The Washington Inquisitor
Maryland
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About 270,000 Maryland mail ballots were still out as Election Day neared, state data show
Maryland had received 58.9% of the 656,599 mail-in ballots it sent as of Oct. 31, with Baltimore City lowest at 44.8%. Ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 count if they arrive by Nov.…
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Pentagon renews $1.85 billion in family health plan contracts led by Johns Hopkins
The Defense Health Agency picked up another year on six Uniformed Services Family Health Plan contracts, led by a $575 million award to Johns Hopkins.
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Montgomery and Prince George’s set different caps on next year’s WSSC Water rate increase
Montgomery approved a 7% ceiling and Prince George’s 5% as WSSC Water begins drafting its fiscal 2028 budget. The utility’s own study recommended 11.7%.
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Maryland’s early vote jumped 58% from 2022. Charles and Prince George’s nearly doubled.
An Inquisitor analysis of State Board of Elections data shows early turnout rose in every county, with the D.C. suburbs leading.
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Virginia, Maryland and D.C. drew about one-sixth of Pentagon contract dollars in fiscal 2026
Defense contracts performed in the region totaled about $63.8 billion in fiscal 2026 obligations, with Virginia second only to Texas, USAspending data show.