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Open Government

With the same predictability as summer and winter, every year the Maryland General Assembly introduces and passes legislation to improve open government in Maryland….

The Maryland Center for History and Culture is renaming its popular Pathways Grant Program in honor of the late Senate President Thomas V. Mike…

A proposal to give counties more power over their local income taxes received preliminary approval in the House of Delegates on Thursday after Republican…

Maryland Speaker Pro Tem Sheree Sample-Hughes grew up singing in the American Legion junior girls auxiliary. She used to sing the state’s song, “Maryland,…

Wes Moore, the Baltimore born and bred author, anti-poverty advocate and social entrepreneur, is actively contemplating seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2022….

After Maryland voters overwhelmingly embraced mail-in voting last year, state legislators are looking to permanently expand and improve the state’s absentee ballot system. House…

Members of the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday night to move forward with a proposal to provide relief for thousands of…

The House of Delegates will continue debate later this week on a bill that would change the way some Maryland counties elect their commissioners….

State Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on Tuesday received the first major endorsement of his 2022 bid for governor: the backing of the Mid-Atlantic…

Maryland Department of Labor officials have extended the state’s emergency stay on new foreclosures through the end of March, according to a Tuesday press…