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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland lawmakers ended their legislative session late Monday in a challenging budget year that was aggravated by uncertainties with the Trump administration's downsizing of the federal government on a state that relies heavily on federal jobs and contracts.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland lawmakers were nearing the end of their legislative session Monday in a challenging budget year that was aggravated by uncertainties with the Trump administration's downsizing of the federal government on a state that relies heavily on federal jobs and contracts.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland lawmakers are scheduled to end their legislative session late Monday in a challenging budget year that was aggravated by uncertainties with the Trump administration's downsizing of the federal government on a state that relies heavily on federal jobs and contracts.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland lawmakers passed a measure Saturday to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions after thousands of people unexpectedly came forward with allegations of abuse, many of them in youth detention centers, putting potentially billions of dollars at stake for the state.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland lawmakers passed a measure Saturday to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions after thousands of people unexpectedly came forward with allegations of abuse, many of them in youth detention centers, putting potentially billions of dollars at stake for the state.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday.
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A federal judge in Maryland said Wednesday he will at least briefly extend a temporary order requiring the Trump administration to bring back federal workers who were fired as part of a dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, but the judge said he was struggling with the scope of a broad order.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an agreement on a state budget framework with the state's Democratic leadership Thursday, criticizing President Donald Trump's tariffs and dramatic downsizing of the federal government while announcing tax increases and cuts to address a $3.3 billion state deficit for the next fiscal year.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland and 19 other states are suing multiple federal agencies, contending President Donald Trump's administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers.
Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he's now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president's dramatic downsizing of the federal government that cost him his job.
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who are underperforming, as it seeks to shrink the workforce and awaits a court ruling related to its deferred resignation offers.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, facing budget problems and President Donald Trump's dramatic efforts to downsize a federal workforce crucial to Maryland's economy, said the state must become less reliant on federal jobs and better develop other economic strengths, during a speech to state lawmakers Wednesday.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Johnny Zuagar said he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighed how much to spend on Christmas presents.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Johnny Zuagar says he's tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how much to spend on Christmas presents.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday to become the first Black candidate to be elected senator in Maryland, as the Democrat prevailed in a blue state against popular Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- For years in deep-blue Maryland, U.S. Senate races often have been blowouts for solid Democratic incumbents against little-known Republicans, without much chance of an upset or control of the chamber potentially at stake.
CHESTER, Md. (AP) -- Republican Jon Michael hasn't always been a fan of Larry Hogan, who has been one of the GOP's sharpest critics of Donald Trump, but he voted for Hogan for U.S. Senate. Democrat Diane Stokes crossed party lines to vote for Hogan to be Maryland's governor, but she's not supporting him this time.
The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus said Friday that news reports quoting him as saying the North Carolina legislature could allocate the state's presidential electors to Donald Trump before the votes are counted were based on a conversation that was "taken out of context."
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Angela Alsobrooks sees the erosion of reproductive freedom for women with her 19-year-old daughter in mind.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- In a story published Aug. 29, 2024, about Maryland Gov. Wes Moore saying he made "an honest mistake" in failing to correct a White House fellowship application 18 years ago when he wrote he received a Bronze Star for military service in Afghanistan that he didn't ultimately receive, The Associated Press should have made clear that...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday he made "an honest mistake" in failing to correct a White House fellowship application 18 years ago when he wrote he had received a Bronze Star for his military service in Afghanistan though he never ended up receiving it, after the New York Times obtained a copy of the application...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that more must be done at the federal level to prevent gun violence during a campaign stop in Maryland to support Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat whose U.S. Senate race could determine control of the chamber.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running to flip a Senate seat that could determine control of the chamber, will once again skip the Republican National Convention as national party leaders hedge on whether the GOP will help fund his campaign.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running to flip a Senate seat that could determine control of the chamber, will once again skip the Republican National Convention as national party leaders hedge on whether the GOP will help fund his campaign.