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Maryland’s lone Republican Congressman and Trump ally Andy Harris visited Annapolis to talk statewide energy policy and Maryland issues on a national scale.
2026 WYPR Coverage of Maryland General Assembly
Gov. Moore’s landmark energy proposal immediately met with Maryland lawmakers’ red pens
State lawmakers were quick to question and seek alternatives to some of the governor’s major energy proposals as the two branches weigh how best to provide utility bill relief to Marylanders.
Maryland lawmakers on track to confirm new DJS secretary following departmental turmoil
Betsy Fox Tolentino has been leading the Department of Juvenile Services for over seven months and state legislators appear ready to make her appointment official.
Immigrant detention center regulation bills advance to Maryland House for full vote
Amid ramped up federal immigration enforcement efforts, Maryland lawmakers are working to regulate state-level participation where they can.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground/CC BY 2.0This week on the podcast, two stories about people pleading their cases. -
Laura Ockel viazavier, used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication/Via Wikimedia CommonsThis week on the podcast, three stories about painful, unrequited adorations.
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Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesAt issue is whether a county can seize homeowners' residence for unpaid property taxes and sell the house at auction for less than the homeowners would get if they put their home on the market themselves. -
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesAfter NPR reporting revealed dozens of pages of Epstein files related to President Trump appear to be missing from the public record, a top House Democrat wants to know why. -
Olga Fedorova/APIn a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms. -
Mark Schiefelbein/APIn his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump once again touted new tax benefits for tipped workers, who like many Americans are feeling the pinch of higher prices. -
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesDuring a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues. -
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images North AmericaThe shortlist also includes a 1990s pop diva, heavy metal pioneers and a legendary R&B singer and producer. -
Penguin Random HouseAllegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages. -
Chris Pizzello/Invision/APSkarsgård plays a filmmaker struggling to connect with his two grown daughters in Sentimental Value. As the father of eight, the Swedish actor says he understands the tension his character faces. -
Rebecca Blackwell/Associated PressWith prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information. -
Jane Arraf/NPRWadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
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