Do you know where your Maryland General Assembly candidates stand on the issues important to you? Our Local News Network (@LNNMaryland) has you covered — its 2026 General Assembly primary voter guide is NOW LIVE!
In partnership with our Capital News Service (@cnsmd) and #UMD's Maryland Democracy Initiative, LNN sent questionnaires to all 235 General Assembly candidates who face a competitive primary, and 141 responded. Student journalists also did background checks on all the candidates.
Candidate responses were published in an online database organized by primary race, and were edited only for grammar and style.
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Republican senators in Annapolis discussed affordability, energy, the state’s budget, immigration and more as they held their last press conference before the legislative session concludes Monday.
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#Maryland House speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk said there's still work to do in the days remaining in her first session.
The 59-year-old made history as the first Afro-Latina and second woman in that role.
Read the story by Rhiannon Evans:
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“Self-direction is the difference between surviving and thriving,” said former Baltimore Orioles player B.J. Surhoff.
Surhoff spoke at a press conference outside the State House today to advocate against proposed state budget cuts to DDA services.
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A unique sight in the Maryland Senate's Education, Energy and the Environment committee:
Singer Jayla Elise performs her song, "The Heart of Maryland," written for @GovWesMoore's Maryland 250 project. Legislation to make it the new state song is moving.
Members from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Coalition lined the State House hall this morning to greet lawmakers and advocate against budget cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration.
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“When we stand together and we hold the line, change can happen."
Efforts to preserve Black history in Maryland persist, even as some say protecting it is more challenging. Read more at @CNSmd@RepKweisiMfume@TubmanUGRRNPS@MDHistory#Blackhistorymonth
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Hundreds of Black boys died at a segregated reform school in Cheltenham. Some Maryland legislators want to find out what happened. Read my latest for @CNSmd
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University of Maryland journalism students gearing up for opening session of the Maryland Legislature. @CNSmd getting ready! @merrillcollege, #merrillmade
Jewelry. A giant ball of string. A taxidermized four-legged chicken.
The Antique Man in Fells Point closes its doors after 35 years https://t.co/EH1VugyNJG