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Montgomery County

Campaign signs for Montgomery County Council members Andrew Friedson and Will Jawando outside Rockville High School on Tueday. (Photo by Mayah Nachman/Maryland Matters)
Jun 24, 2026

Expensive, contentious executive races to lead big counties into the future

Democratic voters in four counties selected a new generation of leaders Tuesday, making history in at least two of them.

Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) is joined on stage by his wife, Lea, and their children, Caleb and Cora, at an election night victory party Tuesday, after Ferguson survived one of his biggest political challenges in years. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)
Jun 24, 2026

Despite some challenges, most legislators appear headed to reelection

Despite some aggressive challenges, an overwhelming majority of state lawmakers who were seeking reelection in Tuesday’s primaries skated through with relative ease.

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Jun 23, 2026

The Daily Record announces 2026 Leading Women honorees

The Daily Record announced the 2026 Leading Women honorees, identifying women who are 40 years old or younger for the accomplishments they have made so far in their careers.

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.

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Jun 22, 2026

Single-engine plane crashes near MD playground, killing three

A single-engine plane crashed near a residential area in Maryland, killing all three on board, according to Maryland State Police.

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Jun 22, 2026

Maryland housing inventory down, prices up, report says

New data shows Maryland housing inventory and new listings have declined over the last year, despite state efforts to reduce Maryland’s nearly 100,000 housing unit shortage.

Electric infrastructure for Delmarva Power in Ocean City. (Kendyl Kearly/The Daily Record)
Jun 18, 2026

Utility rate-setting is ‘Catch-22,’ MD lawmakers, advocates say

Across multiple legislative sessions, lawmakers have attempted to lower skyrocketing utility bills for Marylanders, mostly through incremental steps.

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.

Unveiling of the new F-35 during a rollout ceremony of F-35 fighter jets ordered by Finland at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas, December 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Jeremy Lock/File Photo)
Jun 17, 2026

GM, MD-based Lockheed to collaborate on defense projects

General Motors and Maryland-based defense company Lockheed Martin are collaborating on projects to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing and defense industrial base.

Signage for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Jamie L Whitten Federal Building in Washington is shown May 9, 2019. (Depositphotos)
Jun 16, 2026

USDA approves disaster declaration for MD farms over late spring freeze

The USDA approved Maryland’s request for a disaster declaration after a late-April freeze devastated some orchards and vineyards in the state.

The Webber Dam, on the Grand River in Ionia County, is one of 13 hydroelectric dams Consumers Energy is seeking to sell to Confluence Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Maryland-based private equity firm Hull Street Energy LLC. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jun 16, 2026

Judge recommends Michigan PSC reject dam sales to Bethesda-based firm

A judge is recommending the Michigan Public Service Commission reject an attempt to sell 13 hydropower dams to a Maryland-based private equity firm.

Montgomery County Public Schools bus (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)
Jun 16, 2026

Fearing censorship, student journalists sound alarm over Montgomery County policy

Twenty student newspapers in Montgomery County are fighting a district memo that they’re concerned could lead to censorship of what they publish.