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15/08/2023

Donald Trump and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.

Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

09/06/2023

Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.

Former President Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate.

05/04/2023

Within an hour of the release of the attorney general's report, Maryland lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk to allow more survivors to sue people who sexually abused them.

The Maryland General Assembly has passed a bill to allow more survivors to sue people who sexually abused them.

15/03/2023

FBI agents raided Roy McGrath’s Naples, Florida, home Wednesday morning, the latest in the dayslong search for former Gov. Larry Hogan’s ex-chief-of-staff.

13/03/2023

An accounting of decades of systemic sexual abuse of children within the Archdiocese of Baltimore is about to become public.

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An accounting of decades of systemic sexual abuse of children within the Archdiocese of Baltimore is about to become public. View an archive of coverage from The Baltimore Sun.

22/02/2023

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox wasn’t challenging the outcome of the election, but his attorney argued that a judge incorrectly allowed Maryland to count mail-in ballots before Election Day.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the request of former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox to review a judge’s decision allowing Maryland to count mail-in ballots before Election Day in November.

16/02/2023

A former Baltimore County employee investigated for misuse of funds when he led the county agriculture center is charged with stealing over $100,000 from a campaign to help reelect former Councilmember Cathy Bevins, amid a slew of other charges.

Former Baltimore County employee William “Chris” McCollum is charged with stealing more than $100,000 from former Democratic County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins' campaign.

07/02/2023

Under Gov. Wes Moore and his appointee from California’s Environmental Protection Agency the Maryland Department of the Environment is pledging to fill vacancies and step up enforcement.

Environmental groups are buoyed so far by the messaging coming from Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s environmental appointees, including promises to fill vacancies in the Maryland Department of the Environment and to focus on enforcement against polluters, which lagged under Republican Gov. Larry Hogan...

03/02/2023

Lawmakers filed a bill Friday to establish a regulatory framework for Maryland’s nascent adult-use recreational cannabis industry, as Marylanders count down the clock toward legalization this summer.

Recreational cannabis sales would be taxed at 6% for the fiscal year starting July 1 in Maryland. That's when possession of up to 1.5 ounces becomes legal.

01/02/2023

The text of new Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s first State of the State address Wednesday afternoon to the General Assembly in Annapolis, as prepared for delivery.

The text of new Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s first State of the State address

30/01/2023

With the ancient, dimly lit Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel behind him, President Joe Biden touted job creation and labor agreements Monday during a visit to Baltimore to highlight a $6 billion, federally funded project to replace the 19th-century tunnel.

The White House billed the Baltimore speech by President Joe Biden as a “kickoff event” for a project to replace a 4-mile section of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.

25/01/2023

A week after Gov. Wes Moore’s inauguration, even many people outside of Maryland know that he’s made history as the state’s first Black governor.

But how much do you know about the leader himself? Take our quiz and find out.

Even many people outside of Maryland now know that he’s made history as the state’s first Black governor. But how much do you know about the leader himself? Take our quiz and find out.

23/01/2023

President Joe Biden will return to Baltimore next week to tout federal funding to replace the 150-year old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, according to the White House.

President Joe Biden will return to Baltimore to tout federal funding to replace the 150-year old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel that carries train traffic under the city.

18/01/2023

Maryland’s new first and second children didn’t just look on in pride as their parents, Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, made history Wednesday afternoon — they participated in it.

The kids of Maryland's new governor and lieutenant governor helped introduce their parents to the crowd at their inauguration in Annapolis.

18/01/2023

Sun journalists are reporting live throughout the day as Maryland inaugurates Gov.-elect Wes Moore and Lt. Gov.-elect Aruna Miller. Follow our coverage here.

Sun journalists are reporting live as Maryland inaugurates its 63rd chief executive and first Black governor. Follow their coverage before, during and after the midday ceremony outside the State House.

12/01/2023

Lakey Boyd, the president and CEO of the Columbia Association, said Wednesday that she asked the nonprofit’s board of directors to transition her out of the group, stating that a plan crafted by the board would render her “ineffective” in her duties.

06/01/2023

Maryland's next leader must turn in a budget two days after he's inaugurated. With an ambitious agenda and unusually flush government spending accounts, Gov.-elect Wes Moore is trying to manage expectations.

Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore, entering office in less than two weeks with an ambitious agenda and unusually flush government spending accounts, is trying to manage expectations after receiving what he says is an unprecedented number of requests for state funding.

06/01/2023

In an opinion piece framing his first budget, Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore pledges a "data-driven and heart-led" approach that supports neglected communities.

Gov.-elect Moore: My administration’s commitment to supporting the needs of many communities long neglected has not, and will not, waver.

03/01/2023

Op-ed: If there is a lesson in the crisis that the nation is experiencing today, in which states do their own thing, paying minimal attention to the federal government or national issues, it is that our dark, historic roots are hauntingly alive.

If there is a lesson in the crisis that the nation is experiencing today, in which states do their own thing, paying minimal attention to the federal government or national issues, it is that our dark, historic roots are hauntingly alive.

02/01/2023

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown laid out his plan and goals for the early days of his term.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown laid out his plan and goals for the early days of his term.

02/01/2023

Our view: Maryland's governor-elect promised to revive the Red Line and "leave no one behind." A new, and free, high-speed, east-west bus line is the fastest way to achieve both.

Maryland's governor-elect promised to revive the Red Line and "leave no one behind." A new, and free, high-speed, east-west bus line is the fastest way to achieve both.

27/12/2022

Ballot curing, the process by which voters who forget to sign the oath on their mail-in ballot can rectify the situation and ensure their vote is counted, is expected to be offered via text message for the 2024 election.

Maryland voters who forget to sign their mail-in ballots will have a new option to fix them and have their votes counted in 2024: text message.

22/12/2022

Wes Moore secured both the most votes for any Maryland governor in history and had the largest margin of victory — 32 percentage points — for a governor since 1986.

Still, only half all Maryland voters cast ballots — a historically low number for similar election years, according to the official numbers released by the state this month.

Only half of Maryland’s voters cast ballots in 2022, a historically low number for a midterm election. “There’s work for both parties to do,” one analyst says.

22/12/2022

Sen. Melony Griffith, a Prince George’s County Democrat, will chair the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Brian Feldman, a Montgomery County Democrat, will chair the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment.