WASHINGTON—Hundreds rallied near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to defend the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the agency, marking the third day of protests. “It’s important to show that there are regular, everyday people…
Musk targeting key weather forecasting and scientific research agency, Van Hollen says
Elon Musk’s staff has been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters, according to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and former NOAA official Mary Glackin.
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.
Lawmakers debate the sentencing of youth as adults
Maryland lawmakers are once again debating whether to scale back the state’s practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court if they are accused of serious crimes.
Report finds unjustifiable grounds for picking Greenbelt as new FBI Headquarters
A federal inspector general found that a couple of the reasons cited for picking Greenbelt, Maryland, as the new FBI headquarters site were unjustified, according to a report released by the General Services Administration.
Maryland gets a glimpse of design for the new Key Bridge
Gov. Wes Moore unveiled the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge, predicting full funding from the federal government for a project he says is “not about nostalgia” but rather necessity.
Lawmakers hope to cut utility bills, expand Maryland power grid
Democratic leaders unveiled a sweeping new energy plan for Maryland, one that would make it easier to build new energy plants and other power projects.
Health, environmental concerns divide East Palestine two years after train derailment, toxic fire
After the train derailment that blanketed East Palestine in toxic fumes, Norfolk Southern has undertaken a massive cleanup operation. Still, residents complain of ongoing symptoms that they attribute to chemical exposure and question the long-term health consequences.
Two years after derailment, trains with toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine
After a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands in East Palestine from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.
Maryland may dip into its climate fund to pay for other things
Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposes redirecting funds originally meant for renewable energy initiatives to help patch the nearly $3 billion budget deficit instead.