Eight state legislators are running in congressional primaries in three separate districts this spring. Maryland Matters has been checking in with all of them... The post Meet the state lawmakers running for Congress: Del. Mark Chang appeared first on Maryland Matters.

'The volume of firearm-related crimes concerns every Marylander…This bill does nothing to address these crimes,' House Republican leaders wrote to Gov. Wes Moore (D). The post House Republicans urge Gov. Moore to veto gun industry measure appeared first on Maryland Matters.

The Department of Labor has typically updated the salary requirement levels every five to nine years since 1938, but after 1975, those updates have been more unpredictable. The post Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Maryland's two U.S. senators, Ben Cardin (D) and Chris Van Hollen (D), joined the overwhelming majority of senators who supported the package. The post U.S. Senate sends foreign aid bill to Biden as McConnell chides GOP ‘isolationist movement’ appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Charges stem from an April 16 incident in which the adult son of Del. Kevin Hornberger alleges his father shoved him to the ground and injured him during a dispute. The post Hornberger hit with assault charge from adult son; lawmaker says it’s ‘unfounded’ and ‘misguided’ appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Governor to headline an upcoming fundraiser for the Prince George's County executive's U.S. Senate campaign. The post Political notes: Moore and Alsobrooks, together again; endorsements and elbows in CD-6, GOP dinner guests, personnel news appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Anticipated Blueprint revenue in the upcoming fiscal year budget of more than $131 million includes $86 million in cigarette taxes. The post Breakdown of funding for Blueprint education reform plan comes into focus appeared first on Maryland Matters.

High court's eventual ruling could ultimately guide how local governments across the U.S. address the growing problem of homelessness. The post U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case appeared first on Maryland Matters.

The lawsuit filed by Maryland Election Integrity LLC and Missouri-based United Sovereign Americans alleges numerous voter roll inaccuracies and potential violations of federal election law. The post Elections board asks federal judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging Md.’s elections system appeared first on Maryland Matters.

The court cases, one in Texas and one in Idaho, could decide whether federal protections to receive life-saving emergency care include emergency abortions when the pregnant patient’s life is in danger. The post How might U.S. Supreme Court cases on emergency abortion care impact Maryland? appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Some elected officials were surprised and disappointed that they were left off the list of officially sanctioned Biden delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The post Selection process for Democratic convention delegates irks some lawmakers appeared first on Maryland Matters.

The clock is ticking, and soon enough federal funds for robust transit expansion will not be available. Is that MDOT MTA’s plan? The post Commentary: Does MTA mean More Trouble Ahead? appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Maryland's Harris votes against all the foreign aid measures; Raskin joins 36 progressive Democrats voting against aid to Israel bill. The post Aid to Ukraine, Israel overwhelmingly approved by U.S. House in bipartisan vote appeared first on Maryland Matters.

The leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate tout experience, statewide support and electability in the Fox45 studios in Baltimore. The post Trone, Alsobrooks offer contrasts in first and possibly only televised debate appeared first on Maryland Matters.

VoteVets PAC has helped elect scores of Democratic military veterans to public offices, including Gov. Wes Moore (D) and state Attorney General Anthony Brown (D). The post Veterans’ PAC ruffles feathers by not endorsing a veteran in Md. congressional race appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Two powerful Black officeholders from Prince George's turn against their county executive, while The Washington Post editorial board takes sides in the primary. The post Endorsement game intensifies in Democratic Senate primary appeared first on Maryland Matters.

President Biden during his campaign in 2020 promised to nix the Trump administration’s Title IX regulations.  The post Biden administration to roll back the Betsy DeVos Title IX rules appeared first on Maryland Matters.

The five state agencies and commissions have until June 15 to submit Blueprint documents with a focus on work between fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2027. The post Board approves deadline for state agencies to submit documents for education reform plan appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Well over 300,000 people have lost Medicaid coverage, according to monthly data updates from the Department of Health. And there is still one month left in the Medicaid unwinding period for Maryland. The post Md. health dept. processed 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees in 12 months; one month left in ‘unwinding’ appeared first on Maryland Matters.

Legislative package includes several foreign policy measures and protections against fentanyl coming into the country. The post U.S. House tries anew to force sale or ban for TikTok, a ‘spy balloon in your phone’ appeared first on Maryland Matters.