Education
NAEP Long-Term Trend Tests: What 2025 Results Show
The 2025 long-term trend NAEP shows higher average reading and math scores for 9-year-olds and no significant change for 13-year-olds. Here is what the test measures and how to read it.
Economy
Job Openings Hold at 7.5 Million: What the JOLTS Report Shows
U.S. employers had 7.5 million job openings at the end of September, little changed from August, according to the federal JOLTS report. Here is what openings, hires, quits and layoffs say about the labor market.
Business
Maryland's Jobless Rate Falls to 3.9%, but Payrolls Are Shrinking
Maryland's unemployment rate dropped to 3.9% in September, the lowest of the past six months, even as the state's payroll count slipped. Here is why both can be true and what the data does and does not show.
Politics
How Maryland Certifies General Election Results After Election Day
Election night totals in Maryland are unofficial. Local boards canvass the remaining ballots, send returns to the State Board of Elections, and the governor formally declares the winners.
Maryland Focus
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Baltimore
Baltimore's Free Harbor Connector Ferry: Routes, Hours and Stops
Baltimore's Harbor Connector is a free city ferry with three weekday routes and two weekend loops running through December 13. Here is where it goes, when it runs and what changed in March.
Opinion
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Opinion: Give Maryland's Late Ballot Count Time to Finish
Maryland's count does not end when the polls close on Election Day. Our view: a slower tally is a feature of the state's mail-in and provisional ballot rules, not a sign that something went wrong.
