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Bryan Sears covers the governor and General Assembly, state politics and transportation for Maryland Matters. He has covered the Maryland State House for the last two decades at the Baltimore Sun Media Group, Patch.com and most recently, The Daily Record. Sears has won multiple state and national awards for police and crime reporting, local and state government coverage and investigative reporting that resulted in a guilty plea by a government official for stealing from his own campaign account. He’s a frequent radio and television contributor.
A blue-ribbon transportation panel will ask lawmakers to consider bolstering the state’s flagging Transportation Trust Fund by raising tolls and imposing new or increased…
Any agreement with the Orioles before the end of the year would require a last-minute BPW vote.
Budget and service cuts proposed to offset a $3.3 billion deficit would disproportionately impact city, lawmakers said.
Cuts to transportation, increased education spending, and a structural budget deficit put pressure on budgets and local governments.
An early entry into Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District race has announced she will withdraw and focus on issues before the General Assembly. Maryland House…
Maryland’s unemployment rate is the lowest in the nation, but its labor participation rate remains below pre-pandemic levels.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) told a gathering of county leaders still reeling from news of deep cuts in transportation projects that he backs the…
Decision to cut $3.3 billion has some officials spitballing solutions even as angst grows over a coming budget challenge and increased education funding requirements.
Although some maintenance will be delayed, maintenance to improve safety will be prioritized, transportation secretary said.
More than three dozen people died in Maryland last month as the result of motor vehicle crashes in the state. The new data from…