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Maryland’s Senate gave unanimous approval Thursday to a nearly $51 billion budget plan, and final negotiations with House lawmakers could begin as early as…

With the Democratic field for governor essentially to himself for now, Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on Thursday rolled out a list of…

Tears were shed on the Maryland Senate floor on Wednesday, as an old tradition entered a new world. The chamber bestowed three First Citizen…

Two Democratic members of the Frederick County Council are taking steps Wednesday to run for county executive in 2022, when incumbent Jan H. Gardner…

David Blair, the businessman and philanthropist who finished just 77 votes out of the money in the 2018 Democratic primary for Montgomery County executive,…

Anthony McCarthy, the former journalist and political strategist whose professional stops have included a stint as editor of The Afro-American newspaper in Baltimore and…

Despite being on the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee’s voting list Monday, legislation to provide protections for and establish trust between Maryland’s undocumented residents and…

The Senate gave final passage to more than 30 bills on Monday, including measures to guide the state’s COVID-19 response, remove Maryland’s governor from…

Ordinarily, the announcement that a county councilmember was going to seek a second term wouldn’t necessarily merit much attention. But Montgomery County Councilmember William…

Former state Sen. Victor R. Ramirez (D-Prince George’s) is planning to try for a political comeback in 2022. The 46-year-old former lawmaker announced last…