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Maryland Energy Administrator Director Paul Pinsky, who went from ideologically out-of-step back bencher to architect of major legislation, and who now is a key member of Gov. Wes Moore’s administration, will end his 39 years of state service this month.
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Pinsky steps down from Maryland Energy Administration, ends 39 years in state service - Maryland Matters
Maryland Energy Administrator Director Paul Pinsky, who went from ideologically out-of-step back bencher to architect of major legislation, and who now is a key member of Gov. Wes Moore’s administrati...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Maryland young adults still have access to state health insurance subsidies during open enrollment from Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
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Higher costs are only part of the changes coming to health insurance - Maryland Matters
Maryland young adults still have access to state health insurance subsidies during open enrollment from Nov. 1-Dec. 31
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November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Two judges rule that the Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause SNAP program is illegal; on gives Trump administration until Monday to respond.
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Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders - Maryland Matters
Judge rules Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause SNAP program is illegal; gives Trump administration until Monday to respond
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November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Melissa Huston debuted her Annapolis tour this month on the history of Maryland's colonial-era witch trials, but for Huston it's hard not to make the connection to modern-day "witch hunts."
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Something witchy this way comes: Colonial witch trials featured in new nighttime Annapolis tour - Maryland Matters
Melissa Huston debuted her Annapolis tour this month on the history of Maryland's colonial-era witch trials, but for Huston it's hard not to make the connection to modern-day "witch hunts."
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November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Advocates, lawmakers push back at President Donald Trump’s assault on offshore wind projects, including one planned for Maryland’s coast.
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'Yes to Wind': Maryland advocates join to oppose Trump’s assault on offshore projects - Maryland Matters
Advocates, lawmakers push back at President Donald Trump’s assault on offshore wind projects, including one planned for Maryland’s coast.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Lincoln Smith's 10-acre food forest is located next to a gas station and a church off a highway in Bowie, a reclaimed cornfield that is part of growing number of food forests across the U.S. that are growing food in rewilded urban spaces.
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Eating from the forest: Food forest movement reaps harvest across Maryland landscape - Maryland Matters
Food forests are an effort to rewild urban spaces to grow food. Maryland has several including a food forest trail.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A federal judge in Maryland approved the transfer of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention in Pennsylvania to Nashville for a multi-day hearing in his criminal case brought by the Trump administration after an erroneous deportation to El Salvador.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be transferred to Tennessee for hearings on criminal charges - Maryland Matters
Kilmar Abrego Garcia being transferred from immigration detention in Pennsylvania to Nashville for hearing on criminal case brought by the Trump administration
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October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Thursday to send $10 million to food banks, responding to the Trump administration's “human-made” crisis when it said funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out in November.
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Moore responds to SNAP benefits pause with emergency $10 million for food banks - Maryland Matters
Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Thursday to send $10 million to food banks, responding to the Trump administration's “human-made” crisis when it said funds for the Supplemental Nutrition ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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A Maryland state senator, her brother and a Baltimore City Police officer are in federal custody facing federal charges in an alleged blackmail scheme against a political foe of the senator's.
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Attar, brother and campaign volunteer charged with reelection extortion plot - Maryland Matters
A Maryland state senator, her brother and a Baltimore City Police officer are in federal custody facing federal charges in an alleged blackmail scheme against a political foe of the senator's.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Any hopes of a freeze on child care scholarships being lifted anytime soon were largely dispelled Thursday, when state analysts presented House lawmakers with data showing program. It is still too crowded to end the freeze.
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House lawmakers review child care scholarship program with new enrollment freeze still in effect - Maryland Matters
Any hopes of a freeze on child care scholarships being lifted anytime soon were largely dispelled Thursday, when state analysts presented House lawmakers with data showing program. It is still too cro...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Developers, elected leaders, business owners and residents came together this week to celebrate creation of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition, a group that is focused on revitalizing the area closest to the D.C. line in central Prince George's County.
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Blue Line Corridor Coalition aims to keep revitalization alive in this part of Maryland - Maryland Matters
Developers, elected leaders, business owners and residents came together this week to celebrate creation of the Blue Line Corridor Coalition, a group that is focused on revitalizing the area closest t...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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A busy day talking recycling -- and everything else -- in Annapolis for the European Union's U.S. ambassador, a crowd rallies for interim Prince George's State's Attorney Tara Jackson, and new Frederick and Baltimore county judges, in political notes.
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An ambassador comes to visit, fans turn out for Jackson, judges are appointed, in political notes - Maryland Matters
A busy day talking recycling -- and everything else -- in Annapolis for the European Union's U.S. ambassador, a crowd rallies for interim Prince George's State's Attorney Tara Jackson, and new Frederi...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Maryland's Human Services secretary insisted to lawmakers that he and his staff are working to transform an agency that was the subject of a scathing audit and responsible for the care of a teen in foster care who died living in a Baltimore hotel.
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Lopez says agency working to address foster care issues after scathing audit - Maryland Matters
Maryland's Human Services secretary insisted to lawmakers that he and his staff are working to transform an agency that was the subject of a scathing audit and responsible for the care of a teen in fo...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) joined state lawmakers Wednesday pushing for state action to make up for federal food assistance that may run dry beginning this weekend.
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Comptroller, lawmakers urge Moore to cover potential lost SNAP dollars with state funds - Maryland Matters
Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) joined state lawmakers Wednesday pushing for state action to make up for federal food assistance that may run dry beginning this weekend.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Gov. Wes Moore (D) hinted that he may move ahead with plans to redraw the state's eight congressional districts, and for a possible special session, despite opposition from a key lawmaker.
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Moore pushes for congressional redistricting, sets up confrontation with Senate - Maryland Matters
Gov. Wes Moore (D) hinted that he may move ahead with plans to redraw the state's eight congressional districts, and for a possible special session, despite opposition from a key lawmaker.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Maryland’s troubled forensic psychiatric facility, the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, has made strides in easing a staffing shortage, while working to mitigate safety concerns for both staff and patients, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
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Perkins Hospital making progress on staff shortages, safety issues, lawmakers told - Maryland Matters
Maryland’s troubled forensic psychiatric facility, the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, has made strides in easing a staffing shortage, while working to mitigate safety concerns for both staff and ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A U.S. Senate committee voted on party lines Wednesday for a plan that would relocate FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington, rejecting a planned move to Maryland.
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U.S. Senate Committee advances plan to keep FBI headquarters in Washington - Maryland Matters
A U.S. Senate committee voted on party lines Wednesday for a plan that would relocate FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington, rejecting a ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Food security took center stage in the shutdown debate this week as hundreds of thousands of furloughed government workers missed paycheck and 42 million SNAP recipients were told they will stop receiving the food benefit beginning on Saturday.
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Shutdown double whammy: SNAP food benefits ending and federal workers go unpaid - Maryland Matters
Food security took center stage in the shutdown debate this week as hundreds of thousands of furloughed government workers missed paycheck and 42 million SNAP recipients were told they will stop recei...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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A revised agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay is speeding toward final passage, after a key committee rejected Maryland attempts to strengthen parts of the plan and voted Tuesday to forward it to bay-area leaders for their OK.
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Revised Chesapeake Bay agreement nearing final passage - Maryland Matters
A revised agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay is speeding toward final passage, after a key committee rejected Maryland attempts to strengthen parts of the plan and voted Tuesday to forward it to ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of funds for 42 million people on SNAP, a food benefits program the USDA claims it cannot fund in a government shutdown.
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Democratic AGs, governors sue Trump over SNAP benefits as shutdown hits day 28 - Maryland Matters
A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of funds for 42 million people on SNAP, a food benefits program the USDA cl...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that Howard County was hit by a 2.5-magnitude earthquake Monday evening, that does not appear to have done any significant damage but was felt as far away as Waldorf, Owings Mills and Easton.
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Howard County rattled by 2.5-magnitude earthquake Monday evening - Maryland Matters
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that Howard County was hit by a 2.5-magnitude earthquake Monday evening, that does not appear to have done any significant damage but was felt as far away as Waldo...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Advocates don't know what will happen if federal SNAP funds dry up this week, but they do know that without federal funding, the state won't be able to help the 680,000 Marylanders who rely on the food benefit program for long -- if at all.
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State officials, advocates brace for SNAP dollars ending for 680,000 Marylanders - Maryland Matters
Advocates don't know what will happen if federal SNAP funds dry up this week, but they do know that without federal funding, the state won't be able to help the 680,000 Marylanders who rely on the foo...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Virginia House Democrats on Tuesday released their long-awaited constitutional amendment that would let the General Assembly modify congressional districts mid-decade if another state redraws its own congressional map for political reasons.
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Va. Democrats roll out redistricting amendment to counter GOP map changes in other states - Maryland Matters
Virginia House Democrats on Tuesday released their long-awaited constitutional amendment that would let the General Assembly modify congressional districts mid-decade if another state redraws its own ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Changes continue in senior leadership under Gov. Wes Moore, who announced Tuesday that Michael Huber and Chichi Nyagah-Nash will be new deputy chiefs of staff, following Monday's announcement that two of senior staffers were leaving.
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Moore announces new deputy chiefs of staff, as staff changes continue - Maryland Matters
Changes continue in senior leadership under Gov. Wes Moore, who announced Tuesday that Michael Huber and Chichi Nyagah-Nash will be new deputy chiefs of staff, following Monday's announcement that two...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Two historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland got a total of $101 million this month from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who gave $60 million to Morgan State University and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, in 2020.
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Billionaire Mackenzie Scott donates $101 million to UMES, Morgan State - Maryland Matters
Two historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland got a total of $101 million this month from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who gave $60 million to Morgan State University and...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM