What's on the Maryland ballot?

Maryland voters can expect to see several contests and measures on their ballot when they vote in the 2020 election. Here's everything you need to know.

Face of Montgomery County council could change with November ballot

Are all voters in the northern part Montgomery County getting the same representation as the rest of the county? A group of residents says no, and they pushing a major revamp of how the county council is structured. At issue are a pair competing ballot questions on this issue. 

Maryland voters to decide on legalized sports betting

In just a matter of days, Maryland voters will be able to decide whether or not sports betting should be legal in the state. 

Cummings wrote of 'pure pain' from Trump tweets on Baltimore in memoir

The late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings felt “pure pain” from President Donald Trump’s tweets about Baltimore, and the Maryland Democrat wrote “I could feel the attack to my core,” in a memoir that is being published posthumously.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's chief of staff resigns over severance payout

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's chief of staff has resigned after criticism for accepting a six-figure severance package when he left his job at an independent state agency to work in the governor's office.

Maryland county executive dies after months-long 'courageous battle'

A county executive on Maryland's Eastern Shore died Sunday morning after a months-long "courageous battle," his family says.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan releasing book on his tenure, politics

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who considered a primary challenge to President Donald Trump last year, said Tuesday he is releasing a book about national politics and his experiences as governor this month after its publication was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Ex-NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume wins Maryland seat in Congress

Democrat Kweisi Mfume won a special election Tuesday to finish the term of the late Elijah Cummings, retaking a Maryland congressional seat Mfume held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP.

Maryland lawmakers want to limit ICE access to the state's drivers license database

A state lawmaker tells FOX 5, ICE has been using facial recognition software, searching a state database that thousands willingly submitted information to. 

Maryland Senate approves measure to ban releasing balloons into the sky

The Maryland Senate has approved a measure that would create a statewide ban on the intentional release of balloons into the atmosphere.

Maryland measure would strengthen hate crime legislation

The parents of a black college student who was stabbed to death at the University of Maryland are urging lawmakers to strengthen Maryland's hate crime law.

Kweisi Mfume, Kimberly Klacik win party primaries for Elijah Cummings' seat

Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik won the special primaries Tuesday for the Maryland congressional seat that was held by the late Elijah Cummings.

Maryland lawmakers met with Redskins owner Dan Snyder on sports betting

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder met with Maryland lawmakers to discuss allowing sports betting at a new stadium in the state, a lawmaker who participated in a meeting with the team's owner said Wednesday.