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Civil rights advocates celebrate the revamp of a program to help incarcerated men and women prepare for parole hearings and post-release.
One of the things that aggravates me about Larry Hogan is his narrative about why he decided to run for governor.
With Maryland's 2022 primary elections exactly one year away, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) endorsed Del. Lierman.
Elrich calls his 300-page plan to get to zero carbon emissions by 2035 one of “the most ambitious climate goals in the country."
The veteran Prince George's County lawmaker Peters finished just out of the running in the intense Senate president battle two years ago.
Frederick Del. Karen Lewis Young (D) announced this week that she will run for the District 3 Senate seat currently held by her husband.
The author blasts a letter from an Exelon employee about the dam, saying it is "full of inaccuracies" and in part "completely ridiculous."
The former county executive says it's time for the leading combatants in the debate over the proposed widening of 270 and 495 to cut a deal.
A new program in Howard County will divert some mental health crisis calls from county police to crisis counselors.
Senate President Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) announced his appointments to the newly created Sports Wagering Application Review Commission.
To discuss what can be done next to ensure the health of the Chesapeake Bay, some researchers met with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin.
"There is still more work to be done, and I am ready to do whatever I can to help get this agreement across the finish line," Hogan said.
The author acknowledges those achievements of the 2021 Maryland General Assembly, operating amid COVID difficulties.
Backers of a proposed high-speed train between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., tout the project as a boon for both cities.
Supplemental federal unemployment benefits are slated to end next week in Maryland, and Department of Labor officials are questioned on it.
Southern Maryland residents urged members of the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to adopt single-member legislative districts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended Thursday an order providing eviction protections for tenants for the last time.
It is part of an ongoing effort to account for state and federal stimulus funds coursing through the state's coffers.
Prince George's has the highest rate of uninsured people out of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the report states, with 13 percent uninsured.
When leaders called protectors fail to act, they only reinforce that our most vulnerable people don’t matter, the author states.