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Aug 4, 2026

Small business accelerator program launched in Frederick

M&T Bank has launched a free, 10-week program that will offer helpful resources and tools for business owners in the Frederick area. 

A Maryland State Police vehicle rests on a highway shoulder. (File photo)
Aug 4, 2026

A young woman’s body was found 35 years ago in MD. She might finally be identified.

Maryland investigators are using forensic genetic genealogy to try to identify a woman found dead in 1991 near Interstate 270 in Frederick County.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Jul 30, 2026

Supreme Court of MD: Juvenile court, jury instruction, expert testimony, more

Juvenile court — jury instruction — expert testimony

This image is of the final development of the Chirisa Technology Park's data-center campus in southeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia. (USA TODAY Network)
Jul 28, 2026

Frederick data center: MD Supreme Court explains why it blocked referendum

The Maryland Supreme Court published its reasoning for blocking a referendum that would have allowed Frederick County voters to limit the expansion of a data center campus.

From left: City of Frederick Mayor Michael O’Connor, Greenberg Gibbons CEO and Chairman of the Board Brian Gibbons, Greenberg Gibbons President Eric Walter and Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater. (Courtesy of Greenberg Gibbons)
Jul 17, 2026

Groundbreaking held for $450M Frederick development

Frederick business leaders joined elected officials for the groundbreaking of Frederick Brickworks, a mixed use development featuring residential units, retailers and restaurants.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Jul 15, 2026

Montgomery County finds processing errors for 19 ballots after MD’s larger mail-in ballot issue

The Montgomery County Board of Elections found processing errors to 19 ballots related to a much larger mistake: hundreds of thousands of misprints sent out statewide.

A voter fills out a ballot at an El Dorado County polling station during California’s special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in El Dorado Hills, California, on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo)
Jul 15, 2026

What statewide referendums will appear on MD ballots?

The Maryland General Assembly will convene in a special session to potentially add a redistricting referendum. What questions are already planned for ballots?

There is little to show for an ambitious project to redevelop 14 acres of property in the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jul 13, 2026

Moore expands tax-credited enterprise zones in West Baltimore, Eastern Shore

Gov. Wes Moore's administration expanded Maryland's tax-incentivized enterprise zones, including an additional 120 acres in Baltimore City and 45 in Kent County.

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 Attorney General Anthony Brown was one of more than 20 attorney generals who are asking a federal judge to reject a Trump administration's move to dismantle a 50-year-old program meant to help minority- and women-owned businesses win government contracts. (Rachel Konieczny / The Daily Record file photo)
Jul 10, 2026

MD claims immunity from some sexual abuse lawsuits filed under Child Victims Act

The Supreme Court of Maryland has agreed to hear the state’s challenge to the Child Victims Act in a case that could end hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits.

The Prince George's County Public Schools headquarters in Upper Marlboro. Some students in the district have already worked with AI through approved pilot programs. (File photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters)
Jul 6, 2026

MD school districts face fall deadline to set AI policies

Maryland schools have a summer homework assignment: Establish artificial intelligence policies for their classrooms.

An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia, October 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)
Jul 2, 2026

Frederick County executive orders data center development pause after court ruling

Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater issued a temporary pause on new data center development in Frederick County.