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Calvert County Community Survey Results Announced

Calvert County Community Survey Results Announced

Calvert County Government announces the results of the latest community survey, reflecting the opinions and insights of 861 residents. The results provide residents’ perspectives and opinions, which will assist Calvert County leaders make decisions and provide services that align with community needs. The survey, conducted from July through September, showed 71% of respondents said...
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Maryland Leaders Renew Push to Ban 287(g) Agreements Following Senate President’s Announcement

Maryland Leaders Renew Push to Ban 287(g) Agreements Following Senate President’s Announcement

This week, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson signaled his intention to support and advance legislation banning 287(g) agreements during the upcoming legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly. This is a major step forward for immigrant rights advocates across the state. For the past year, Delegate Nicole Williams, Maryland Democrats, and community allies have...
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Governor Moore Announces Redistricting Advisory Commission to Recommend New Congressional Maps

Governor Moore Announces Redistricting Advisory Commission to Recommend New Congressional Maps

Governor Wes Moore announced the creation of the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission to consider mid-cycle redistricting. The commission will organize public hearings, solicit public feedback, and make recommendations to the governor and Maryland General Assembly to improve our current map and ensure Maryland has fair Congressional maps. “My commitment has been clear from day one—we...
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Community Invited to Meeting on Proposed Solar Energy Facility in St. Mary’s County

Community Invited to Meeting on Proposed Solar Energy Facility in St. Mary’s County

Reactivate, a mission-driven company focused on renewable energy projects that benefit working-class neighborhoods across the country, is inviting the public to a community meeting about a proposed solar energy initiative in St. Mary’s County. The RDC MD Point Lookout & Sunnyside Solar Energy Facility would include two solar photovoltaic projects, one rated at 1.75...
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Charles County Commissioners Meeting Update – September 9th, 2025

Charles County Commissioners Meeting Update – September 9th, 2025

Friday, September 12, 2025 – On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Commissioners held their annual Preliminary State Legislative Proposals Public Hearing. The yearly process allows residents and government officials to propose legislation to state legislators to be added to the county’s state legislative package during the 2026 Maryland General Assembly Session. Commissioners heard 23 proposals during the...
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Out Of State News: Activist Charlie Kirk Assassinated in Utah – Police and FBI Searching for Shooter, Seeking Photos/Videos/Information

Out Of State News: Activist Charlie Kirk Assassinated in Utah – Police and FBI Searching for Shooter, Seeking Photos/Videos/Information

It’s yet another high-profile shooting and assassination of a political figure in a little more than a year dating back to July 2024, when Trump narrowly avoided an assassination attempt while on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, secondly, just a few months ago in June 2025, Minnesota House Speaker Rep. Melissa Hortman and her...
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore Announces 2026 Re-Election Campaign

Maryland Governor Wes Moore Announces 2026 Re-Election Campaign

In a video released Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, Wes Moore announced he is running for Re-Election. “Marylanders need a governor who will continue to look out for them and stand up for our jobs, our health care, and our rights.” “While we stand up for middle-class Marylanders, the president of the United States is bending...
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Former St. Mary’s County Commissioner John O’Connor Announces Re-Filing for Position

Former St. Mary’s County Commissioner John O’Connor Announces Re-Filing for Position

Former County Commissioner John O’Connor released the following on September 4th, 2025. O’Connor served as Commissioner representing District 3 from December 1, 2014, until December 5, 2022, serving as Vice-President of the Board from December 2020-2022. “Today I officially filed for County Commissioner in District 3, St Mary’s. This isn’t just about an election;...
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Attorney General Brown, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding

Attorney General Brown, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Education has released previously withheld education funding to Maryland. Last month, Attorney General Brown joined a coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt and unlawful decision to freeze this funding. On June 30, the Trump administration abruptly and unlawfully froze...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Eric Colvin Files for Reelection for Third Term

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Eric Colvin Files for Reelection for Third Term

Commissioner Eric Colvin (Republican) has officially filed for reelection to continue serving as the St. Mary’s County Commissioner from Commissioner District 1. St. Mary’s County Commissioner District 1 stretches from the southern portion of the Town of Leonardtown to Point Lookout and includes Valley Lee, Tall Timbers, Ridge, and a portion of Lexington Park....
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Calvert County Commissioners Call on Maryland Attorney General to Investigate Gas Price Disparities

Calvert County Commissioners Call on Maryland Attorney General to Investigate Gas Price Disparities

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has taken official action to address what they describe as a persistent and unfair disparity in gasoline prices affecting their residents. In a letter dated July 2, 2025, the BOCC formally requested Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown launch an investigation into why Calvert County’s fuel...
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Commissioner Thomasina Coates Permanently Barred from Voting on Charles County Administrator’s Employment, Court Rules

Commissioner Thomasina Coates Permanently Barred from Voting on Charles County Administrator’s Employment, Court Rules

Thomasina O. Coates, 60, of Waldorf, a sitting member of the Charles County Board of Commissioners, has been permanently barred from voting on any matters involving the employment of County Administrator Mark Belton. The ruling, issued June 30, 2025, by the Appellate Court of Maryland, upholds a permanent injunction initially granted by the Circuit...
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Maryland Attorney General Joins 21 Other States Opposing Trump’s Military Deployment in State of California

Maryland Attorney General Joins 21 Other States Opposing Trump’s Military Deployment in State of California

On June 12th, 2025, US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully federalized thousands of members of California’s National Guard and ordered the president to return control of the troops to the state and Governor Gavin Newsom. The Federal Judge stated “His actions were illegal – both exceeding the scope of...
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Hoyer, Moore Release Statements on Trump Budget Proposal

Hoyer, Moore Release Statements on Trump Budget Proposal

Maryland Governor Wes Moore released the following statement on the Trump-Vance Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal: “T​he president’s budget proposal would kill jobs, hollow out health care and public education, and accelerate the reckless assault on Maryland’s economy that started on January 20. This isn’t fiscal stewardship; it’s fiscal sabotage. This is not...
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St. Mary’s Alcohol Beverage Board Grants License Extensions, Hears Violation Case, and Approves Special Event Request at April Meeting

St. Mary’s Alcohol Beverage Board Grants License Extensions, Hears Violation Case, and Approves Special Event Request at April Meeting

The St. Mary’s County Alcohol Beverage Board convened its regular monthly meeting at 1:00 PM in the Chesapeake Building’s County Commissioners Conference Room. After the call to order, the board approved the day’s agenda and the minutes from the March 13, 2025 meeting unanimously. Several significant matters were addressed, including a request for license...
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Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Strengthen Maryland’s Workforce

Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Strengthen Maryland’s Workforce

4/8/2025 – Governor Wes Moore presided over the first bill signing ceremony of 2025, which included bills under the Moore-Miller Administration’s legislative agenda to strengthen Maryland’s workforce. The legislation signed today strengthens the apprenticeship pipeline in Maryland, creates pathways to meaningful employment for Marylanders with disabilities, and helps to fast track license approval for...
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Time to Care Coalition Decries Implementation Delay Introduced by Administration and Approved by Maryland General Assembly Postponing Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

Time to Care Coalition Decries Implementation Delay Introduced by Administration and Approved by Maryland General Assembly Postponing Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

The Maryland Time to Care Coalition decries the 18-month implementation delay, proposed by Gov. West Moore, of the Time to Care Act, originally passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2022. The General Assembly gave final approval last night to HB 102, which will delay the Family and Medical Leave Insurance program (FAMLI) benefits...
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Hoyer, Governor Wes Moore Statements After Trump’s Executive Order Ending Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

Hoyer, Governor Wes Moore Statements After Trump’s Executive Order Ending Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights

Governor Wes Moore released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order ending federal workers’ collective bargaining rights. “Maryland w​​ill always have the backs of working people and organized labor. And amid the draconian federal cuts impacting public servants across our state, our partnership with organized labor has become more important than ever. In...
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Governor Moore Releases FY 2026 Supplemental Budget

Governor Moore Releases FY 2026 Supplemental Budget

Governor Wes Moore today released the administration’s FY 2026 supplemental budget. The supplemental budget includes key adjustments to the proposed FY 2026 budget, reflecting a number of technical corrections and updated projections. “At a time of instability and challenge for our state and country, this budget proposal promotes certainty and results. We continue to be guided...
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Governor Moore Launches Resource Website for Maryland Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Actions

Governor Moore Launches Resource Website for Maryland Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Actions

Governor Wes Moore today launched the Maryland Public Servants Resource Website, which serves as a centralized hub for programs and resources to support Maryland’s federal employees and contractors impacted by federal workforce layoffs, firings, and changes to federal funding. The resource website reinforces the Moore-Miller Administration’s commitment to coordinating with state and local partners to...
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St. Mary’s County Native Tom Jarboe, Declares Candidacy for County Commissioner President

St. Mary’s County Native Tom Jarboe, Declares Candidacy for County Commissioner President

Former District 1 Commissioner Tom Jarboe has declared his candidacy for St. Mary’s Commissioner President, publicly announcing his intent to file in a post on his campaign’s Facebook page. Jarboe aims to succeed current Commissioner President Randy Guy, who becomes term limited in 2026. Jarboe, a Republican who found repeated success in founding and...
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Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

Governor Wes Moore today delivered his third State of the State address. Before a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly, the governor spoke about investing in industries of the future, reforming the tax code, and investing in Marylanders by meeting crisis with courage in the face of one of the most challenging and...
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President Donald Trump and The White House – Executive Orders on January 20th, 2025

President Donald Trump and The White House – Executive Orders on January 20th, 2025

Today, January 20th, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and The White House has released the following. President Trump’s America First Priorities. Trump signs executive order designating cartels foreign terrorist organizations Order Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis – Click here for full release. Trump signs executive order tackling...
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Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Releases Statement Following Governor Moore’s $3 Billion Deficit Announcement, Tax Increases, and Budget Cuts

Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Releases Statement Following Governor Moore’s $3 Billion Deficit Announcement, Tax Increases, and Budget Cuts

In December 2024 the Department of Legislative Services reported a historic $2.95 billion General Fund projected shortfall for the State’s Fiscal Year 2026 (beginning July 1, 2025)—greater than any shortfall in at least 20 years including during the Great Recession. The $2.95 billion projected shortfall (before any budget actions) represents a projected 11 percent...
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Maryland Voting Deadlines, Canvassing and Additional Information for the 2024 Election

Maryland Voting Deadlines, Canvassing and Additional Information for the 2024 Election

As the 2024 general election approaches, Maryland voters are encouraged to prepare by being aware of key deadlines and processes to ensure their voices are heard at the polls. The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) today is reminding Marylanders that the advance deadline to register to vote in this year’s Presidential General Election...
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