MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Maryland’s $3.9 billion in federal pandemic relief will be used to shore up the state’s unemployment insurance fund, support state recovery efforts, reopen schools and invest in broadband technology

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the United States last year.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day would replace Columbus Day in Maryland if a bill in the General Assembly is passed this legislative session

The Maryland General Assembly has given final approval to expand a state tax credit for low-income workers

The Republican governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, signed a bipartisan billion dollar relief package surrounded by the democratic leaders in the general assembly Sunday.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot had an information session on Facebook Live to go over how the payments of $300 for eligible individuals and $500 for eligible families will be processed. News4’s Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

News4’s Darcy Spencer breaks down the bill and has new reaction on what this help could mean for local families.

A bill in the Maryland House of Delegates would end protections for police who break the law while on the job. Nicole Wallace says correctional officers conspired with gang members to attack her son Daquan while he awaited trial in a Baltimore jail. Now he can’t speak due to a brain injury and he requires a wheelchair. Another mother...

Qualified immunity protects police from civil lawsuits and may even allow them to collect their full pension if they lose their jobs. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins looks at the effort to eliminate the practice and how the founders of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream are helping.

Maryland lawmakers are moving forward with a first-in-the-nation tax on internet ads for big companies like Facebook and Google to help pay for an ambitious and costly measure to improve K-12 education

The Maryland General Assembly has passed a pandemic relief measure that will deliver more than $1 billion in tax relief and economic stimulus for low-income families and small businesses

A Maryland legislator wants the General Assembly to reconvene for a special session, saying issues surrounding rental assistance, possible evictions and policing cannot wait another five months. Gov. Larry Hogan has been governing through executive orders since Maryland’s General Assembly ended its session early when the coronavirus pandemic began. “We’re calling for a special session of the Maryland General...

A Maryland legislator wants the General Assembly to reconvene for a special session, saying issues surrounding the rental assistance, possible evictions and policing cannot wait another five months. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins takes a look at why some are pushing back.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has vetoed a major K-12 education measure and legislation lawmakers approved to help pay for it

Campers, beachgoers and golfers are rushing to enjoy the great outdoors in Maryland after Gov. Larry Hogan lifted some of the state’s bans, but some facilities are saying it will be weeks before they reopen. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins explains why.

The Maryland General Assembly will not reconvene in a special session next month.

The Maryland General Assembly has adjourned early for the first time since the Civil War after passing an emergency measure in response to the coronavirus and making of millions of dollars available to the governor to respond

Maryland’s annual legislative session began Wednesday with new leadership, including the first new Senate president in more than three decades and the first black woman to preside as speaker over the House of Delegates at the start of the state’s 90-day session. Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat, was elected unanimously by senators to take Sen. Thomas V....

Lawmakers in the Maryland General Assembly began the 2020 session with new leaders. Chris Gordon reports.

For the first time in 17 years, the Maryland General Assembly will be led by two presiding officers who aren’t white men over 55 named Mike.