estimate of general fund revenues upward this month, making what state Comptroller Brooke Lierman called a “slight positive adjustment.”
Health care grant aims to help underserved patients in Maryland
Twelve organizations providing health care to underserved people in Maryland have received a $41.5 million grant from the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission to expand access to care for local communities.