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Moore says he has no time for Bronze Star ‘foolishness’ at Texas journalism event
Gov. Wes Moore sat down with NPR for an hour-plus interview Friday at the Texas Tribune Festival, the nonprofit news outlet’s annual fundraiser.
Nobody likes taxes. At least Maryland will let some file online for free.
More than 700,000 Marylanders should be able to file their income state and federal tax returns online for free next year, saving hours of work and hundreds of dollars for tax software and prep services.
Poll: Parrott cracks a narrow lead in race for Congress in Maryland’s 6th District
A former Republican state delegate has a wafer-thin lead in the 6th District race for Congress, although he trails in the most densely populated portions of the district, a poll out Thursday shows.
U.S. Senate poll tracker: Alsobrooks leads Hogan by 5 in Gonzales Research poll
Gonzales Research and Media Services puts Angela Alsobrooks ahead of Larry Hogan by 5 percentage points, 46% to 41%, within the margin of error.
Military veterans skeptical of Moore’s inaccurate Bronze Star claim
“People need to be careful around how you portray your service and don’t embellish things,” one veteran said of the inaccuracies of Gov. Wes Moore’s Bronze Star claim.
Moore’s approval rating soars in new poll of likely voters
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's approval rating is up six points since February.
Maryland’s cannabis agency director will step down in December
Will Tilburg has shaped the state’s medical and recreational cannabis rules, educated lawmakers on national best practices and established several first-in-the-nation cannabis policies and standards during his nearly seven-year tenure.
Moore turns Maryland experience into case for Democratic ticket in DNC speech
In his nearly eight minute spot Moore wrapped an earnest story about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and some familiar — for Marylanders — arguments about service, patriotism and perseverance into his defense of a Harris-Walz administration.
Gov. Wes Moore’s DNC speech a chance to expand his audience for Harris
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will take the Democratic National Convention stage Wednesday night and make his best case why Americans should elect Kamala Harris president.
Moore headlines Marylanders appearing at Democratic National Convention
Gov. Wes Moore will be one of a handful of Maryland politicians to speak during the four-day event. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin is on today’s schedule and U.S. Senate candidate and Prince George’s County executive Angela Alsobrooks is also expected to speak.
Brown commends prosecutors for data transparency, plans to initiate research
Brown encouraged all Maryland state's attorneys to analyze their case data.
Why some Maryland prosecutors are handing over case data to researchers and others aren’t
One researcher called the willingness of Maryland prosecutors to welcome academics like him into their records an “incredible sea change” for a government sector unaccustomed to exposing their decisions to public scrutiny.
Federal judge: Maryland can’t ban concealed carry of guns in bars, private buildings
A federal judge who previously temporarily blocked some of the state’s restrictions on the concealed carry of guns has made that block permanent.
Islamic group director did not apply to state hate crime commission
The director of a Muslim civil rights organization said she decided not to apply for a seat on a Maryland hate crime commission months after lawmakers dropped her nonprofit group as a named representative.
Maryland’s illicit cannabis market still ‘alive and well’ after legalization
The commercial boom sparked by legalization didn’t make Maryland’s illegal cannabis market disappear. It created a government-regulated competitor.
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