Mennatalla Ibrahim

Mennatalla Ibrahim is a fall 2025 intern at The Baltimore Sun. She previously reported for the Capital News Service at the University of Maryland. Email her at mibrahim@baltsun.com.

Zohran Mamdani, a self-described "democratic socialist," speaks after winning the New York City mayoral election, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Maryland leaders divided on meaning of Mamdani’s mayoral win in NYC

November 8, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Maryland leaders are split over Tuesday night's Democratic sweep highlighting voter frustrations and hunger for change

FILE – A box containing free doses of naloxone, a nasal spray medication to reverse drug overdoses, is installed at Ontario Beach Park in Rochester, N.Y., on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Baltimore City Council debates opioid response bill amid legal limits

November 5, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

Council wants to do something. Legally, it may not have the reach.

A recent poll shows Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the lead for re-election. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore holds early lead in 2026 reelection bid, UMBC poll finds

November 5, 2025 at 8:32 a.m.

The poll found that 49% of registered Marylanders would re-elect Moore, 29% would support the Republican candidate, 12% would choose another candidate, and 10% were undecided.

Governor Wes Moore, joined by state leaders and members of Congress, discussed the government shutdown and its impact on Maryland. . His job approval among Marylanders has remained steady over the past year, even as residents grow increasingly pessimistic about the state’s direction and economy, according to the first part of a statewide University of Maryland, Baltimore County poll released Tuesday. (FILE/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore approval steady as Marylanders’ optimism slips, UMBC poll finds

November 4, 2025 at 8:01 p.m.

Seventy-eight percent of Democrats approve of Moore’s performance, compared with just 8% of Republicans and 42% of independents.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center adds a can to a bin as elected officials help staff and volunteers to sort donated food for distribution during a photo op and press conference at Anne Arundel County Food Bank with elected officials, announcing an executive action in support of Marylanders impacted by the federal government shutdown and suspension of Nov. S.N.A.P., or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Maryland governor releases $62 million to cover November SNAP benefits

November 3, 2025 at 7:06 p.m.

“One of the first and most basic priorities of governing is to ensure that families do not go hungry,” Moore said in a Monday statement.

The VEIP emissions testing station in Forest Hill. (Matt Button/The Aegis)

Are Marylanders evading VEIP fees through historic plate distinctions?

November 3, 2025 at 9:03 a.m.

“There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that many drivers with historic tags are using their vehicles for daily travel — which is improper under the law."

Motorists wait in lines for their turn to have their vehicles tested at a VEIP (Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program) testing station. File. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun).

Emission testing cuts could worsen Maryland air quality, scientists warn

November 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Air quality scientists slammed Republican Del. Christopher Bouchat and state Sen. Justin Ready’s plans to cross-file legislation that would eliminate the Maryland Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP).

Susan C. Lee, Maryland secretary of state and Gov. Wes Moore sign an executive action while Leah Paley, who leads the Anne Arundel County Food Bank watches during a photo op and press conference at Anne Arundel County Food Bank with elected officials, announcing an executive action in support of Marylanders impacted by the federal government shutdown and suspension of Nov. S.N.A.P., or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Gov. Wes Moore declares state of emergency ahead of possible SNAP aid lapse

October 31, 2025 at 8:44 a.m.

The emergency funding, drawn from the state’s Fiscal Responsibility Fund, will be distributed through food banks, faith-based organizations, school pantries, and mobile food units

Exterior of then-Next Act Cinema, now Pikes Cinema, an independent Black-owned theater in Pikesville, that will celebrate its one-year anniversary in March. February 14, 2020.

Pikes Cinema to offer free Halloween movies for furloughed federal workers

October 29, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

A historic Pikesville theater is offering free Halloween movie screenings for furloughed federal workers and their families as the government shutdown continues to strain local communities.

A man walks along the coastline in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Maryland Jamaican community rallies as Hurricane Melissa devastates island

October 29, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

Maryland Del. Jheanelle Wilkins and members of the state’s Jamaican community are organizing relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa, a historic Category 5 storm, devastated the island with flooding and winds...

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