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Construction workers use wood and lumber to build residential homes in Irvine, California, on March 28, 2025. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Aug 26, 2026

Judge blocks Trump overhaul of funding for fair housing groups

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from restructuring a federal grant program to redirect money away from over 100 nonprofits.

Children take part in baseball practice on an artificial-turf field. (Sandy Huffaker/For The Washington Post)
Aug 20, 2026

Synthetic vs. natural grass? The turf war in a MD school district

Montgomery County Public Schools plans to spend $55 million replacing natural grass with synthetic turf, sparking debate.

Richie Rosen, a resident of a facility that houses people with developmental disabilities, where three Haitian caregivers who held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) worked until the Supreme Court decision ended TPS for Haitians, poses for a portrait in New City, New York, on Aug. 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Vincent Alban)
Aug 19, 2026

Families, healthcare providers under strain after Trump crackdown on Haitian immigrants

The abrupt removal of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status has placed additional strain on a healthcare system already struggling to meet the needs of the fast-aging U.S. population.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks, accompanied by President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2026. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Aug 4, 2026

Trump’s EPA was wrong to terminate billions in climate grants, court rules

A federal appeals court said the EPA cannot claw back about $20 billion of clean energy grants from several nonprofit groups.

A general view of a Baltimore Ravens helmet against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
Aug 4, 2026

Ravens, Under Armour outfit more than 4,200 local youth athletes

The Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour are helping thousands of young athletes prepare for another season through an equipment and apparel grant distributed across Maryland and Delaware.

An aerial view of 1520 S. Caton Ave. in Southwest Baltimore. (Marcus & Millichap)
Jul 29, 2026

Baltimore office complex sells for $6.9M

A two-building office complex in Southwest Baltimore has sold for $6.94 million, real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced.

A rendering of the completed Harmer’s Town Art Center in Havre de Grace. (Courtesy of Harmer’s Town Art Center Inc.)
Jul 14, 2026

Harford County art center construction to commence late 2026

Construction of Harmer’s Town Art Center, a planned regional arts destination in Havre de Grace, will commence late this year.

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)
Jul 13, 2026

$270M pledged to sweeten Michigan dam deal with Bethesda-based firm

Consumers Energy has sweetened the pot for the proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Maryland-based firm.

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.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who supports Jocelyn Benson for governor, talks about child care and small black businesses during a fireside chat at the Morningside Cafe on June 29, 2026, in Detroit. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 6, 2026

Wes Moore avoids question in Michigan on 2028 plans

Gov. Wes Moore, viewed by some as a rising star in Democratic politics, wouldn't say during stops in Michigan last week whether he plans to run for president in 2028.

U.S. District Court Judge Myong Joun presides over a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on Aug. 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo)
Jul 1, 2026

Judges block Trump’s limits on student loan forgiveness program

Two federal judges blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule stripping some public service workers of eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness.

2026 Top Leadership in Law award winner, Kevin R. Hill. (Steve Ruark for The Daily Record)
Jun 16, 2026

Pilot program gives MD children a say in custody cases

A pilot program in Southern Maryland provides free attorneys to children whose parents are going through contentious divorces.