Maryland AG joins coalition suing Trump administration over disaster mitigation fund cuts

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to halt the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges the termination of the program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters, is unlawful. The BRIC […]

Maryland joins regional effort to boost grid reliability, lower energy costs

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland has partnered with eight other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to solicit proposals for electric transmission projects aimed at improving grid reliability, fostering economic growth, and reducing electricity costs for consumers. Gov. Wes Moore announced this month that the state is participating in an “open sector” request for information, a key step in the Northeast States Collaborative’s strategic plan […]

Several states sue Trump administration over plans to distribute machinegun conversion devices

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced Monday that he has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The lawsuit seeks to prevent the planned distribution of thousands of machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) to communities across the United States. The legal […]

Maryland Attorney General joins lawsuit against HHS over public health grant cuts

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday announced that he has joined a multi-state lawsuit (PDF) challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) abrupt termination of nearly $11 billion in public health grants. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, alleges that the terminations, announced on March 24 by HHS Secretary Robert […]

Governor Wes Moore joins 20 states to announce ‘Reproductive Freedom Alliance’

ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Tuesday, Governor Wes Moore joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai’i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York […]

Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68, local leaders pay tribute

BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore died of a long-standing illness early Thursday morning according to his office.  He was 68 years old. A spokesman for the key Democrat said that he passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital at around 2:45 a.m. Cummings had recently been embroiled in a Twitter battle with President Donald Trump over the conditions within […]