Maryland Politics

Lawmakers say they want police to stop 'odor searches' scouting for illegal marijuana possession while ensuring Black entrepreneurs have an opportunity to compete in the legal recreational business.

The 988 phone hotline already routes Maryland residents to suicide and prevention experts on standby instead of the 911 police response during a mental health crisis.

Gov. Wes Moore allocated millions to slash state government vacancies in half over the next fiscal year and set aside $500 million each for Blueprint For Maryland’s Future and transportation.

Governor Wes Moore released $69M withheld by outgoing Governor Larry Hogan, including funds for abortion care training on his first day in office.

Dozens of Maryland residents participating in the state's college savings program, known as 529 plans, trekked to the capital city Annapolis to share a year-long struggle to access their own money.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed executive orders, one updating ethics standards for the administration and the other creating a cabinet-level agency to oversee community service programs.

The Wes Moore-Aruna Miller administration's "People's Ball" was held in downtown Baltimore on Wednesday night with much fanfare.

Carmen Roques is the next executive to lead the Maryland Department of Aging after the past 10 years as the CEO of Keswick Multi-Care, a large not-for-profit short-term rehabilitation facility and continuing care retirement community in Baltimore.

Midday's Tom Hall hosts WYPR's live coverage of the historic inaugural ceremonies, featuring reports from Annapolis by WYPR's Matt Bush and Rachel Baye, with in-studio analysis by American historian and author Dr. Terry Anne Scott. Live audio courtesy of MPT.

WYPR and The Baltimore Banner are collaborating for coverage of the inauguration of Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller.