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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)
Jun 23, 2026

Frederick County data center referendum case goes to MD Supreme Court

The Maryland Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on a proposed Frederick County ballot referendum to limit the expansion of data centers.

Kalshi logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Jun 23, 2026

Don’t bet on it: MD eyes action against election ‘trading’ on prediction markets

Maryland residents wagering on the outcome of elections using online prediction markets could find themselves on the wrong side of election law and potentially face criminal prosecution, officials say.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Jun 23, 2026

Primary election: MD requests 77K more mail-in ballots than in 2022

As state officials deal with the fallout of a mistake with mail-in ballots, Marylanders requested far more of them for Tuesday's primary election than they did in 2022.

April McClain Delaney and David Trone, shown in 2024 with John Delaney at right, have been friendly through the years, but this year's race has been contentious. (Robb Hill/for The Washington Post)
Jun 23, 2026

Two MD Democrats were friends. Now they are spending millions to attack each other.

Before they dipped into their vast personal fortunes and began lodging nasty allegations against each other, the current and former representatives from Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House District were friendly.

A poll worker holds a roll of 'I voted' stickers at an El Dorado County polling station during California's special election on Proposition 50 in El Dorado Hills, California, on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo)
Jun 22, 2026

Judge blocks Trump’s use of revamped immigration database for voter checks

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped version of an immigration database for checking the accuracy of state voter rolls.

Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis walks out of the federal courthouse in Baltimore after a hearing on whether the Trump administration's demand for unredacted voter data should be dismissed.
Jun 22, 2026

Judge tosses Trump administration suit seeking MD voter data

A federal judge threw out the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking data on millions of registered Maryland voters.

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney candidates
Jun 18, 2026

Prince George’s has most expensive state’s attorney primary in MD

There are five contested primary elections for state’s attorney in Maryland, but Prince George’s County is home to the most expensive.

Sen. Dalya Attar and Del. Malcolm P. Ruff are facing off in the race for the District 41 Senate race to represent Baltimore in the Maryland legislature. (The Daily Record)
Jun 18, 2026

Where do Attar, Ruff stand on issues in heated MD Senate race?

Sen. Dalya Attar and Del. Malcolm P. Ruff face off in Baltimore’s 41st District Senate race one of the most hotly contested races this year.

A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration)
Jun 18, 2026

Judge narrows lawsuits challenging Trump order restricting mail-in voting

A federal judge in Boston limited lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.

Candidates and volunteers brave the heat Thursday outside the Sports and Learning Complex in Landover to grab voters on the first day of early voting in Maryland. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Jun 18, 2026

County executive primaries come with big price tags across MD

There are fewer candidates running for county executive than there were four years ago, but their campaigns have raised $4.2 million more than at the same point in 2022, campaign finance reports show.

Courtney Buiniskis, left, is challenging incumbent Anne Arundel Register of Wills Jasmine Jackson in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Jackson was appointed to her post in 2024 after her former boss, Erica Griswold was convicted of misconduct in office and subsequently removed.
Jun 17, 2026

Voters to pick Anne Arundel probate officials after scandals

Anne Arundel County voters will vote on probate office leadership after the conviction of the county’s last register of wills and misconduct allegations against two orphans’ court judges.

U.S. federal agents look on as they stand guard in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)
Jun 15, 2026

Ban on cooperating with ICE divides MD candidates along partisan lines

Maryland candidates for the 2026 General Assembly primaries are divided along partisan lines over the recent ban on local law enforcement cooperating with ICE.