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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.
Majority of Marylanders approve of Gov. Wes Moore’s early efforts but have concerns about the economy, the direction of the state, crime and education.
Topping the list of assets in Moore’s trust is nearly $1.2 million in stock in Green Thumb Industries which has cannabis operations in Maryland and other states.
A bill awaiting the governor’s signature ends the medical cannabis board and replaces it with one that will oversee the medical and recreational industries.
Powerful Western Md. lawmaker paid the price for shepherding gun control legislation through the General Assembly in 2000.
Governor signs into law legislation to whittle down some state vacancies and increase oversight in state-owned nursing homes.
An initial agreement between the three states could one day lead to more seamless commuter rail service.
“I’m telling the attorneys when you are making these agreements, let them know that cantankerous, miserable old goat in the treasurer’s office, he’s going to speak on it.”
South Carolina-based HRM notified the state Department of Labor that 233 workers could lose their jobs when it departs in June.
The long-serving state Elections Administrator to write first draft of qualifications for her successor.
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin (D) was briefly Democrats’ pick to fill a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee that’s currently held by ailing California…