SCOOP from @brendawintrode.bsky.social: In the national redistricting one-upsmanship, Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones says she’s ready to redraw the state’s Congressional map, currently 7D-1R. The latest on the conversations in Annapolis: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The federal government is shut down, and there's a lot at risk for Maryland and Marylanders. From @brendawintrode.bsky.social & me: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

📉The numbers are in: Maryland's state government workforce will shrink by 500 positions, a combination of workers taking buyouts and vacant positions being eliminated. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to shut down one of the state’s aging prisons in Jessup, moving inmates and staffers to other facilities rather than spending hundreds of millions of dollars on repairs. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland’s Democrats in Congress say they don’t want a shutdown but have joined the partisan deadlock over how to fund the government past Tuesday. Maryland’s sole Republican places blame squarely on the Dems. From @brendawintrode.bsky.social & me: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

💸 There’s a new financial forecast out, and for the first time in awhile, the news on the Maryland state government’s finances is non-terrible. Still, plenty of uncertainty lies ahead. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

🦀 48th J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake

📍Smith Island, Maryland

The Green Party candidates for Maryland governor and lieutenant governor are candid that they aren't really in it to win it. But that doesn't mean they don't have important goals for 2026. 📸: Kaitlin Newman www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

New ‘Capital Gazette Five’ highway markers remind: ‘It’s still dangerous to tell the truth.’

Happy National Gymnastics Day! Adults can do gymnastics, too. #NGD2025 @usagym.org

ICYMI: An audit uncovered significant failures in Maryland's child welfare system, including registered sex offenders living at the same homes as foster kids, as well as foster kids not getting required medical care: From me & @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In addition to questioning the cost of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, Donald Trump’s administration has a new target: Maryland laws requiring minority-owned businesses complete a chunk of the work. The latest from me and @hayesgardner.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

What's something Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have in common? They aren't keen on answering questions about running for president. Read about that detail, and more, from a panel discussion in D.C. today: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman launches her re-election bid today, asking voters to keep her in office so she can continue modernizing the office and improving customer service. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen isn't known as a rabble rouser in Congress, but this year he's stepped in front of issues some Dems think are too hot to touch. On a national platform Saturday, he blasted his own party for their timidity. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In Annapolis elections, the candidates say it’s too soon to declare victory or concede defeat. But Jared Littmann has a significant lead over Rhonda Pindell Charles in the Democratic mayoral primary. Winner will face GOP’s Bob O’Shea. By Alex Mann: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

The Banner is officially up and running in Montgomery County. Follow @bannermoco.bsky.social, and for a MoCo-focused homepage, visit: www.thebanner.com/montgomery/

Annapolis has city primary elections tomorrow. Meet the candidates for mayor and for the city council, from Alex Mann: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Shooting at US Naval Academy in Annapolis leaves midshipman injured, triggers lockdown The latest from @thebaltimorebanner.com: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson – were both targeted by bomb threats at their homes today. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

ICYMI: Early this morning, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that he's running for re-election (as expected). www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

🗳️ NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is launching his re-election bid today, promising to continue to work to improve public schools, end child poverty and improve economic fortunes for middle-class Marylanders. Read more: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has named Lester Davis as his next chief of staff. Currently a VP at CareFirst, Davis was a VP at powerhouse firm SKDK, advised the Moore campaign & was a top aide to former Bmore Mayor Jack Young. From @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & me: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

There's a new entrant -- maybe -- into Maryland's 2026 race for governor. State Sen. Steve Hershey, an Eastern Shore Republican, is forming an exploratory committee. He's the top-ranking GOP member of the state Senate. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

🚨Source call out: Looking to talk to folks who moved to Montgomery County specifically because of LGBTQ+ policies and/or resources. Message me here or email me [email protected]

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott on the possibility of President Trump sending in troops: “We have to make sure that we … stand up for our city and our neighbors and our neighborhoods, but we cannot allow them to get what they want.” www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Big fire downtown. Thankfully no injuries reported as of now.

President Donald Trump said some things today about the National Guard and about Baltimore. Did he say he'll send troops to Baltimore? 🤷‍♀️ We're still trying to figure that one out. From your @thebaltimorebanner.com politics team: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

I’ve been watching President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore go at it these last couple of weeks. So have political scientists, and here’s what some of them think about Moore’s strategy: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Did you see a rebate on your BGE bill? That’s the work of Md. state lawmakers, who took $ from a state energy fund to provide a bit of relief. Another rebate is planned for winter. Here’s a story from when it was first put forward (before full details): www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

President Donald Trump v. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: We've tracked all the back-and-forth from the last couple weeks for you. w/ @brendawintrode.bsky.social & @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Since January, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's secretaries of commerce, health, appointments, juvenile services, transportation and veterans have left their posts. His chief of staff is on the way out, too. Now Moore's budget secretary plans to leave: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

During an event at Pimlico this morning, Gov. Wes Moore turned his attention to President Donald Trump, who has recently criticized Baltimore. “If you are not willing to walk our community, keep our name out of your mouth.” @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Governor Moore to President Trump: "If you are not willing to visit our communities and invest in our communities, keep our names out of your mouth." And he sent a formal invitation to visit Baltimore to the White House. From me and @hayesgardner.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

You'll read this first in @thebaltimorebanner.com: West Baltimore could be the site of one of the most competitive 2026 races in Maryland, as Del. Malcom Ruff challenges Sen. Dalya Attar for the state Senate. Read more about this Democrat-vs-Democrat matchup: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

With "no way to win" against Gov. Wes Moore in a Democratic primary, retired banking exec Ed Hale Sr. is switching to the Republican party for his 2026 gubernatorial campaign. @kaitlinobscura.bsky.social and I have this report from his announcement in Canton: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has appealed the federal government’s denial of aid to help Western Maryland communities recover from intense flooding this spring. "This appeal isn’t simply justified, it’s necessary," Moore said in a statement Tuesday. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Scoop: Wes Moore’s chief of staff departing to run Baltimore’s Abell Foundation W/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s chief of staff, Fagan Harris, is leaving the administration for a gig heading Baltimore’s Abell Foundation. SCOOP from Lee Sanderlin with an assist from me: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

“They just don’t see our crabs as valuable anymore," said one Maryland waterman. There are winners and losers in the modern crab business. Inside the lucrative market of trucking in Louisiana blue crabs. buff.ly/d5WUsHu

Moore blasted Trump’s use of the National Guard in D.C. The president took notice.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasted President Donald Trump for sending the National Guard to D.C. The president took notice: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

What's going on with the idea of adding redevelopment around Oriole Park at Camden Yards? The O's and the state say they haven't had any negotiations. A soft deadline looms in Dec., with a hard deadline in 2027 for a deal From me & @afkostka.bsky.social: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

President Trump -- once again -- criticized Baltimore. And Baltimore and Maryland leaders -- once again -- rose to the city's defense. @emilyopilo.bsky.social & @brendawintrode.bsky.social break down today's war of words: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

BGE is warning of a potential of mass outages this afternoon. There's an issue with a power plant, but neither BGE nor the PJM power grid has offered details yet. What we know, from @briaovers.bsky.social: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Michael Shores Jr., proprietor of Beef Barons at the JFX Farmers' Market, was fatally shot in the head and found in his burning home in Pennsylvania last Sunday. As authorities investigate, farmers' market patrons offered tribute: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/mi...

Introducing: The 2025 U.S. Men’s World Championships Team presented by Xfinity ⭐️ Brandon Dang ⭐️ Asher Hong ⭐️ Patty Hoopes ⭐️ Brody Malone ⭐️ Kameron Nelson ⭐️ Donnell Whittenburg Non-Traveling Replacement Athlete: Taylor Burkhart

Update on last night's shooting in Park Heights: One of the six people shot has now died, per Baltimore Police www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

Six people -- including a 5-year-old girl -- were wounded in a shooting in Park Heights last night, according to Baltimore Police. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...