Annapolis approved a $4,000-per-provider property tax credit aimed at helping licensed child‑care operators hire staff and stay open. City analysis trimmed a larger $10,000 proposal to limit the budget hit.

Bay Management Group withdrew its federal challenge to the Maryland Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division after months of litigation over a sweeping subpoena seeking years of tenant‑screening records.

Baltimore County lawmakers returned from Annapolis with a mix of new state laws and neighborhood grants — from a state Voting Rights Act to $2M for a Tradepoint commuter bus.

The ACLU sued Somerset County's school board, alleging officials withheld hundreds of public records about the superintendent, curriculum and legal hires.

Top Democrats unveiled HB1532, the Utility RELIEF Act, promising roughly $150 in annual savings through temporary cuts to the EmPOWER surcharge and new data‑center rules.

A Baltimore Sun‑led investigation says thousands of records raise questions about Gov. Wes Moore’s public narrative, and the governor’s office has resisted full disclosure. The series will roll out in coming days.

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.