The leader of the Maryland State Senate expressed frustration with slow-moving progress in turning around the Department of Juvenile Services but stopped short

The battle to solve Maryland’s $3 billion budget deficit has prompted a debate between the state’s two most recent leaders, who are pointing fingers and blaming each other for the fiscal crisis. On Wednesday,

Senate President Bill Ferguson is warning Maryland lawmakers they will have to walk a tightrope this session to maintain state priorities while closing a $2.7 billion budget deficit. “Cuts are coming,

House and Senate Republicans said last month that a bill was being drafted to do away with the provision that mandates pre-kindergarten for 3-year-olds. Ferguson said that the “talking points” that Maryland is facing budget challenges related to the ...

Maryland’s wealthiest earners would pay more in state taxes, while corporations and other workers would get a tax cut under a budget plan Gov. Wes Moore will introduce Wednesday — marking the first time the Democrat has thrown his political weight behind policies that could directly impact most Marylanders’ pocketbooks.

In 2024, the U.S. gave $17.9 billion in foreign assistance to Israel, so why does Maryland have to send Israel additional money? I urge Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones to take the lead in cancelling this annual grant and I urge Gov. Wes Moore to support their actions.

At least 14 entities ponied up for Senate President Bill Ferguson's $25,000-a-ticket retreat at a Colorado ranch, just one of the events that raised hundreds of thousands for the Democratic Senate Caucus Committee last year,

Though Gov. Wes Moore has signaled an interest in allowing liquor to be sold in Maryland grocery stores, state Senate President Bill Ferguson said Monday that i

Do you think legislation allowing Maryland grocery stores to sell beer and wine should be a priority this year’s session of the General Assembly?

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson mentioned today, as the first week of session in Annapolis concludes, that the state’s roughly $3 billion budget deficit is significantly larger than he expected it to be.

Gov. Wes Moore said on opening day of the General Assembly that a “season of hard choices” is beginning, and balancing the budget is the top priority

The General Assembly has an unprecedented amount of legislating to do before the 90-day session ends in early April. Here is what you need to know as it unfolds.