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Newly-elected House Minority Leader Jason C. Buckel (R-Allegany) and House Minority Whip Christopher T. Adams (R-Middle Shore) this week announced new appointments to vacant…

For the second time, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending the…

Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) urged the state to stop using emergency contracts for some COVID response efforts – blasting a Health Department agreement…

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) was in her Annapolis office the other day, enjoying the solitude. “It’s quiet,” she told a reporter,…

John B. King Jr. (D), the former U.S. secretary of Education under President Obama, announced his 2022 gubernatorial bid Tuesday. Education will be one…

Maryland lawmakers considered but failed to embrace legislation that would have prohibited a local election practice that critics say has been used to systematically…

Tax Credits

An advisory board recommended Monday that the state keep its property tax rate steady for the 15th straight year, but some members held out…

A Maryland lawmaker whose floor speech on a mental health bill included controversial references to the Holocaust may be ignoring a letter of protest…

During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual, challenging and hard session…

The Women’s Caucus of the Maryland General Assembly elected new officers before the legislature adjourned last week. Del. Anne R. Healey (D-Prince George’s), now…