Several people came to MVA offices Oct. 1, for new identification cards with a special butterfly logo to identify a hidden disability, but it's not surprising that Eric Carpenter-Grantham got the first one. After all, "Eric's ID Law" is named for him. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/h...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) vowed Wednesday to continue funding some federal programs as a federal government shutdown began with no end in sight. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/m...

Vice President JD Vance said the White House is looking for ways to get a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for a GOP stopgap spending bill to reopen government. In the meantime, the administration is planning to lay off federal workers en masse. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/02/w...

Maryland Democrats on Capitol Hill urged GOP leaders to work with them on a bipartisan end to the ongoing budget impasse that led to a government shutdown Wednesday. Republicans say it's Democrats who need to concede. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/02/m...

How much prison time is too much? How harsh are speeding penalties? Should people be charged for passing on an infection, and how best to honor a slain parole officer? Answers to those questions are among 400 laws that took effect Wednesday. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/f...

Maryland needs to take steps to fight climate change, writes Darryl Barnes, but suing international fossil fuel companies in local court for their part in global warming is not the way to do it, which is why the Maryland Supreme Court needs to reject the case. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/m...

Maryland lawmakers were warned Tuesday of the potential of tens of millions in lost economic activity and revenue under the federal government shutdown that began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/m...

The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a budget before the new fiscal year started — affecting hundreds of programs and giving the White House an avenue to fire federal workers en masse. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/r...

Maryland opened the door Tuesday to a program that could fast-track energy projects through the state's regulatory process in hopes of boosting the amount of power generated in the state. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/m...

Two state education boards approved additional metrics Tuesday to improve student achievement, including measures to shrink the achievement gap between student groups, but they didn't set a timeline for meeting that goal. marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/s...

County leaders urged the Prescription Drug Affordability Board on Monday to move quickly to set an upper payment limit on two popular drugs prescribed for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/30/c...

State officials are doing what they can to connect Marylanders with food, housing, health care and financial resources ahead of a looming government  shutdown. What they can't do is make the White House and Congress head off the shutdown. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/30/m...

Democratic and Republican lawmakers remained far apart Monday with just over 24 hours until a federal government shutdown begins, after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders meant to spur negotiations marylandmatters.org/2025/09/30/r...

A key member of Gov. Wes Moore's team is being promoted in a reorganization of staff by Lester Davis, Moore's incoming chief of staff. Emmanuel “Manny” Welsh will be principal deputy chief of staff and chief administrative officer. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/e...

Maryland Republicans lean on state officials to turn over elections data to Justice Department, new chiefs of staff for state delegation on the Hill and Cory McCray adds author to his job titles of electrician and elected official, in political notes. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/30/g...

State officials said they will close the 44-year-old Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup, citing the prohibitive cost of renovating the Anne Arundel County facility. The planned June 2026 closure is expected to $21 million in annual operation costs. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/s...

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man erroneously deported to El Salvador in March, said he was moved from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Virginia to one in Pennsylvania, raising concerns over his access to legal counsel. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/r...

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a judge’s decision to dismiss charges against two Anne Arundel County police officers in connection with a high-speed chase in 2023 that resulted in a crash and the death of a passenger in the car. marylandmatters.org/briefs/attor...

A state map showing “environmental justice” communities is back online, after a Trump administration purge of federal data forced its removal. But the new map excludes race, ethnicity and language data, leaving advocates scratching their heads. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/m...

A group of Medicaid recipients has sued the Maryland Department of Health for a "dysfunctional" system of determining eligibility for services that they say has denied services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/m...

As the push for data centers rises in Maryland, six organizations focused on land use recently formed the Maryland Data Centers Analysis Group, to provide information to local groups looking to learn more about the centers' potential impacts. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/m...

An agency watchdog is taking a closer look at some of the initiatives led by the Department of Government Efficiency to see whether those projects are meeting their intended goals. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/29/a...

The Moore administration is facing increasing pressure from activists and the head of the Legislative Latino Caucus to boot a discount airline from BWI because it has been flying immigrants targeted for deportation to a detention facility in Louisiana. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/a...

There is no bright flash or loud bang, no sharp crackling sound. But the Potomac River has just been electrified, and moments later, dozens of stunned catfish rise to the surface, where biologists count them before the invasive fish come to and swim off. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/f...

Natural gas customers will save $1 billion over the next decade under a new Maryland policy that puts that cost where it belongs, writes Emily Scarr, on the utilities, which now earn $3 from existing ratepayers for every $1 spent hooking up new homes. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/a...

Maryland can take action to address climate change without closing the  door on affordability, energy resilience, and consumer choice, writes Lori Graf, but a new rule on natural gas hook-ups does none of those things and needs to be rethought. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/m...

For those who think the administration’s immigration policies are only targeting Latino communities, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) would like to set you straight. He said thousands of Black people like him, of Black and Latino descent, are also in fear. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/t...

Experts and advocates are questioning whether the Trump administration has the authority to lay off large numbers of federal employees during a government shutdown, an action agency directors have been ordered to prepare for. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/f...

Maryland transportation leaders are reassuring the public that it’s safe to drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, after a picture circulating on social media prompted some drivers to question whether there was an infrastructure issue. marylandmatters.org/briefs/offic...

When Black voters stay home on Election Day, the results have major consequences, said speakers at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, who implored voters to ignore the myth that their vote does not matter and to go vote. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/26/b...

A key fiscal panel revised its revenue estimates downward slightly for the current fiscal year, saying Thursday that it expects revenues to be less than one-tenth of a percent lower than the March forecast. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/26/p...

Gov. Wes Moore shares some strong opinions about President Donald Trump's policies, former Del. Sue Hecht is remembered as a trailblazer and a recount confirms Annapolis City primary election results, in political notes. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/25/m...

The White House told federal agencies they should prepare to enact mass firings if Congress can't agree on a budget and the government shuts down Wednesday, as seems likely. Democrats call it a bargaining ploy that plays with people's livelihoods. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/25/r...

States don’t have to help enforce the Trump administration’s immigration policies in order to get disaster aid from FEMA, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Wednesday. Maryland was one of 21 jurisdictions that challenged the policy in court. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/25/f...

Attorneys for a dozen House Democrats pushed a federal judge to force the Trump administration to comply with a law that lets members of Congress make unannounced oversight visits at DHS facilities that detain immigrants. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/25/r...

Candidates for governor — announced, filed and interested — converged on a patch of marina blacktop in Crisfield for the J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake to trade barbs and make political points, an annual pilgrimage repeated Wednesday. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/25/a...

Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, in what may have been one of her first public appearances since getting off home detention, talked about the need for police reform and made her own case to an appreciative audience in Washington. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/24/m...

One day after posting the official results from the Sept. 16 primary election for city offices, the Annapolis Board of Canvassers had second thoughts Wednesday, voting in an emergency meeting to conduct a hand recount of all ballots cast in the race. marylandmatters.org/briefs/not-s...

Montgomery County has canceled what was going to be its second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival in Wheaton next month, citing concerns about community safety at the event amid increased federal immigration enforcement. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/24/i...

With anxiety over the state of democracy, and National Guard troops deployed to the city, the Congressional Black Caucus began its annual conference Wednesday pledging unity and calling for urgency to fight President Donald Trump’s agenda. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/24/s...

The headstones are toppled and overgrown, and some graves are just marked by cinder blocks. That's the scene lawmakers found -- and vowed to fix -- at a forgotten cemetery for Black youth at a Maryland reform school in the 19th and 20th centuries. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/23/l...

After sending them reduction-in-force notices earlier this year, the General Services Administration is now looking to reinstate hundreds of laid-off employees who managed its governmentwide real estate portfolio. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/23/g...

PJM, the organization that manages the electric grid for all or part of 13 states, including Maryland, has moved too slowly in response to skyrocketing energy demand that consumers are paying for, said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/23/j...

More than 18 months of campaigning paid off for Jared Littmann, who handily beat Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles in official results to win the Democratic nomination for Annapolis mayor. He now faces Bob O'Shea on Nov. 4. marylandmatters.org/briefs/littm...

Democrats demand to know who's generating virtual Wes Moore videos, the actual Wes Moore pledges accountability in the face of critical audits and Green Party gubernatorial candidate Andy Ellis makes it official, in political notes. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/23/r...

State, local and federal Democrats continued to fight a Trump administration plan to shutter the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center and scatter its staff across the country, saying the center should stay at its current Prince George's County home. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/m...

Maryland lawmakers want you to read your utility bill closely this month: A roughly $40 rebate on electricity bills is finally reaching customers, months after the General Assembly approved it in hopes of easing the burden of recent rate hikes. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/m...

Visitors to Annapolis will see a new highway marker dedicated to the five Capital Gazette shooting victims, but friends and family said the "Capital Gazette Five" marker is less about the event than it is about their lives and their work. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/h...

The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee said she will forgo a run for reelection in 2026 — and a potential shot at speaker of the House — to make a bid for Howard County executive nex year. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/a...

Public health advocates hope Maryland’s participation in the new Northeast Public Health Collaborative can bring clarity to ongoing "confusion" around vaccine recommendations under the Trump administration -- and not add to the confusion. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/m...