-
BWI Marshall Airport opened five new gates and a new concourse with natural light and modern features. The restrooms might be the best part.
- Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has until the end of May to decide whether to sign or veto scores of bills passed by the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly earlier this year.
- State Sen. Michael Hough, a Republican who represents Carroll and Frederick counties, won’t seek reelection as he instead plans to run for Frederick County executive.
- Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said he “could not ignore” concerns expressed among activists, tenant advocates and other progressive groups about the security deposit legislation.
- Maryland's U.S. senators said President Joe Biden's infrastructure legislation may prove a good vehicle for their plan to repair damage done to Baltimore by a failed highway project.
- Gov. Larry Hogan relaxed state level mask restrictions last week.
- The recent killing of three people in Baltimore County is prompting questions about how Maryland handles cases of people who may be in a mental health crisis.
- The pared-back Preakness saw a slightly muted party on Saturday, with attendance limited to 10,000, but plenty of local swells, politicians, athletes and a handful of celebrities showed up to soak in the scene after last year’s nearly fan-less race.
- The end of the broad mask mandate applies to all Marylanders, whether vaccinated or not, everywhere there aren’t tighter local rules in place.
- Del. Kirill Reznik, a Montgomery County Democrat, asked state Attorney General Brian Frosh and State Prosecutor Charlton Howard to open investigations into the matter.
- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to make an announcement about COVID-19 at 5 p.m. Friday.
- Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says he asked the governor for better coordination with state agencies, particularly the Maryland State Police and the Division of Probation and Parole, to combat crime and tamp down violence.
- With coronavirus concerns persisting, as well as a smaller overall audience for public health reasons, Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration decided to nix the state tent this year.
- Maryland will stop studying how to widen most of the Capital Beltway with toll lanes and will focus on replacing the American Legion Bridge and expanding the lower part of Interstate 270, state transportation officials announced Wednesday.
- Tierney, a Democrat elected in 2017, will focus her campaign on the issues that carried her to victory four years ago, including addressing flood mitigation, health of the city budget, historic preservation and sustainability, she said.
- Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen was arrested in Washington and charged with civil disobedience during a protest with CASA de Maryland.
- U.S. Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland says he also voted in February to remove U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming as House Republican Conference chair,
- The Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act that passed last December goes into effect in July 2022. If it were in play right now, many of the doping questions surrounding Medina Spirit could have been resolved before Saturday's Preakness by the USADA.
- Once at least 70% of adults in Maryland get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Larry Hogan says the state will lift its mandate requiring wearing masks in indoor public spaces.
- The approval by a federal judge in Baltimore clears the last major hurdle to end a legal battle launched in 2006.
- Once at least 70% of adults in Maryland get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Larry Hogan says the state will lift its mandate requiring wearing masks in indoor public spaces.
The Baltimore Sun Store
- Two officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were injured Monday in Waldorf in a police shooting, the department said.
- Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has until the end of May to decide whether to sign or veto scores of bills passed by the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly earlier this year.
- Legal experts say ensuring a fair trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the farmhand charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 slaying of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, will be difficult.
- BWI Marshall Airport opened five new gates and a new concourse with natural light and modern features. The restrooms might be the best part.
- The Biden administration's response to escalating conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has been tepid. U.S. must bring more pressure to bear to end the violence and restart peace talks.
- Two officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were injured Monday in Waldorf in a police shooting, the department said.