Maryland Matters

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference is typically “a big homecoming,” but this year's event could be the last for some caucus members, as changes to the Voting Rights Act have put Black representation on Capitol Hill under threat.

Savings from a sweeping utilities reform bill this year are on the way, but energy regulators told state lawmakers Tuesday that they have seen rising rate requests from power companies in the meantime, and expect to see more.

Maryland Democratic Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen joined three former education secretaries and the union representing agency workers to urge the Education Department's top watchdog to investigate the cost and impact of mass firings last year.

Federal agencies can no longer include an essay question on job applications that asks candidates which of President Donald Trump's executive orders are most “significant” to them, after a federal judge said that violated applicants' free speech rights.

After state audits reported inadequate response times by some health licensing boards to complaints about licensees, and other boards behind on healthcare facility inspections, lawmakers set up a new commission to address the issues causing those oversight issues.