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Department of Housing and Community Development anticipates a shortage of single-family homes and a surplus of multi-family housing.
Jun 11, 2026

MD candidates debate solutions to housing affordability crisis

General Assembly candidates agree housing affordability is a crisis but differ on solutions including zoning reform and rent stabilization.

A sign at the entrance to the House of Delegates chamber. (File photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters)
Jun 10, 2026

After raft of appointments, voters in this Montgomery County district will finally get their say

Critics say District 16, in Montgomery County, is the poster child for everything that’s wrong with the current system for filling vacancies in the Maryland General Assembly.

The Amazon Web Services Data Center in Springfield, Virginia, is one of many such centers in the Washington metropolitan region. (Peter Riccio/Capital News Service)
Jun 10, 2026

General Assembly candidates see a common enemy on rising energy prices: data centers

Maryland candidates across parties support regulating data centers to address rising residential energy prices and improve the state's energy grid.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Jun 9, 2026

MD elections board approves canvassing protocol following mail-in ballot error

The Maryland State Board of Elections unanimously voted to approve official canvassing instructions for the June 23 primary election.

Senate President Bill Ferguson and Gov. Wes Moore speak at a bill signing on April 14, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jun 9, 2026

Bill Ferguson softens redistricting stance amid campaign, Democrats’ pushback

Why did Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson soften his stance on redistricting?

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Jun 9, 2026

General Assembly candidates’ biggest challenge? The state’s budget outlook.

Maryland General Assembly candidates confront widening state budget deficits driven by education spending and debate tax increases versus cuts.

President Donald Trump looks on as he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD)
Jun 5, 2026

With General Assembly primaries looming, it’s all about Trump all across MD

President Donald Trump stands at the center of everything in Washington these days — as well as Maryland’s June 23 General Assembly primaries.

President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington on March 6, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
Jun 4, 2026

Trump to restart MD coal plant with federal funds

Millions in federal funds will be used to restart Allegany County’s AES Warrior Run coal plant, President Donald Trump announced.

Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis speaks to reporters in July about Camden Yards lease negotiations between the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record)
Jun 3, 2026

$10M for closed-off project in Prince George’s ‘flushed down the proverbial toilet,’ official says

Maryland's state treasurer called for fiscal accountability regarding a closed project between Prince George's County and the Maryland Stadium Authority.

State Treasurer Dereck E. Davis, Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman approve Maryland's annual bond sale on June 3, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jun 3, 2026

MD Board of Public Works approves $800M bond sale

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the sale of $800 million of the state’s general obligation bonds.

James Harkness, chief engineer at the Maryland Transportation Authority, speaks to reporters about progress on the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild, two years after the original bridge collapsed from a ship strike. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Jun 2, 2026

MD to seek 4 contracts for Key Bridge rebuild

After exiting its contract with Kiewit Infrastructure, Maryland is seeking four separate contracts to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

People fuel up their vehicles at a gas station in Chicago on April 4, 2026. (REUTERS/Jim Vondruska)
Jun 2, 2026

Gas tax in MD to increase slightly on July 1

Maryland motorists will face an increase in the state gas tax rate starting next month, though they may not notice the change.