A compensation commission recommended roughly 9% in phased raises for Maryland legislators that will take effect unless the General Assembly blocks them before adjournment.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a law on April 9 that will raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 by 2028, extend protections to farmworkers and link future increases to inflation.

Pepco has asked Maryland regulators for higher delivery rates that would raise average bills about $12 per month; public hearings are scheduled in mid‑April. Consumer advocates want the plan denied.

An emergency bill in Annapolis extends Maryland’s invasive blue catfish pilot to 2030 and creates a gill‑net pilot limited to licensed watermen.

Carroll County commissioners approved a major water and sewer rate increase that will raise average quarterly water bills by about $23 and push sewer charges nearly 30%.

Sean Bulson says he woke in a New Orleans hotel with electronics missing, now calling the episode a possible drugging and a political push that cost him his job.

Maryland voters who want to vote in the June 23 primary must register by Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Here’s a quick timeline for early voting, mail‑in requests and same‑day registration.

Three Howard County measures would let Preservation Maryland rehab the Ellicott City jail, create a standing interfaith commission and greenlight a 76‑unit Columbia development.

A whistleblower told Maryland lawmakers that nonprofit hospitals moved billions into offshore captive insurers, prompting a two‑year study and a temporary tax pause.

Mothers in Annapolis pressed lawmakers to approve SB 356, a one‑time $1,000 refundable credit for parents who experience a stillbirth, saying it would ease sudden funeral and medical bills. Advocates are racing to get the House to act before the legislature adjourns.

At Lawyers' Mall, advocates urged Maryland senators to pass the Community Trust Act and a Data Privacy Act to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

David Trone has launched a comeback against Rep. April McClain‑Delaney and is airing ads that tout abortion support for West Virginians amid a cash‑heavy Maryland primary.

A Washington Post analysis shows ICE made nearly 20,000 arrests across D.C., Maryland and Virginia; about 60% had no prior criminal record and advocates say communities are scared.