Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Lawmakers Approve Caps on High-Cost Prescription Drugs
Oct 25 2024 // A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken...
Maryland Approves $2.75 Million Settlement in State Police Discrimination Case
Oct 4 2024 // Maryland officials approved a $2.75 million settlement on Wednesday to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police. The...
Maryland Governor Aims to Reduce Vacant Properties in Baltimore by 5,000
Oct 3 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to transform 5,000 vacant properties in Baltimore into homeownership or other positive outcomes in five years. The order creates a program called Reinvest...
Maryland Joins in Suing Dali Ship Owner, Operator for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Sep 24 2024 // The state of Maryland is suing the owner and operator of the Dali cargo ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, joining the U.S. government, the families of six workers killed...
Maury, Donnelly & Parr Acquires Maryland’s Campion Agency
Sep 17 2024 // Baltimore-based Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. (MDP) reported its acquisition of another Maryland insurance agency, Campion Insurance in Bel Air. MDP said the merger broadens its reach and service offerings across the...
Maryland Supreme Court Hears Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Arguments
Sep 13 2024 // The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed...
Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion
Sep 9 2024 // A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night before the residence exploded, killing two people, but a leak wasn’t initially found, according to a...
Relation Insurance Acquires Maryland’s Haney Company
Sep 5 2024 // Relation Insurance Services reports it has acquired the assets of The Haney Company Inc. of Silver Spring, Maryland. The transaction went into effect on May 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. Haney offers employee...
Maryland Awards Contract to Rebuild Key Bridge After Deadly Collapse
Sep 3 2024 // Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span collapsed under the impact of a massive container...
Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion
Aug 20 2024 // A neighbor reported smelling gas to a utility company the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing two people, The Baltimore Sun has reported. Residents near the home have been saying that they smelled...
Federal Officials Investigating Natural Gas Explosion in Maryland That Killed 2
Aug 15 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board, which has jurisdiction over pipelines, is investigating a natural gas explosion at a home in Bel Air, Maryland, that killed two people, the agency said Monday. Meanwhile, state...
House Explosion in Maryland Kills 2 and Damages Nearby Homes
Aug 13 2024 // Two people were killed and 12 families displaced after a Maryland house exploded Sunday amid reports of a possible gas leak, fire officials said. Neighbors described feeling and hearing the early morning blast that damaged...
Maryland Hikes Penalties for Violations of Insurance Laws
Aug 8 2024 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) is notifying the insurance industry that the maximum penalties that may be imposed for certain violations of the state’s insurance laws will be going up substantially...
Recall of Boar’s Head Deli Meats Follows Sample Test for Listeria at Maryland Store
Jul 30 2024 // U.S. health officials last Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two...
Gov. Moore Appoints Grant as Next Maryland Insurance Commissioner
Jul 29 2024 // Maryland Governor Wes Moore has named Marie Grant, an attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in insurance and health care policy and regulation, as his state’s next insurance commissioner. Grant currently serves...
Maryland Civil Lawsuit Alleges Harassment, Sex for Rent Scheme by Landlord
Jul 23 2024 // Maryland’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on Friday against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company, alleging a pattern of gender-based housing discrimination involving sexual harassment and demands to...
Pilot Dies After Small Plane Crashes Into River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Jul 19 2024 // EASTON, Md. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane died Tuesday morning after an engine failure caused the aircraft to crash into a river on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, authorities said. The twin-engine Cessna 402 crashed...
Federal Court Won’t Intervene in Erie Insurance Tiff With Maryland Regulator
Jul 15 2024 // A federal appeals court has declined to intervene in state regulatory proceedings in Maryland involving allegations of redlining by Erie Insurance, despite Erie’s complaints that the regulator has already shown bias...
Lawsuit Against West Virginia Troopers Settled in Death of Maryland Man
Jul 12 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge approved a $1 million settlement Tuesday in a wrongful death lawsuit that accused West Virginia state police troopers of using excessive force on a Maryland man who was walking along a...
Ford Pro Expands to Minnesota and Maryland
Jul 10 2024 // Ford Pro is expanding the availability of its commercial auto coverage, Ford Pro Insure, to Maryland and Minnesota. Ford Pro is underwritten by Ford Credit’s insurance subsidiary and powered by Pie...
