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He’s had a fish named after him. A mountain peak in Antigua and Barbuda. A food court in Ireland. And lots of elementary schools…

School Re-Opening

An elementary school girl disconnected from virtual class for months; a conscientious student unable to attend school due to caring for her preschool siblings;…

After backlash from Democratic lawmakers and advocates, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee amended the state’s billion-dollar relief effort Thursday to include…

Maryland law will now require private sellers to arrange background checks for sales of shotguns and rifles after the House of Delegates voted Thursday…

“This time, the people of Maryland should be drawing the lines — not the politicians or party bosses,” Gov. Larry Hogan (R) during a…

Governor's Mansion

If there’s one thing that Maryland Democrats never lack, it’s confidence. To a certain extent, they should be confident. Maryland Democrats continue to hold…

The Maryland House of Delegates tacked on additional revisions to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s (R) billion-dollar COVID-19 relief proposal, including a large expansion…

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) appeared before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday to present a bill that seeks to introduce sweeping reform…

One Maryland lawmaker wants to change the way several rural counties elect their commissioners, arguing that those counties’ current systems disenfranchise people of color….

Thunderdome

My wife is on a daily mission. She has taken it upon herself to get her immediate family members vaccinated. Her grandmother is 92. …