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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.
Maryland Matters has obtained copies of some of the emails and social media posts that have stalled Diane Butler’s nomination to the State Board of Elections.
Senate leader says any plan for revitalizing Pimlico must limit the risk to taxpayers, and he refuses to consider eliminating a blue-ribbon panel that’s discussing transportation funding.
Montgomery County senator will leave the legislature in May to become executive director of the Maryland Commission for Women.
‘Since I’ve retired, I’ve been getting more accolades,’ U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd) tells the House of Delegates.
Key difference is a reliance by House Democrats on $1.3 billion in new tax and gaming revenues. Senate Democrats say combined corporate tax reporting and iGaming are ‘a hard no.’
Despite the judge’s ruling for state and federal highway officials, the plan to relieve congestion by widening portions of the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 remain stalled.
Supporters stress the importance to shoring up the horse industry in Maryland but others worry about ‘unknown’ future costs to the state.
Gaming expansion and toll bill action on Saturday is part of a $1.2 billion revenue package announced by House Democrats Friday.
House leaders education, transportation require funding solutions now, an approach the Senate continues to reject.
Disposition of Laurel Park race track is unknown, but the Stronach Group will retain ownership and could sell it to developers.