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Legislators struck a deal Saturday morning to create two more slots on the Maryland Stadium Authority board — a new seat for Prince George’s County and another pick for the governor — breaking a quiet deadlock that threatened a Senate floor fight Monday.

The Maryland Senate voted to bolster plans to upgrade Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park.

Negotiations over a proposed $62.5 billion state budget plan briefly soured Thursday when House lawmakers said they were digging in their heels to support Gov. Wes Moore’s plan to decrease taxpayer spending on private schools.

Maryland legislators' deal on the state budget will keep $9 million in a scholarship program that sends students from families with low incomes to private and parochial schools, while adding $900 million toward the state’s long-term public education reform plan.

Maryland General Assembly leaders compromised on how much money to budget for scholarships for children from low-income households to attend private schools.

Negotiations over a proposed $62.5 billion state budget plan briefly soured Thursday when House lawmakers said they were digging in their heels to support Gov. Wes Moore’s plan to decrease taxpayer spending on private schools.

The Maryland Senate debated a major funding shift in the state budget Wednesday that would set money aside for future K-12 education reforms.

Changes to the budget made by the Senate would transfer $300 million set aside for transportation to pay for future costs of education blueprint.

Farmers have speculated the Department of Assessments and Taxation has changed its valuation protocols. The agency says its methods are the same as they’ve been for decades, and large increases

A bipartisan group of Maryland senators came together Friday to share their vision for a more robust system of mental health care in the state.