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Maryland Supreme Court justices had pointed questions Monday for a lawyer arguing that local governments do not exceed their authority by seeking damages from large fossil fuel companies for their role in climate change over the decades.
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Maryland justices weigh local lawsuits against oil companies over climate change - Maryland Matters
Maryland Supreme Court justices had pointed questions Monday for a lawyer arguing that local governments do not exceed their authority by seeking damages from large fossil fuel companies for their rol...
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A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to once again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Eswatini.
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Trump administration now wants to remove Abrego Garcia to Eswatini - Maryland Matters
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to once again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Es...
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Federal employees deemed essential workers during the ongoing government shutdown can now apply for an interest-free loan from the Maryland Department of Labor, officials announced Monday.
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Loan program for federal employees now accepting applications, state officials say - Maryland Matters
Federal employees deemed essential workers during the ongoing government shutdown can now apply for an interest-free loan from the Maryland Department of Labor, officials announced Monday.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has selected Dan Coogan, a career employee with two decades of experience at the agency, as the new head of its Chesapeake Bay Program Office in Annapolis. He was scheduled to start Monday.
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EPA names 20-year agency veteran as new Bay Program director - Maryland Matters
The Environmental Protection Agency has selected Dan Coogan, a career employee with two decades of experience at the agency, as the new head of its Chesapeake Bay Program Office in Annapolis. He was s...
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The Transportation Department is tracking a “slight tick up” in air traffic controllers calling out sick as the government shutdown enters its second week. Some 13,200 air traffic controllers are working without pay as "essential" workers in the shutdown.
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'Slight tick up’ in call outs by air traffic controllers amid shutdown - Maryland Matters
The Transportation Department is tracking a “slight tick up” in air traffic controllers calling out sick as the government shutdown enters its second week. Some 13,200 air traffic controllers are work...
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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 2d
They still trot them out on special occasions: www.courts.state.md.us/scm
Welcome to the Supreme Court of Maryland | Maryland Courts
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Thanks for reading, and taking the time to write. The ICE traffic stop was in Maryland in 2025, which led to his deportation. The Highway Patrol stop, which we cite later in the story, was in 2022 and led to the human smuggling charge. Will try to tweak the story to make that clear. Thx again.
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The Maryland Food Bank is monitoring traffic at food pantries across the state ahead of a likely surge of federal workers and contractors. It's just one of the agencies, businesses and nonprofits mobilizing to help workers in the government shutdown.
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Shutdown support for federal workers comes from range of businesses, charities - Maryland Matters
The Maryland Food Bank is monitoring traffic at food pantries across the state ahead of a likely surge of federal workers and contractors. It's just one of the agencies, businesses and nonprofits mobi...
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Given the anxiety over deportation, Abel Olivo wasn't sure who would show up for the meeting last month of Defensores de la Cuenca, the Latino-focused environmental group he founded. But those fears could not keep a crowd of 100 from turning out.
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Despite deportation fears, Latino solidarity for environment stays strong - Maryland Matters
Given the anxiety over deportation, Abel Olivo wasn't sure who would show up for the meeting last month of Defensores de la Cuenca, the Latino-focused environmental group he founded. But those fears c...
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The vast majority of Americans, including those who identify as strong Trump supporters, want Congress to renew enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, a new poll shows.
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Poll: Big majorities back health subsidies renewal, including Trump voters - Maryland Matters
The vast majority of Americans, including those who identify as strong Trump supporters, want Congress to renew enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care ...
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A federal district judge said Kilmar Abrego Garcia can proceed with his claim that human smuggling charges filed against him in Tennessee were done in retaliation for successfully challenging his deportation in another court and should be dismissed.
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Court allows Abrego Garcia's claim of vindictive prosecution to proceed - Maryland Matters
A federal district judge said Kilmar Abrego Garcia can proceed with his claim that human smuggling charges filed against him in Tennessee were done in retaliation for successfully challenging his depo...
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The seven robed justices were the same. The attorneys and arguments were familiar. But Friday's oral arguments before the Maryland Supreme Court were heard on a high school stage in Easton, as the court continued taking the judiciary to the public.
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Courting a new audience: State Supreme Court hears cases at Easton High School - Maryland Matters
The seven robed justices were the same. The attorneys and arguments were familiar. But Friday's oral arguments before the Maryland Supreme Court were heard on a high school stage in Easton, as the cou...
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Maryland's highest court was asked Friday to determine how much a driver has to be handling a phone before police have sufficient reason to pull the driver over for using a cell phone while driving.
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Justices asked to decide when a cell phone 'touch' becomes reason for a traffic stop - Maryland Matters
Maryland's highest court was asked Friday to determine how much a driver has to be handling a phone before police have sufficient reason to pull the driver over for using a cell phone while driving.
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Trump administration officials said their decision to cancel billions of dollars of federal projects in states that voted Democratic -- including Maryland -- isn’t political, but is part of an effort to reduce the size and scope of government in the shutdown.
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Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media over shutdown - Maryland Matters
Trump administration officials said their decision to cancel billions of dollars of federal projects in states that voted Democrat -- including Maryland -- isn’t political, but is part of an effort to...
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Furloughed staff at the U.S. Department of Education say out-of-office messages for their government email accounts have been hijacked to include a message blaming the government shutdown on Senate Democrats.
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'Those were not my words': Out-of-office messages changed for furloughed feds - Maryland Matters
Furloughed staff at the U.S. Department of Education say out-of-office messages for their government email accounts have been hijacked to include a message blaming the government shutdown on Senate De...
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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 4d
The Office of Special Counsel has received multiple complaints about federal agencies sharing political messages during the shutdown, while one nonprofit is alleging the messaging violates the Antideficiency Act.
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Agency shutdown messaging draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act challenges - Maryland Matters
The Office of Special Counsel has received multiple complaints about federal agencies sharing political messages during the shutdown, while one nonprofit is alleging the messaging violates the Antidef...
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Lawyers for Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia say the Constitution demands his habeas corpus lawsuit, challenging his detention, must go on during the U.S. government shutdown — and that he should be placed on home detention.
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Abrego Garcia’s case must move forward during shutdown, his lawyers say - Maryland Matters
Lawyers for Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia say the Constitution demands his habeas corpus lawsuit, challenging his detention, must go on during the U.S. government shutdown — and that he sho...
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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 4d
Maryland officials unveiled a $340 million settlement and issued a new water quality certification to the Conowingo Dam, clearing the way for dam owner Constellation Energy to seek a new 50-year federal license to operate the hydroelectric facility.
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Maryland unveils 'historic' $340 million settlement with Conowingo Dam owner - Maryland Matters
Maryland officials unveiled a $340 million settlement and issued a new water quality certification to the Conowingo Dam, clearing the way for dam owner Constellation Energy to seek a new 50-year feder...
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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 4d
The first federal shutdown in seven years left hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed and the public struggling to learn what’s open, what’s closed and what might be delayed. States Newsroom's guide tells you, from Agriculture to Veterans Affairs.
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How the federal shutdown is playing out across the government - Maryland Matters
The first federal government shutdown in seven years has left hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed and members of the public struggling to understand what’s open, what’s closed and what might b...
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Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.
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Baltimore County residents fight landfill’s request to double runoff into watershed - Maryland Matters
Community members and lawmakers are pushing back against an effort by Days Cove Rubble Landfill to more than double the amount of leachate it discharges into the nearby Bird and Gunpowder rivers.
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The Department of Energy broke the law last month when it tried to cap the amount of federal funding states could get to cover staff and administrative costs of sustainable energy and energy efficiency projects, a federal judge found.
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Judge: Feds illegally capped sustainable energy funding in Maryland, 19 other states - Maryland Matters
The Department of Energy broke the law last month when it tried to cap the amount of federal funding states could get to cover staff and administrative costs of sustainable energy and energy efficienc...
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A senior member of Maryland’s congressional delegation could face a significant challenger in 2026: Baltimore City Councilmember Mark Conway filed papers that lay the groundwork for a possible primary run against Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-7th).
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Baltimore Councilmember Conway takes first steps toward Mfume challenge - Maryland Matters
A senior member of Maryland’s congressional delegation could face a significant challenger in 2026: Baltimore City Councilmember Mark Conway filed papers that lay the groundwork for a possible primary...
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As heat-related deaths and catastrophic floods disrupt lives across the state, it's clear the climate crisis has arrived, demanding urgent, systemic solutions, writes Jon Gorman. One good step would be overriding Gov. Wes Moore's RENEW Act veto.
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After another brutal summer, climate solutions must come first - Maryland Matters
As heat-related deaths and catastrophic floods disrupt lives across the state, it's clear the climate crisis has arrived, demanding urgent, systemic solutions, writes Jon Gorman. One good step would b...
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Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org · 6d
Several people came to MVA offices Oct. 1, for new identification cards with a special butterfly logo to identify a hidden disability, but it's not surprising that Eric Carpenter-Grantham got the first one. After all, "Eric's ID Law" is named for him.
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Hidden no more: Butterflies on licenses, ID cards alert police to hidden disabilities - Maryland Matters
Several people came to MVA offices Oct. 1, for new identification cards with a special butterfly logo to identify a hidden disability, but it's not surprising that Eric Carpenter-Grantham got the firs...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) vowed Wednesday to continue funding some federal programs as a federal government shutdown began with no end in sight.
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Moore vows to keep some federal programs in Maryland operating - for now - Maryland Matters
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) vowed Wednesday to continue funding some federal programs as a federal government shutdown began with no end in sight.
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