An appellate court refused to restore Dion Guthrie to the Harford County Council, ruling his no‑contest plea triggered automatic removal. His attorney says he will appeal to the Maryland Supreme Court.

BPD told City Council it expects to exceed a $40M overtime allocation by roughly $13.4M, prompting fresh scrutiny over vacancies and budget oversight.

Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved a roughly $153M no‑bid contract with Axon for Tasers, AI‑capable body cameras and training, prompting procurement and privacy questions.

A taxpayer advocate accused the mayor’s office of excessive travel spending — from Atlanta to Las Vegas — as the Board of Estimates meets to consider dozens of travel requests.

Baltimore's proposed $1.95B school budget shifts new dollars to pre‑K while trimming staff at dozens of campuses, leaving students and families anxious.

Rep. Johnny Olszewski introduced the ROBE Act on May 4, a proposed constitutional amendment to set 18‑year terms for Supreme Court justices amid ethics and Voting Rights Act concerns.

Former Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford pressed Gov. Wes Moore after Moore said closed primaries "have run their course." Rutherford argues nearly 1 million unaffiliated Marylanders are shut out of party primaries.

Maryland judges asked the Fourth Circuit to shut down the DOJ's sweeping lawsuit over a two‑day pause on deportations, warning it would threaten judicial independence.

Capt. Clinton A. Cornell, a 2001 USNA graduate and EOD commander, will return to Annapolis as the Academy’s 92nd Commandant of Midshipmen in June.

At a packed forum in Towson, seven candidates laid out sharply different plans on housing, safety and county government ahead of the June primary. Voters pressed for specifics and contrast emerged between experience and change.

A Maryland judge cleared the FTC to pursue a suit against a Pikesville ticket broker accused of using thousands of accounts to flip hundreds of thousands of tickets. The ruling could broaden federal enforcement under the BOTS Act.

Maryland's new PACE Act restricts when song lyrics and other creative works can be used as evidence. Supporters say it curbs bias; prosecutors warn it may hamper prosecutions.

Anne Arundel says it’s roughly 692 Republican election judges short for the June 23 primary. Officials warn they’ll begin filling GOP vacancies with other-party applicants if sign-ups don’t rise.