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Rep. Mfume withdraws run for ranking member seat on powerful House committee buff.ly/dk4nJbO

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is instituting a hiring freeze, offering employee buyouts and eliminating open positions. This is part of the state's tricky budget-balancing actions. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

ICYMI: Coming soon to Maryland state government: 🔸hiring freeze 🔸buyout offer to employees 🔸open/unfilled positions eliminated More details: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services has been under intense scrutiny the past couple of years. Now the department has a new leader. Meet Betsy Fox Tolentino, who says the new role is her "dream job." ✍️: Brenda Wintrode 📸: Jerry Jackson thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Maryland’s government hiring ‘freeze’ may end up more of a chill buff.ly/rOVEknr

Here's why the Maryland state government's hiring freeze might be more like a hiring chill: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

NEW: Maryland’s state government is taking a first step in the latest effort to redevelop its aging State Center office complex in Baltimore. Redevelopment of State Center has been considered for 20 years, but nothing concrete has happened in that time. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Demolition of the Key Bridge's remaining structures is scheduled to begin on July 7 and will take "several months." thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/key-br…

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It’s the first day of the Maryland state government’s budget year and one of the new taxes is on IT and data services. Those are being taxed at 3%. Here’s more about how it works and how it came to be: thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

Baltimore ended the first half of 2022 with 179 homicides, the worst first half of a year on record (since 1970). Baltimore just ended the first half of 2025 with 68 homicides, which is the fewest on record. That’s a 62 percent drop from 2022-2025

“Short-term rentals can be part of our community, but they can’t be all of our community or we won’t have a community.” Annapolis wrestles with regulating Airbnbs & VRBOs. ✍️: Alex Mann 📸: Kaitlin Newman & Ulyana Grande thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

Catonsville residents and leaders were not happy with the state's plan to put an incubator for cannabis businesses into a shuttered armory. After Céilí Doyle wrote about community concerns, Gov. Wes Moore announced the state will look for a new site. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

A historical footnote happened in Annapolis this morning at the important state Board of Public Works. All three members -- the governor, comptroller & treasurer -- were at a funeral, so all three were represented instead by their seconds-in-command. thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power…

James Langhorne received financial compensation from the state for 9,870 days served behind bars for a crime he did not commit. But he said he and other exonerees need more than money -- they need help with the sudden transition back to the community. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

Maryland approves $2.75M to man wrongfully convicted of murder in Baltimore buff.ly/G7QhReg

Three homicides overnight and into this morning, including a 21 y/o killed before 3 am in Fells Point in Bond Street Wharf area. -11 pm - 3300 Westfield Ave, adult male victim -7:25 am - 2000 Boone St, adult female victim Both are true: homicides are way down & still occurring

Rep. Andy Harris traded a yes vote for Pres. Trump’s promises of future “executive actions,” ending a Freedom Caucus holdout on the reconciliation bill. It’s not yet clear yet what they agreed upon and when we’ll see it happen. tinyurl.com/b5f3754j