Baltimore City had the highest levels of chronic absenteeism in Maryland during 2024, with nearly half of all public school students chronically absent last school year.
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Lawmakers debate the sentencing of youth as adults
Maryland lawmakers are debating a bill that would scale back the state’s practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court, with the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee passing a pared-down version of the proposal.
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Should Maryland grant parole to more elderly and ill inmates? Lawmakers disagree.
Maryland lawmakers are divided on whether to reform the state’s medical and geriatric parole programs, which have rarely approved medical parole requests for older and seriously ill inmates.
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Gov. Moore orders state to tighten its belt, but big cuts are comingÂ
Gov. Wes Moore is directing his administration to find $50 million in savings through the Government Modernization Initiative, which aims to fix inefficiencies and inconsistencies in state spending, with the help of Boston Consulting Group and Chief Performance Officer Asma Mirza.
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Maryland Democrats prepare for 47th presidency
Maryland leaders are expressing confidence in their ability to push back on the incoming Trump White House’s policies, while preparing for potential disagreements on immigration, the Affordable Care Act, and funding, with the state hiring a consultant to help prepare for the second Trump term.
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Maryland enshrines reproductive rights in state constitution
Maryland voted to approve a referendum affirming the right to reproductive freedom, making it a constitutional right, despite concerns that the broad language may allow lawmakers to apply unrelated concepts to the amendment.
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Early balloting starts in Maryland, bringing out pre-dawn voters
By Caley Fox Shannon Early voting began Oct. 24 in Maryland, with some voters lining up before sunrise to cast their votes when the polls opened at 7 a.m. for president, Senate, House, ballot initiatives and various local races. In Montgomery County, early birds formed a line at dawn outside the Silver Spring Civic Building. […]
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Raskin speech at University of Maryland disrupted by protesters
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin’s planned lecture on democracy at the University of Maryland was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, leading to a lively discussion on the Israel-Hamas conflict and the need for a new peace movement.
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Despite efforts to remove them, Confederates and segregationists live on in Capitol statues
By Brennan Stewart, Capital News Service February was Black History Month, an observance meant to honor and celebrate the achievements made by African Americans throughout the history of the United States. But reminders of the oppression that African Americans suffered are still on display in the United States Capitol, taking the form of 12 statues […]