Maryland Politics

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, City Council President Nick Mosby and Comptroller Bill Henry said in a letter Monday that ending the federal expanded unemployment benefits program two months early will disproportionately hurt Baltimore.

Hospitality workers say they still can't find work, and they rely on the unemployment benefits set to end next month.

The governor signed more than 200 bills into law Tuesday afternoon.

A bill approved by the Maryland legislature lowers from 16 to 12 the age at which someone can consent to mental health treatment.

With eight days left in the General Assembly's annual 90-day session, the path forward remains unclear for a high-profile package of police reform bills.

One bill removes the governor from the parole approval process. The other eliminates life sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles.

Dennis Schrader, who has served as Maryland's acting health secretary since December, cleared a key hurdle toward being the official head of the department, but still needs confirmation by the full state Senate.

Legislation passed by the state Senate Monday would remove the governor from the parole process. The House passed a similar bill earlier this month.

The Maryland Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill barring judges from sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Less than five weeks before the election deadline--some state and local politics this morning! WYPR state government and politics reporter Rachel Baye…