Season-ticket holders are pushing back against an anti-scalping bill in the Maryland General Assembly they say would harm their right to transfer tickets and make a profit when they miss a game.
States, industry urge Supreme Court to dump air pollution rule
The federal “good neighbor” rule, part of the Clean Air Act, imposes strict pollution limits on upwind states, as their smog and fine particles travel to the East Coast downwind states, including Maryland.
Despite efforts to remove them, Confederates and segregationists live on in Capitol statues
Reminders of the oppression that African Americans suffered are still on display in the United States Capitol, taking the form of 12 statues of figures affiliated with the Confederate States of America and post-Civil War segregation.
Biden administration readies new sanctions against Russia, urges House to pass Ukraine aid
The Biden administration is preparing a new package of sanctions against Russia to be unveiled. A move to hold Vladimir Putin responsible for the recent death of Alexei Navalny and the two-year war against Ukraine.
As Assange faces extradition to US, experts see threats to press freedom
As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team makes its last appeal to prevent an extradition to the United States over Espionage Act charges, press freedom experts said they are concerned about how the this case could harm journalists’ First Amendment rights.
These bikers try (and try) to gut a state helmet law
The motorcycle rights group A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments has advocated for over three decades to gut a 1992 Maryland law that requires all bikers to wear helmets.
The Nightmare before New Year’s: The Story of Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim
Egyptian journalist Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim was a man spending time with his family on vacation until he was suddenly detained for his association with his employer Al-Jazeera.
Moore puts extra pot of cash toward green projects
Gov. Wes Moore announced plans for spending $90 million on reducing carbon pollution in Maryland, using an unexpected pot of money to fight what he called “environmental injustice.”
567 days and counting: Renowned Guatemalan journalist still behind bars
Jose Carlos was on the phone with his father renowned investigative journalist and publisher José Rubén Zamora.
Hogan’s Senate run puzzles former peers in Annapolis
Larry Hogan’s recent decision to run for U.S. Senate comes as a shock to many of the state’s lawmakers — especially Democrats who worked with the former Republican governor and think he wasn’t all that cooperative with the legislature.