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An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia, October 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)
Jul 2, 2026

Frederick County executive orders data center development pause after court ruling

Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater issued a temporary pause on new data center development in Frederick County.

Adam Daniel Greivell and Gina Cirincion are Republican candidates for Washington County State's Attorney. (USA Today Network)
Jul 2, 2026

Cirincion’s lead in Washington County State’s Attorney race lessens

Washington County State's Attorney Gina Cirincion's lead in the Republican primary has narrowed to 12 votes with mail-in ballots still being counted.

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Jul 2, 2026

Maryland SUN Bucks summer meals program launches

A summer meals initiative supporting the Moore-Miller administration’s efforts toward ending childhood poverty has launched for the summer.

Former Maryland Del. Dan Cox won the Republican primary and will face Democratic Gov. Wes Moore in November. (USA TODAY Network)
Jul 2, 2026

Cox beat Hale in MD gubernatorial primary without Republican establishment. How?

How did Dan Cox win Maryland's Republican gubernatorial primary over the establishment-backed Ed Hale?

Construction continues on a $1 billion, 520-acre data center Wednesday, May 20, 2026 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. It is being built for Meta, the trillion-dollar company that owns Facebook and Instagram. It's one of seven major data center projects pending in Wisconsin that combined are worth more than $57 billion. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 1, 2026

Western MD county approves data center moratorium

The Washington County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a yearlong moratorium regarding data center applications.

Patrick Moran of the Maryland chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announces the union is filing Unfair Labor Practice charges against Gov. Wes Moore's administration. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jul 1, 2026

Board rules for MD employees’ union on telework complaint

The Maryland Public Employee Relations Board ruled in favor of the state employees' union regarding withheld information on telework.

State and community leaders held a reopening ceremony for the Juanita Jackson Law Center in Baltimore on June 26, 2026. (Office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen)
Jul 1, 2026

Juanita Jackson Mitchell Law Center reopens in Baltimore

State and community leaders celebrated the reopening of a Baltimore establishment honoring the legacy of Juanita Jackson Mitchell.

Ellie Victorina, ridden by Grant Whitacre, leads the pack in the second race of the day on Oct. 1, 2023, at Laurel Park. (Angel Gingras/Capital News Service)
Jul 1, 2026

Laurel Park horse training facility purchase approved by MD board

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the $48.5 million purchase of Laurel Race Track to be used as a year-round thoroughbred horse training facility.

Electrical transmission towers, poles and lines are shown in California on Aug. 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Jul 1, 2026

Warnings galore as power grid serving MD braces for heatwave, record demand

PJM, the largest U.S. electric grid operator that encompasses Maryland, detailed price spikes and warnings of massive transmission line congestion as it braced for record-breaking demand driven by a heatwave.

U.S. District Court Judge Myong Joun presides over a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on Aug. 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
Jul 1, 2026

Judges block Trump’s limits on student loan forgiveness program

Two federal judges blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule stripping some public service workers of eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness.

A graphical forecast for Maryland on Wednesday, July 1. (USA TODAY Network)
Jun 30, 2026

Moore declares State of Preparedness ahead of MD heat wave

Gov. Wes Moore declared a State of Preparedness ahead of what state leaders expect to be a historic heat wave July 1 to July 5.

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Jun 30, 2026

Ex-lawyer seeks reinstatement to MD bar after US House primary win

Robin Ficker, the former attorney who won the Republican nomination for Maryland's 6th Congressional District, is seeking to be readmitted to the state bar.