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Former U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes ― a staunch defender of the Chesapeake Bay and cosponsor of far-reaching eponymous legislation that reformed federal securities laws…

When Baltimore City Council President Brandon M. Scott (D) becomes the city’s 52nd mayor Tuesday, there will be no major celebratory events. Lavish inaugural…

Inconsistency is Gov. Larry Hogan’s most consistent political trait. On Monday of last week, Hogan published an op-ed in The Washington Examiner, a journal…

The Maryland House of Delegates floor is usually a tight squeeze, with 141 members packed nearly shoulder-to-shoulder in the chamber. Not so in 2021….

Baltimore Mayor-elect Brandon M. Scott (D) released a statement Thursday evening saying he was exposed to someone with COVID-19 on Saturday and is quarantining…

Newly-installed Senate Minority Leader Bryan W. Simonaire (R-Anne Arundel) and Senate Minority Whip Michael J. Hough (R-Frederick) announced GOP caucus leadership positions Thursday for…

The Maryland legislature’s 2021 session will look and feel unlike any session of the modern era. Lawmakers will sit at desks that have clear…

In his latest fundraising email, state Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) raised the specter of an unnamed deep-pocketed Democratic primary opponent to appeal for…

Baltimore City leaders and residents are calling on their state representatives to ensure police accountability and to override Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s (R)…

It’s sometimes said in politics that if you go far enough left on the political spectrum or far enough right on the political spectrum,…