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The Fight for Fifteen is likely headed to a conference committee. The Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday evening to Senate Bill 280, its version of…

Maryland’s decision to enshrine gambling in its constitution, rather than codify it in law, means it will spend the next couple years on the…

The Maryland House of Delegates gave initial approval to a $46.7 billion budget bill on Wednesday that would increase state spending by about 4.2…

U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings has emerged as one of the Trump administration’s most formidable foes since taking the gavel of the powerful House…

During a legislative session marked by a House of Delegates censure over a lawmaker’s use of a racial slur, legislators should make a statement…

A small band of progressive lawmakers took a small stand against a big tax break on the floor of the House of Delegates on…

Companies would not be allowed to charge higher homeowners or renters insurance premiums for families who own certain breeds of dogs if a bill…

The sea of red shirts stretched down the boulevard leading to Maryland’s State House, eventually packed in to stretch from the corner of the…

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan (R) urged congressional leaders to ratify a new North American trade agreement Monday, telling Senate and House leaders that the…

President Trump on Monday issued his latest proposal to dramatically scale back the funding for Chesapeake Bay cleanup programs. In his fiscal 2020 budget…