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Apr 8, 2026

The Daily Record launches MD500 list of top business leaders

The MD500 magazine releasing in late July will recognize Maryland’s most influential leaders across business, law, government and more.

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Apr 7, 2026

Montgomery County judge denies police union’s challenge to transparency law

A Montgomery County judge rejected a local police union's efforts to block the release of an officer's disciplinary records and deem some Maryland police-accountability reforms unconstitutional.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conduct an arrest as part of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging immigration crackdown in Chicago in a still image from video. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout via REUTERS)
Apr 7, 2026

ICE arrests in MD, DC, VA reach nearly 20,000 during Trump’s second term

ICE agents made nearly 20,000 arrests in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia under the second Trump administration through March 10, an analysis found.

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Apr 6, 2026

MD House passes juvenile justice reform; Senate passes energy bill

Juvenile justice reform and energy assistance bills had passed in both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly as of Monday.

Rows of cinderblocks mark where an unknown number of boys are buried near the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, formally known as the House of Reformation for Colored Boys, where an estimated 300 boys died. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Apr 6, 2026

Cheltenham investigation bill moves forward with little opposition

The Maryland legislature advanced a bill to create a commission investigating deaths at Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, led by the attorney general's office.

D.C. Water officials spent weeks repairing the section of the Potomac Interceptor that records show was first identified as a potential problem in 2018. (Louie Palu/Agence VU/For The Washington Post)
Apr 3, 2026

Catastrophic Potomac River sewage spill in MD followed years of delay on repairs, review finds

The D.C.-area utility responsible for a massive sewer line that failed catastrophically had planned to reinforce the aging section years ago but repeatedly delayed construction, an investigation found.

Natural gas is seen burning on a kitchen gas stove in the dark. (Depositphotos)
Apr 2, 2026

Federal judge upholds MD regulation phasing out gas appliances

A federal judge upheld a Maryland state regulation on large buildings that seeks to phase out gas appliances and reach net-zero emissions by 2040.

Del. Jheanelle Wilkins (D-Montgomery), the sponsor of this year's "good cause" evictions legislation, at a rally for the measure last year, with advocates from Renters United Maryland. Wilkins still has hopes for her bill this year. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters)
Apr 2, 2026

‘Good cause’ evictions legislation gets surprise revival in MD House

A Maryland bill to protect tenants from being kicked out of their housing without justification was unexpectedly revived and sent to the full House for consideration.

Test-takers toil at the July 2014 Maryland Bar Exam at the Baltimore Convention Center. (The Daily Record/Lauren Kirkwood)
Apr 2, 2026

Here’s who passed the February 2026 Maryland Bar Exam

The State Board of Law Examiners says the following individuals successfully passed the February 2026 bar exam in Maryland.

Gov. Wes Moore joined Samsung Biologics leaders and Montgomery County elected officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the company's first U.S. manufacturing facility in Rockville. (Governor's Office)
Apr 1, 2026

Samsung Biologics opens facility in Montgomery County

Samsung Biologics celebrated the opening of its first United States manufacturing facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Rockville. 

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Mar 30, 2026

A postal worker hit a woman with his van in MD. He’s now charged in her death.

A Maryland postal worker, faces criminally negligent homicide charges after fatally striking a pedestrian with his van in Kensington.

House Judiciary Committee Chair J. Sandy Bartlett, Government, Labor and Elections Committee Chair Melissa Wells, Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk. Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Chair Ane Healey, Economic Matters Committee Chair Kriselda Valderrama, Ways and Means Committee Chair Jheanelle Wilkins and Health Committee Chair Heather Bagnall gather in the speaker's office on March 24, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 30, 2026

42 women lead in MD House under Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk

Since Joseline Peña-Melnyk became House speaker, she's tapped 42 women for committee and subcommittee leadership roles.