Maryland voters head to the polls as early voting begins, while education and tax policy issues continue drawing scrutiny ahead of Election Day.

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• Governor Wes Moore and Republican nominee Dan Cox participated in separate interviews with WMAR on the first day of early voting.
• The interviews marked an opportunity for the incumbent and his challenger to address voter concerns during the early voting period.

• Experienced emergency medicine physician, educator, researcher, and healthcare leader James M. Williams, MS, DO, FACEP to lead Maryland’s statewide physician organization.
• His election reflects a longstanding commitment to organized medicine and advancing the interests of physicians and their patients.

• A judge upheld a ruling to undo Harford County Public Schools' ban on the young adult novel 'Flamer,' sending the case to Circuit Court.
• The decision represents an escalation in the ongoing legal dispute over the book's removal from school libraries.

• Republican Ryan O’Connor and Democrat Cat Carter are vying to replace longtime council member David Yungmann.
• The race’s outcome is consequential for the incoming county executive.

• Maryland public schools' chronic absenteeism rate has declined for four consecutive years, but school board candidates say the issue remains unresolved.
• Chronic absenteeism continues to concern education stakeholders across Maryland despite measurable progress in reducing the problem statewide.

• This school year, for the first time, $60,000 is the base amount public school teachers must be paid statewide.
• But some districts pay thousands more than the minimum, so significant gaps between counties remain.

• Faith leaders and residents marched to polling locations Thursday to launch Maryland's early voting period.
• The organized effort aimed to encourage voter participation across the state during the early voting window.

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