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Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) wants the state to direct a general fund surplus to small businesses coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Franchot announced…

The pressure on General Assembly leaders to schedule a special legislative session is mounting. The public calls for a special session come fast and…

Members of Congress from Maryland and Pennsylvania vowed on Tuesday to force the U.S. Army to “right a historical wrong” by bestowing the Medal…

State Del. Brooke E. Lierman (D-Baltimore City), who is pondering a run for state comptroller in 2022, is flexing her political muscle by bringing…

Maryland Matters Editor Josh Kurtz will be part of a feature on WYPR-FM’s “Midday” program Tuesday called “Reporters Notebook.” Kurtz and Rachel Baye, the…

Whom the gods would destroy they first assign Beth Wojton as their deputy. Or, put another way, hell hath no fury like a woman…

State elections officials on Friday nixed a requirement for a team to count mail-in ballots for the November election, citing the unprecedented volume of…

Members of the Maryland Senate would face a limit on the number of bills they can introduce under a proposal crafted by the chamber’s…

At the height of his railing against “cancel culture” earlier this summer, President Trump issued an executive order creating the Interagency Task Force for…

Second of two parts. On Wednesday, Maryland Matters carried an article about a collection of books, compiled by state Sen. Cory V. McCray (D-Baltimore…