Brenda Wintrode
Maryland State Government Reporter at The Baltimore Banner
Maryland state government reporter for @BaltimoreBanner Formerly: @WisconsinWatch, @merrillcollege
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1 week ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Sapna Bansil |Brenda Wintrode
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced his plans to travel to El Salvador on Wednesday as the Trump administration continues to delay the return of a Maryland father who was wrongly deported and being held in prison. Van Hollen said in a statement Tuesday he hopes to meet with 29-year-old Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to check on his wellbeing and plans to meet with government officials to discuss his release.
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2 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Brenda Wintrode |Pamela Wood
In a symbolic show of unity, Gov. Wes Moore descended the marble steps from the governor’s suite with House and Senate leaders weeks ahead of the session’s end to announce they’d balanced the budget — together. They had prioritized cuts and also raised taxes to close a yawning $3.3 billion budget gap. “This is what good governance looks like,” Moore said. “This agreement is common sense.”The governor had smooth sailing his first two years in Annapolis. This year has been different.
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2 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood |Madeleine O'Neill |Brenda Wintrode
Lawmakers are packing their bags to go back to their regular lives and day jobs after 90 days in session in Annapolis. Gov. Wes Moore is packing his bags for an economic development trip in Asia. They leave behind a hard-fought $67 billion budget and thousands of bills. But who gets to count successes and failures from this year’s General Assembly session? Sometimes it depends on your perspective — what looks like a victory to Democrats might be a defeat for Republicans.
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2 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Pamela Wood |Brenda Wintrode |Madeleine O'Neill
Maryland’s state lawmakers began wrapping up their work for the year on Monday, tying up loose ends on the state budget, education reforms and energy policy. The final day, known as “Sine Die” after the formal motion to adjourn at midnight, is typically festive. But with a cold rain falling and the weight of 90 days’ worth of difficult decisions, Annapolis was more somber.
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3 weeks ago |
thebaltimorebanner.com | Brenda Wintrode |Pamela Wood
Republican lawmakers proposed new campaign fundraising restrictions Wednesday, targeting Gov. Wes Moore on the same day he planned to attend an event for his federal political action committee. Moore is scheduled as a “featured guest” Wednesday night at a Unity First Political Action Committee fundraiser, according to an invitation circulating online. Unity First is a federal PAC set up last year by the Democratic governor and his allies that supported U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep.
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Gov. Wes Moore had smooth sailing his first 2 years in Annapolis. This year has been different. Used to 8 yrs of lawmaking independent of a Republican governor, the Democratic-led legislature now served as a check on one of their own. w/@pwoodreporter https://t.co/fFiu5CoaBs
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The Musk-led DOGE cuts are likely to disproportionately affect Black people, who hold a higher percentage of civil service jobs than in other parts of the economy. By @popcouturejjw4 and @Invisibae https://t.co/okRUmaHspg
