One Case of Measles Confirmed in Maryland: Resident Diagnosed Amid Return From International Travel

A Howard County resident returning from international travel tested positive for measles according to an announcement from The Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials on Sunday, March 9.  Health officials are alerting of exposure …

Opinion | Here’s how Maryland can leverage university research, development to grow its economy

Let’s see if you can name the state that gets its highest economic impact from university research and development spending: might it be Massachusetts with Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other universities in Boston? Or California, …

Maryland advances legislation to ban online sweepstakes casinos and impose strict penalties

Maryland lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at prohibiting online sweepstakes casinos and penalizing those who facilitate their operation or promotion. Senate Bill 860 (SB 860), introduced by Sen. Paul Corderman, passed the Senate Budget and …

Maryland woman facing 22 years after drunk driving collision kills 1 child, injuries 2: police

ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD - A Maryland woman is facing 22 years in prison after a drunk-driving collision killed one child and left two injured.  28-year-old Ashley Nicole Nolan, 28, of Lexington Park, Maryland, has been convicted of felony negligent …

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson: Baltimore’s 2% sales tax ‘unlikely’ to pass this year

Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program Now Open

March 12, 2025           ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 12, 2025) –  The Maryland Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program (MFARM). MFARM is a competitive grant aiming to help …

Victory for Election Integrity: Maryland Court Rules Against State Overreach in Landmark Voter Rights Case

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland struck a blow for election integrity by siding with plaintiffs Katherine Strauch Sullivan and David Morsberger in their legal battle against Maryland State Board of Elections officials. The …

Maryland job fair focuses on federal employees affected by recent layoffs

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A Maryland job fair is focusing on federal employees who have recently been affected by layoffs. Maryland job fair for recently laid-off federal employees What we know: The Federal Employee Career Transition & Resource Fair is …

Maryland’s Proposed Sweepstakes Ban Gains Traction

Maryland lawmakers seek to crack down on sweepstakes for good and introduce measures that put a stop to this controversial form of gaming. Under a pair of bills in the House and Senate, sweepstakes companies, which are currently operating in the state’s …

Jamie Raskin invites DC to rejoin Maryland to save the city from the ‘thumb of MAGA colonialism’

As President Donald Trump continues to make threats about further involving his administration in local affairs, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has proposed that the District of Columbia retrocede into Maryland. District officials have argued for statehood for …