Menatalla Ibrahim

The Maryland House of Delegates on Monday passed a bill requiring public schools statewide to limit student use of personal electronic devices during the school day. Identical to the Senate bill passed last week, the legislation now moves to the opposing chamber for a vote.

Maryland lawmakers have advanced a wide range of education bills this session, highlighting both bipartisan progress and ongoing divisions.

Addition makes the bill's future uncertain in Senate

A range of bills targeting women’s health, safety, economic stability and reentry have advanced in Maryland’s 2026 legislative session, highlighting both growing attention to systemic gaps and persistent hurdles in the Senate.

Top Republicans say Democratic leaders gutted bipartisan Senate changes in the state’s sweeping energy package, while bill sponsors argue the compromise still delivers near-term utility savings and long-term grid reforms.

Two Republican lawmakers in the Maryland House of Delegates are facing criticism after they made derogatory remarks about one of their Asian colleagues’ accents and accused him belonging to the Chinese Communist Party.

Analysts are divided over Bill Ferguson’s redistricting shift, citing legal changes and rising political pressure before Maryland’s primary.

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking Maryland’s voter database, ruling federal law does not authorize access.

Maryland and Virginia lost similar numbers of federal jobs, but their economies took different paths, according to CNBC’s latest poll. Experts explain why.

Maryland Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Andy Harris took opposing sides as Congress examined the Smithsonian after the Trump administration criticized museum exhibits.