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These parents are leaving work to stay home with their kids — but not by choice

May 22, 2025

Corey Bryce reads a book with her 1-year-old daughter, Julien, inside their Columbia, Maryland home on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Julien has been in an infants & toddlers program since she was about 4 months old, and Bryce says she knows she won’t be able to afford preschool without the money the state plans to funnel into pre-kindergarten education.

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How federal workers looking for jobs can dodge employment scammers

Madeleine O'Neill

May 19, 2025

If you’re a federal worker thinking about a career change, here’s how to get started

Madeleine O'Neill

May 18, 2025

Facing uncertainty at work? Here’s how you can prepare your finances

Madeleine O'Neill

May 12, 2025

Judge orders Trump administration to halt much of the massive federal workforce downsizing

Janie Har, Associated Press

May 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is expected to announce automobile tariffs on foreign-made cars.

Maryland public media outlets brace for federal funding cuts after Trump executive order

Darreonna Davis

May 10, 2025

President Donald Trump listens during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.

Can Maryland’s dual grads give the workforce a boost?

From left, graduates Syed Shah, Maddison Hershey, and Nima Sichani.

A black bear is Baltimore and Howard counties’ newest visitor

A Black Bear lifts its nose in the air to get a whiff of fresh spring air.

Artscape 2025: All the changes you need to know, plus the music and forecast

A local artist market is seen along Charles Street at Artscape in Baltimore, MD on September 22, 2023.

After 46 years of winning, Johns Hopkins baseball coach Bob Babb has one last chance to win it all

Johns Hopkins head baseball coach Bob Babb congratulates his team on a hard-fought win against Case Western Reserve University on Friday.

Artscape, Deathfest and more: Here’s what to know about traffic & parking this weekend

Numerous streets will be closed for Artscape, Deathfest, Festival of India, and more events starting on Friday.

Trump officials silent as firefighters lobby to reopen training academy in Maryland

Updated May 8, 2025

Members of the national firefighting community walk the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg following the annual fallen firefighters memorial.

Maryland loses 550 AmeriCorps positions to Trump administration cuts

May 8, 2025

Alexandria Warrick Adams, executive director of Elev8 Baltimore, said at a Thursday press conference that Maryland communities and children will feel the effects of AmeriCorps cuts.

Local workforce development organization falls victim to Trump cuts

May 8, 2025

Jennifer Dewees, president of MCCEI, speaks at the first Annual Maryland Tradeswomen Summit in March.

Judge expresses sympathy for fired federal workers but questions reinstatement

Brian Witte, Associated Press

May 7, 2025

Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Where federal workers searching for new jobs should look in Maryland

Giacomo Bologna and Lee O. Sanderlin

May 6, 2025

Prospective job seekers speak with recruiters during a federal workers career fair hosted at Howard Community College in Columbia last month.

Federal workers are hunting for new jobs: ‘It’s incredibly saturated’

Prachi Vashisht

May 5, 2025

Federal workers may ‘need to vent’: How to cope and manage workplace stress

May 5, 2025

Maryland nonprofits and volunteers ‘devastated’ after AmeriCorps abruptly ends service

Updated May 2, 2025

Gov. Wes Moore celebrated Volunteer Maryland’s 30th anniversary during an AmeriCorps service event at the Baltimore Community ToolBank in Baltimore City on March 17, 2023.

Trump’s first 100 days in office: How Maryland has been affected

Clara Longo de Freitas

Apr 29, 2025

Maryland child care centers in federal buildings face an uncertain future

Apr 28, 2025

Sunny Days, a child care program in Riverdale, has been the near-perfect program for Jessalyn Schwartz's 3-year-old daughter. Sunny Days is expected to be shut down by the federal government in August.

Social Security could lose some 7,000 employees under Trump’s worker reclassification

Updated Apr 24, 2025

A protest outside the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn earlier this month, as many express concerns about deep cuts to the federal workforce.

From thumbs up to middle fingers, Tesla owners are along for Musk’s political ride

Updated Apr 23, 2025

Cadeem Franklin holds his chicken while sitting inside of his Tesla outside of his home in Baltimore, Friday, April 11, 2025.

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

Lea Skene, Associated Press

Apr 18, 2025

Earlier this month, hundreds of people showed up at the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn to protest Elon Musk and DOGE.

Federal government downsizing hits close to home in Anne Arundel, survey finds

Apr 15, 2025

A March 20 job fair hosted by the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. in Odenton drew scores of federal workers and contractors affected by President Trump’s sweeping cost-cutting measures.

Federal workers are frustrated. Some feel better shouting from an I-95 overpass at rush hour.

Apr 10, 2025

Demonstrators hold signs during a weekly protest in opposition to President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and the DOGE federal workforce cuts on the Gorman Road I-95 overpass in Laurel.

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