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Reporter

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.

Janai White was found in the stairwell of a state office building in Annapolis on Feb. 9.

Campaign of Jan. 6 hero cop says he has raised about $3 million so far.

Some lawmakers worry the state is usurping local zoning authority.

The immigrant health bill passed the House last year but was bottled up in the Senate in the final days of the 2023 session.

Legislators are scrambling to fix the problem that could cost local governments by some estimates as much as $250 million over three years.

Maryland could collect tens of millions from speed camera citations under proposed law.

Officials confirm the existence of a security camera but have yet to explain the delay in finding the body of Janai White.

An agency responsible for assessing the value of residential and commercial properties missed a key deadline. Lawmakers scramble for a fix that won’t penalize taxpayers or local government.

With two Maryland stores, a proposal in the House could allow Trone and his brother as many as eight retail alcohol licenses in the state.

Maryland State Police lead the investigation, say there is no threat to the public or employees.