Money isn’t everything in politics, of course, but campaign finance reports released this week for Maryland’s congressional races help define the three most competitive primaries, with millions of dollars already flowing through two of them. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/17/m...

The IRS is touting its performance during this year’s filing season as evidence that it can still carry out its tax duties, despite losing more than a quarter of its workforce under the Trump administration. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/17/l...

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Cerina, before taking his own life early Thursday at the family’s home in Annandale, Fairfax County police said, in what authorities described as an act of domestic violence amid a pending divorce. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/16/r...

An ICE officer who appears to be from Temple Hills faces a Minnesota criminal charge for allegedly brandishing his service weapon at two people during Operation Metro Surge, in what Hennepin County prosecutors said was a first-of-its-kind case in the country. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/16/f...

The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But its focus on Democratic-led states has handed ammunition to critics who say it mainly wants to embarrass its political enemies, not save taxpayer dollars. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/16/r...

Democrats on a U.S. House spending panel slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to farm and nutrition programs Thursday, as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged to collaborate with members of both parties to address their concerns. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/16/r...

As the June 23 primary approaches, the five Democrats seeking to become Montgomery County executive are appearing together at numerous candidate forums – sometimes at the rate of two a day. Wednesday was one of those days. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/16/d...

Health care advocates on Wednesday hailed recent steps to limit how much state health plans will pay for a popular a Type 2 diabetes drug, a move that could save state and local governments an estimated $320,000 a year. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/a...

Survivors of sexual violence need to know that theirs is not a private burden, but a public health crisis, write Katie Curran O'Malley and Michelle Daugherty Siri, one that we all have a stake in not just reaching out but in making it unacceptable to look away. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/s...

The 2026 tax filing season closed Wednesday with the Trump administration and Republicans on Capitol Hill hailing success under last year’s massive tax cuts law, while Democrats said any benefits have been wiped out by skyrocketing gas prices, inflation and more. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/r...

A federal judge on Wednesday limited further construction on a planned Washington County immigration detention center, saying the government's plans for the facility and its impacts on the environment were unclear and inconsistent. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/h...

At their first bill signing after the legislative session, the governor, House speaker and Senate president looked past the final day drama to achievements they said included bills to address affordability and push back against Trump administration policies. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/m...

The Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 was already stirring strong emotional responses, even before it led the House of Delegates to explode in a shouting match in the final minutes of the legislative session Monday night. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/v...

The Potomac River is the most endangered river in the country, according to a new ranking done by the nonprofit American Rivers, which pointed to January's massive sewage spill and the proliferation of data centers in the region. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/p...

With the arrival of spring, many freshwater streams in the Chesapeake Bay region will experience spikes in salt levels — coming mostly from the salt used to treat roads during winter, still working its way toward streams with spring rains. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/r...

What had been a busy but predictable final day of the legislative session, filled with light-hearted moments and sentimental farewells to departing lawmakers, took a sharp turn toward ugly late Monday, with tensions spilling over in the House and Senate. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/14/t...

One year after they watched their main initiative die in the waning minutes of the 2025 legislative session, immigration advocates watched Monday night as several of their bills won last-minute victories. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/14/n...

Lawmakers approved a major energy bill in the waning hours of the legislative session Monday, what one legislative leader called "the crown jewel" of the 2026 session, a bill they hope will put money back into constituents' pockets. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/14/e...

A Republican removed from the Harford County Council will get his seat back, after the Appellate Court of Maryland said he had been wrongfully removed last year, and could both serve on the council and work as a county deputy sheriff. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/14/p...

State and Air Force officials are investigating a leak of thousands of gallons of fuel, sometime between January and March, into a creek on Joint Base Andrews. State officials have accused the base of failing to report the spill in timely manner. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/j...

There was still serious work to be done as the 2026 General Assembly session powered toward a midnight deadline, but in Annapolis tradition, lawmakers still found time in their 14-hour day to be not so serious. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/s...

An Anne Arundel County Democrat is ineligible to run for the House of Delegates after the Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling striking him from the ballot. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/m...

Legislators appear poised to alter rules for retail energy suppliers in hopes of bringing suppliers back to the Maryland market after a mass exodus in recent years. But industry leaders say the proposed changes aren't enough to make a return worthwhile. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/r...

It's been almost a month since emergency repairs were completed to a sewage pipeline that spilled more than 250 million gallons into the Potomac, but work on the site is far from over, with crews now working to remove the remaining contaminated soils. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/b...

The farewell celebrations continue as the session winds down: retiring from the House of Delegates comes with more than just flowers and kind words; and the large, but so far unseen, Interim Birthday Caucus gets its day -- and cupcakes -- in political notes. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/p...

The state's horse racing industry generates billions in annual economic impact, provides jobs and preserves open space, writes Alyse Cohen, but it needs help, particularly the off-track betting parlors like the one she operates, that have seen profits plummet. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/13/w...

A day after the Maryland Senate approved legislation to limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the House of Delegates approved the bill as an emergency measure Saturday night, putting it one step away from the governor's desk. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/12/a...

The House, in a near-unanimous vote Friday, approved a Senate bill aimed at cleaning up administrative procedures that have caused headaches and disenrollments for people seeking Medicaid waivers for coverage of developmental disabilities. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/11/b...

Lawmakers gave final approval to part of Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) housing reform agenda, but another ran into a last-minute snag between chambers while a third languished in committee without a vote, all but dead as the end of the legislative session looms. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/11/v...

Final passage of a bill creating Jewish American and Muslim American heritage months, House and Senate agreement on No Kings bills but disagreement on whether hospitals should pay taxes on offshore "captive insurance" policies, in legislative roundup. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/11/l...

Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, which rose 3.3% over last year, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/11/r...

The Maryland Senate approved a measure Friday night that would limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, closing what advocates said was a loophole in state efforts to clamp down on working with federal immigration officials. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/11/s...

A federal judge needs to extend his order blocking work on an immigration detention center in Washington County, because a federal government promise to pause work could "lift at any moment, in secret and without warning," the state argued Thursday. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/s...

A Maryland Senate committee voted Thursday night to recommend approval of a measure that would limit the ability of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to operate in the state, even as the committee continues to rework the language of the bill. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/s...

The House gave overwhelming approval Thursday to the No Kings Act, which would let Marylanders sue federal agents who violate their constitutional rights, despite heated opposition from House Republicans. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/n...

Pippy gets chippy and Peña-Melnyk reminds to be kind, Chisholm debates the dangers of carbon dioxide pretty much by himself, Goetz takes over at the Maryland Association of Boards of Education and Ciliberti officially achieves landmark status, in political notes. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/l...

The owner and operator of a cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024 has reached a "settlement in principle" with the state of Maryland, state officials announced Thursday. No dollar amount was released. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/b...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will appeal state orders stalling two detention centers planned in Pennsylvania, while questions from host communities on the facilities' strain on resources in Berks and Schuylkill counties, go unanswered. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/i...

The House sends the Senate tweaked versions of bills dealing with gender changes on birth certificates and machine-gun-convertible handguns; a Cheltenham reformatory study heads to the governor; and Sen. Joanne C. Benson is -- somehow -- left speechless. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/r...

The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families, alarming labor, health care and privacy groups. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/t...

There may be just five days left in the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session, but immigrant rights supporters aren’t giving up on a bill that would further limit the ability of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to operate within the state. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/a...

Economic policy advocates don’t want to see Maryland’s hospitals let “off the hook” for what could be years of unpaid taxes on offshore insurance accounts, calling on lawmakers to abandon a plan to pause collections on those taxes. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/e...

Gov. Wes Moore (D) and legislative leaders declared victory Wednesday in their efforts to address affordability issues for taxpayers, as they signed a $70.8 billion budget for fiscal 2027. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/09/m...

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NEW DETAILS RELEASED: The Maryland House Speaker and Senate President have come to a deal on the General Assembly’s broad energy bill, they announced Wednesday, easing concerns that disagreements that cropped up in recent weeks might have derailed the package. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/08/h...

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The Maryland House Speaker and Senate President have come to a deal on the General Assembly’s broad energy bill, they announced Wednesday, easing concerns that disagreements that cropped up in recent weeks might have derailed the package. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/08/h...

A bill to create commemorative months honoring Jewish and Muslim heritage sparked a religious and cultural debate in the Maryland Senate Tuesday on whether a Christian heritage month is needed. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/08/c...

A House panel removed state record-keeping language Tuesday from a bill to streamline gender changes on Maryland birth certificates, after advocates raised concerns that those records could make it easier target transgender individuals in a politically tense time. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/08/d...

Sen. Ron Watson (D-Prince George's) appeared to have a receptive audience when he pitched his bill to ease restrictions on state legislators working second jobs with the state or county or local governments to a House committee Tuesday. marylandmatters.org/2026/04/08/h...