Latest Maryland state government News

Candidates in Maryland's 6th Congressional District remain in a close contest

Nov. 06, 2024 01:25 AM EST

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Democrat April McClain Delaney and conservative Republican Neil Parrott remained in a close contest early Wednesday in Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House race, which will determine whether the sprawling 6th Congressional District will flip red after being represented...

AP Race Call: Democrat John Olszewski wins election to U.S. House in Maryland's 2nd Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:45 PM EST

Democrat John Olszewski won election to a U.S. House seat representing Maryland on Tuesday. He defeated Republican Kim Klacik for a seat that is open due to the retirement of Democratic Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. Olszewski has been the county executive of Baltimore County in the suburbs of Maryland's largest...

New lawsuit alleges child sexual abuse of WWE 'ring boys' in Maryland

Oct. 25, 2024 11:22 AM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses the WWE and its founders of fostering a culture of sexual abuse within the organization and looking the other way while a longtime ringside announcer preyed on young men he hired as “ring boys.” The suit was filed Wednesday in Maryland,...

Maryland lawmakers OK plan to allow caps on high-cost prescription drugs

Oct. 22, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken by a state to try to lower costs for expensive drugs....

Resentencing for Lee Malvo postponed in Maryland after Virginia says he can't attend in person

Sep. 25, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge on Wednesday indefinitely postponed a resentencing hearing for convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, after Virginia rejected a request to temporarily let him out of prison to attend a court session in Maryland. Malvo and his partner, John Allen...

Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

Sep. 10, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. ...