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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.
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2026 WYPR Coverage of Maryland General Assembly
What would happen if Maryland left the nation’s largest power grid? Lawmakers want to find out
Maryland has been a member of the PJM Interconnection for seventy years, but state officials wonder if leaving the grid could help lower utility bills.
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries makes early redistricting plea in Maryland
Jeffries met with Senate President Bill Ferguson to try and sway Ferguson to pursue a Democratic-leaning Congressional map.
Maryland bans partnerships between local law enforcement and ICE
Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation on Tuesday that requires Maryland jurisdictions to immediately terminate their 287(g) agreements.
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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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Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe rapper, who also serves as the official "hype man" for multiple U.S. Olympic teams, invited the female hockey players to Las Vegas for a "real celebration." -
STAFF/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty ImagesThe company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk. -
Emma Da Silva/APFrench President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars' resignation as "an act of responsibility" at a moment when the Louvre needs security upgrades, modernization and other major projects. -
Julie Yarbrough/KnopfJones' new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to each other without their mothers. -
Annie Flanagan for NPRGene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big hurdle for patients seeking this specialized care. -
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democrats' response on Tuesday following President Trump's State of the Union address. -
Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesFor decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them? -
Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesRussia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, and the fighting continues. Here's a look at where the war stands today. -
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesThe prime-time address is a chance for the president to tout his record ahead of this year's midterm elections. But it comes at a moment when Trump has seen his agenda complicated on multiple fronts. -
Stella Kalinina for NPRThe woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith.
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