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In the Baltimore Register of Wills Democratic primary race, Shanai Dunmore, right, is challenging incumbent Belinda Conaway, left.
Jun 12, 2026

Baltimore City register of wills race: Audit, legal attacks hang over campaign

A former top official at Baltimore City’s probate office hopes to shake up her ex-boss's multigenerational family political dynasty at the circuit courthouse.

Gov. Wes Moore on April 28, 2025, announces an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop quantum computing testing. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Jun 12, 2026

MD candidates debate impact of Moore’s ‘lighthouse’ push

Maryland candidates discuss Gov. Wes Moore's DECADE Act focusing on biotech and quantum industries amid concerns about job reach and economic impact.

Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Johnny Ray Salling shake hands at the signing of the PORT Act in 2024 after working closely to respond to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Kiersten Hacker/Capital News Service)
Jun 11, 2026

In Baltimore County, Republican General Assembly candidates battle – in court

The competition between Maryland State Sen. Johnny Ray Salling and Daniel Eisenhart has moved to the courts ahead of the June 23 primary election.

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.

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 10, 2026

MD elections official expects ‘favorable ruling’ in DOJ suit seeking voter data

After hearing arguments, a judge will decide whether to throw out the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking unredacted voter data from Maryland's registration list.

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.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
May 28, 2026

MD ballot error: Original mail-ins to be counted if replacements not returned

Maryland’s elections administrator confirmed that after some incorrect ballots were sent out, they will still be counted if voters neglect to submit their replacement ballots.