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Most of the candidates for governor will appear together at back-to-back forums on climate change next week.

“I’m gonna be honest, I just do not think you can do it in that time frame,” one local elections director said.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly M. Schulz will begin airing a 30-second TV ad on Monday that spotlights her new “Parental Bill of Rights” proposal.

The House of Delegates passed legislation on Friday that will allow Maryland voters to determine if recreational cannabis use should be legalized and enshrined in the constitution.

Shapiro already has a strong track record of success serving Prince Georgians, the county executive writes.

The legislative races in Prince George’s County’s District 23 become more jumbled and complex with every passing day.

In a statement, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) called the invasion “a barbarous military assault from a deranged autocrat.”

Even as the concept of public financing has grown more mainstream across the country, state lawmakers have been reluctant to embrace that reform for themselves.

The County Council now has a golden opportunity to create a fair map that allows for more equitable representation and greater civic participation, the author writes.

The majority of claims in a pair of lawsuits challenging Maryland’s congressional redistricting plan will be allowed to move forward, a judge ruled Wednesday.