Rapid-response teams aid troubled youths in New Jersey – but funding limits Maryland’s similar effort

A young New Jersey girl tormented others in her kindergarten class. Alienated from her classmates, she physically attacked other students and colored the bathroom walls with a permanent marker.  Access to mental health care was complicated in her rural county,…

Maryland homeless services are nervous about federal funding

Maryland’s homeless service providers are bracing for a shakier future after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development began delivering recent grant funding weeks behind schedule.

Maryland delegation appalled by Trump tariffs amid stock market plunge

Maryland Democratic lawmakers expressed dismay Thursday over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on all imported goods, a move that caused the financial markets to tumble and some manufacturers to announce layoffs.

Maryland lawmakers push for new power amid concerns about high costs

Regional supply-demand issues and a coming leap in energy prices have lawmakers concerned about consumer energy costs and reliability.

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.

It’s a tough budget year, but Maryland lawmakers are moving toward a plan to deal with it

Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly have passed their versions of a new state budget for the next fiscal year, setting the stage for a potential agreement in the coming days.

Maryland reported 3 measles cases in March. Here’s what you need to know.

Maryland health officials confirmed three measles cases in Maryland this month, making the state one of 18 with reports of the disease in 2025.

About half of Baltimoreans felt impacted by Key Bridge collapse, Hopkins survey says 

The 21st Century Cities Initiative at Johns Hopkins University surveyed about 1,500 people in Baltimore City and county about the impact of the March 26, 2024 Key Bridge collapse.

Legislation seeks to protect Maryland immigrants from Trump’s deportation push

Three bills, collectively known as Maryland’s Immigrant Justice Protection Package, aimed at protecting the rights of Maryland’s immigrant community are moving through the Maryland General Assembly.

Quiz: Are these strange Maryland laws fact or fiction?

Maryland has some strange laws, but some of them are nothing more than urban legends. Can you tell fact from fiction?