The Latest Breaking News from Maryland

Bill to expand Maryland abortion access arrives on Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk

BALTIMORE — Health care workers besides physicians could start performing abortions in Maryland and the procedure would be covered without cost by most insurance plans in the state under legislation passed by the General Assembly and that landed on Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk this week.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #6

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

Ballotpedia · Mar 30, 2022

Redistricting news from Maryland to Wyoming and more

By: Samuel Wonacott

Ballotpedia · Mar 30, 2022

Maryland moves to take charge of troubled Baltimore wastewater treatment plant amid worries of possible ‘catastrophic failures’

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s Secretary of the Environment Ben Grumbles has directed the state to take charge of operations at Baltimore City’s troubled Back River Wastewater Treatment plant in Dundalk — the largest such facility in the state.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2022

Judge Tosses Maryland's Highly Gerrymandered Congressional Map

Advanced statistics and redistricting reformers combined to kill one of the country's worst gerrymanders.

Reason · Mar 25, 2022

Summit Shows Progress, and Work Yet to Be Done, Around Diverse Hiring in Football

The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches met this past week in New York to continue to brainstorm ways to tackle the issue of systemic racism in all levels of football.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 25, 2022

Judge declares Maryland’s new congressional map unconstitutional, seeks a do-over

BALTIMORE — A Maryland judge on Friday rejected a General Assembly-approved map of the state’s congressional districts that had been challenged by Republicans.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022

Man gives almost 100 abandoned chihuahuas a forever home after rescuing them

Bobby Humphreys, 49, from Maryland, US, began rescuing unwanted chihuahuas and converted his home into a doggy sanctuary - though he says he 'never intended' to have 95 pets

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

Maryland judge throws out Democrat-leaning congressional map - Roll Call

The judge called the map an 'extreme partisan gerrymander.' Of the eight current districts, Rep. Andy Harris is the sole Republican.

Roll Call · Mar 25, 2022

Maryland prepares for new era under Kevin Willard, greeted by pressure to live up to past triumphs

BALTIMORE — For one afternoon at the end of February, past met present, and all felt well in the realm of University of Maryland men’s basketball.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022