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Justice Department threatens Maryland’s top election official with criminal charges

July 9th, 2026

by Bryan P. Sears, Maryland Matters July 8, 2026 Maryland’s top election official is being threatened with criminal charges by the Justice Department, the latest effort by President Donald Trump and his administration to pressure state elections officials and cast doubt on the validity of this fall’s elections, say some election advocates. The Tuesday letter […]

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Maryland school districts face fall deadline to set AI policies

July 6th, 2026

by Mayah Nachman, Maryland Matters July 6, 2026 Maryland schools have a summer homework assignment: Establish artificial intelligence policies for their classrooms. They do have a cheat sheet of sorts to go by — the Maryland State Department of Education’s recently released AI guidance. The department has been working on its guidelines since fall of […]

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Here’s where Maryland lawmakers stand on Trump attacks on Iran

March 5th, 2026

The Maryland congressional delegation is raising a variety of concerns about the administration’s military campaign in the Middle East. By STELLA GARNER Capital News Service (WASHINGTON) — Congress is conflicted on how to respond to the Trump administration’s ongoing military campaign in Iran, with lawmakers split largely along party lines on whether President Donald Trump’s […]

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Town of North East’s Mayor Issues Statement On Appearance of Confederate “Heritage” Participants

December 10th, 2025

More than a few people are deeply disturbed by the inclusion of a float dedicated to Confederate “Heritage” and the distribution of Confederate flags to children in North East’s annual Christmas parade. Editorially, there’s little Cecil TV can add to this story except to say that the Confederacy  was a failed effort  to preserve the […]

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Maryland’s surprising role in implementing Trump’s immigration agenda

November 18th, 2025

Capitol News Service 11/13/25 By Aline Behar Kado, Haley Parsley and Raphael Romero Ruiz   A handful of sheriffs are enforcing immigration policies so aggressively that they’ve put Maryland ahead of most red states in transferring migrants to ICE custody. It’s part of a local-federal partnership known as 287(g) Sheriffs in Maryland are assisting President Donald Trump’s administration in […]

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Demonstrators march to show support for American democracy

September 16th, 2025

From Capital News Service By Lillian Glaros TOWSON, Md.–Dozens of people from states as far away as Texas and Kentucky marched 15 miles through Baltimore County on Sunday with a gigantic copy of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution in tow, in a show of support for American democracy. The march aims to show that […]

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Maryland spent big on youth mental health — but then the budget crisis hit

February 24th, 2025

By SASHA ALLEN Capital News Service Catholic Charities of Baltimore won state grants to fight chronic absenteeism in three Maryland public school districts by connecting troubled students with the mental health services they need. Thrive Behavioral Health won state funding to work with students with severe behavioral issues in five school districts to keep the […]

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Gov. Moore orders state to tighten its belt, but big cuts are coming

January 13th, 2025

Gov. Moore on Friday announced the Government Modernization Initiative, aimed at cutting inefficient government spending. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Capital News Service) January 10, 2025 By JACK BOWMAN Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS–Gov. Wes Moore is directing his administration to scour the state’s spending for waste and inefficiency, with a goal of producing $50 million in savings. Moore announced […]

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