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Blaine B. Taylor, author, editor, perennial political candidate and Vietnam war veteran, has died at 74.
- Gov. Larry Hogan on Saturday granted posthumous pardons to 34 Maryland lynching victims, moved by a request from students at Loch Raven Technical Academy.
- The Annapolis rally is one of 150 cities participating in a “John Lewis Voting Rights Act action event” to push Congress to pass the legislation that would require state Legislatures get approval from the Department of Justice to change election laws that limit voting rights.
- After more than a year of virtual meetings, the public will get a chance to speak to the Anne Arundel County Council in person on March 20 during the second hearing at North County High School in Glen Burnie.
- U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes' bill would provide for automatic voter registration and expand early voting and voting by mail.
- John Ortlieb, a 16-year veteran of the Annapolis Fire Department, announced he will run for one of two District 30A House of Delegates seats representing Annapolis in 2022.
- Cross another potential Democratic candidate for governor off the list: U.S. Rep. David Trone, who had considered a run, decided instead to run for reelection in 2022.
- Baltimore's citywide 911 Diversion Pilot, set to start in June, aims to connect callers with the most appropriate resources and responses for their needs.
- As Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gets his feet wet, he's being tested by headline-grabbing violence that has community leaders seeking action.
- With Maryland’s General Assembly session wrapped up, more potential candidates are coming out with news about their plans to run for an open seat for governor in 2022.
- Amtrak CEO William J. Flynn on Thursday took a shot at the proposed maglev train line for the Northeast Corridor, telling Congress the technology is vastly more expensive and environmentally disruptive than conventional and high-speed rail — and once built, it would serve only the rich.
- Johns Hopkins, Baltimore’s largest private employer, will increase the minimum wage at its university and health system to $15 an hour.
- After decades of failed attempts, state lawmakers passed a bill this year that would eliminate the song “Maryland, My Maryland” from the list of official symbols of the state.
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Maryland Gov. Hogan announces $25 million project to help children reverse effects of COVID pandemic
Gov. Larry Hogan announced the initiative to help young people recover from the “devastating” impacts of the pandemic, challenges that he said could have lasting effects on children. - County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. will forgo a run for governor to seek another term in his Baltimore County seat.
- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to make an announcement “regarding new initiatives to help young people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic” today at 1 p.m.
- After years of stalled plans to move its global headquarters to Port Covington, Baltimore-based Under Armour is moving forward with a scaled-down version of the bold vision presented five years ago.
- Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic Mayor Brandon Scott have formally met only once since Scott took office in December, although they have appeared at numerous events together.
- The lag from residents to workers concerns public health officials, who hope to further slow the spread of the coronavirus among older people.
- Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said he would try again to close a loophole in the county forest law Tuesday, one day after the County Council defeated legislation that would have required a grading permit before cutting a certain amount of trees.
- Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and Police Chief Awad Amal will discuss progress toward fielding body-worn cameras in an online town hall tonight.
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- A 43-year-old man was killed in a South Baltimore shooting Monday night and another man was injured in a separate shooting, police said.
- Sally Harris, retired chair of what is now Stevenson University’s Communication Arts Division and a pioneer in the school’s drama department, has died at 93.
- U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities.
- The Baltimore Sun won the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Association’s news organization of the year award Friday, capping a week in which Baltimore Sun Media’s newspapers and journalists received more than 100 honors in the regional news association’s annual contest.
- A 43-year-old man was killed in a South Baltimore shooting Monday night and another man was injured in a separate shooting, police said.