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WASHINGTON — With two concurrent runoff elections that could swing the balance of the Senate, Georgia is about to become the center of the…

Brandon Scott is a “son of Baltimore.”

Born and raised in Park Heights, Scott says he was drawn to run for public office in the city when he was a child and watched the world descend on his neighborhood for a horse race once a year, when every other day he and his friends and family struggled for basic needs, like heat or AC in their schools.

During the first 105 years (1827–1932), the Maryland Democratic Party was a far right party that protected the rights of white, straight, U.S. born…

Brandon Scott is a “son of Baltimore.”

Born and raised in Park Heights, Scott says he was drawn to run for public office in the city when he was a child and watched the world descend on his neighborhood for a horse race once a year, when every other day he and his friends and family struggled for basic needs, like heat or AC in their schools.

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) is bringing an old government hand back to his administration and is promoting someone who has worked for…

As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to tighten its grip on the state once more, Maryland prepares to lose another top-ranking health official: Department of…

Anne Arundel County voters embraced a slew of proposed charter amendments during the Nov. 3 election, setting the stage for a new balance of…

Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) put a stop to audits during the coronavirus pandemic, a move that has one senator worried about oversight….

As the gaze of the political world turns to Georgia, where two runoff elections in early January will determine control of the U.S. Senate,…

Maybe you’ve read our election coverage this year, from a referendum on sports gambling to the challenge of ensuring that everyone can vote —…