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Aug 3, 2026

MD General Assembly special session: Democrats defend redistricting as way of combatting ‘uncertainty’

As the legislature's special session heated up Monday, Maryland General Assembly leadership defended redistricting legislation as Republicans accused them of a power grab.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Jul 15, 2026

Montgomery County finds processing errors for 19 ballots after MD’s larger mail-in ballot issue

The Montgomery County Board of Elections found processing errors to 19 ballots related to a much larger mistake: hundreds of thousands of misprints sent out statewide.

A voter fills out a ballot at an El Dorado County polling station during California’s special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in El Dorado Hills, California, on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo)
Jul 15, 2026

What statewide referendums will appear on MD ballots?

The Maryland General Assembly will convene in a special session to potentially add a redistricting referendum. What questions are already planned for ballots?

A voting sign is displayed at Metropolitan Library during the Georgia Midterm Primary Election in Atlanta on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer)
Jul 14, 2026

No recount in tight primary for Carroll County state’s attorney

There won’t be a recount in the Republican primary for Carroll County state’s attorney, which was decided by just 176 votes.

Advocates say opposition to proposed data center projects could be seen in local primary election results, where several county officials who had backed such plans were turned out by voters. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)
Jul 13, 2026

Data center frustrations cause upheaval in MD primary elections

In some Maryland counties, frustrations about proposed data center developments led to the ouster of local politicians during last month’s primary election, observers say.

The Maryland State House is shown on the morning of the first day of the 2026 General Assembly, Jan. 14, 2026. (Maximillian Franz/The Daily Record)
Jul 8, 2026

10 highest-paid lobbyists of 2026 MD General Assembly session — and who they work for

Who were the highest-paid lobbyists during the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session, and who were their clients?

Senate President Bill Ferguson, Gov. Wes Moore and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk sign the fiscal year 2027 budget on April 8, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jun 30, 2026

Budget, vaccines, judicial ethics: 6 key MD laws going into effect July 1

Here are some key Maryland policies that take effect July 1, from the new budget to vaccinations to contraception.

Del. Derrick Coley, right, shown with Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy in January on the day the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee chose him to fill a District 24 vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates. On Thursday afternoon, Coley had a small lead over his Democratic primary challenger, Crystal Carpenter. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)
Jun 26, 2026

Some MD delegates still locked in tight primary contests two days after election

For most of the candidates running for Maryland’s General Assembly, the dust is now settling after Tuesday’s primary election. But a select few are still locked in tight races two days later.

House Minority Whip Jason Buckel, R-Allegany, and Minority Whip Jesse Pippy, R-Frederick, speak before the floor session on on Jan. 20, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record.
Jun 25, 2026

Glock ban: MD Republicans call on DOJ to review

Maryland Republicans asked the Department of Justice to review legislation poised to ban the sale of Glock pistols.

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 23, 2026

Ruff beats Attar in MD Senate primary, AP calls

Maryland Del. Malcolm Ruff beat incumbent Sen. Dalya Attar in the Baltimore 41st district Senate primary amid Attar's criminal indictment, the Associated Press called.

Sarah David, the 2025 Top Leader in Law honoree, announces the 2026 Top Leader in Law winner during The Daily Record's Leaders in Law event April 20, 2026. (Steve Ruark/The Daily Record)
Jun 23, 2026

Sarah David beats Scott Shellenberger for Baltimore County state’s attorney

Sarah David won the Baltimore County state's attorney race.

Prince George's County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson has raised the most money of any candidate in a contested primary for state’s attorney. (Courtesy of the Jackson campaign)
Jun 23, 2026

Tara Jackson defeats Wanika Fisher for Prince George’s state’s attorney

Incumbent Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson will keep her job after Tuesday's primary election.