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The Federal Obligations Enforcement Act would allow Maryland to place a lien on federal properties and withhold payments to the federal government until delinquent state funds are paid out.
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2026 WYPR Coverage of Maryland General Assembly
Gov. Wes Moore signs $71B Maryland budget; no tax increases but fiscal concerns loom
The governor signed off on a balanced budget Wednesday morning, but questions around how state officials plan to balance an impending $3 billion deficit are underway.
Maryland lawmakers on course to ban sale of Glocks and ‘machine gun convertible pistols’
The bill would make Maryland the only state other than California to ban the sale of semiautomatic handguns that can be converted into machine guns with an illegal aftermarket device.
Maryland Senate passes utility relief bill, House and advocates concerned with changes
The Senate added some hefty amendments to the House’s version of the Utility RELIEF Act, and the House speaker and consumer advocates worry the changes will provide less relief for ratepayers.
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Diaa Hadid/NPRThe movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. -
Pool/Getty Images/Getty Images EuropeHungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S. -
Kiichiro Sato/APA paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use. -
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesConsumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge. -
Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/APXi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy. -
ABBAS FAKIH/AFP via Getty ImagesThe fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones. -
Claudette BariusThe newest movie from director Steven Soderbergh, whose films range from Erin Brockovich to Magic Mike and the spy thriller Black Bag, is about artistic legacy itself. -
Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesStates say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes. -
Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesIf you keep up with secret identities, you'll get at least one question right this week! -
melitasOver the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men."
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