BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 27 -- The Maryland Department of Health issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Six-month pause extended to July 2025 to address potential fraud, waste, and abuse * * * The Maryland Department of Health today announced extending the pause on new enrollments into the Maryland Medicaid Program of the following program types, which are licensed under Maryland Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 10.63 and 10.09: 1. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Car Dealerships and Individuals Charged with Misrepresenting Vehicle Prices and Related Violations that Increase the Amount Consumers Pay * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division, together with the Federal Trade Commission, filed charges against Lindsay Management Company, three Lindsay automotive dealerships - Lindsay Ford,   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Coalition Argues That States Should Be Given the First Opportunity To Redraw Legislative Districts in Response to Likely Voting Rights Act Violations * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today urged the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity to   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 28 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a police-involved in-custody incident that occurred Tuesday night in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. The preliminary investigation revealed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department,  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced appointments to the District 12 Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Calvert and St. Mary's Counties. John (Jay) Erly will serve as chair. "Our Judicial Nominating Commissions are critical to our justice system," said Gov. Moore. "I thank each of our appointees for raising their hands to serve and for helping us ensure that our state live  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Governor Wes Moore and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen today announced that the Secretary of the Air Force has directed the transfer of the 121st Fighter Squadron, previously part of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, to the Maryland Air National Guard. The decision secures the continuation of a flying mission for the State of Maryland. "The men and women of t  more