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More than four dozen gubernatorial nominees were confirmed by the Maryland Senate on Friday, including Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz. The Senate voted 45-0 to…

Another ranked-choice voting bill will be under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly ― this one with the unanimous support of the Montgomery County…

On the second day of Senate floor debate over legislation that would give local school districts the option of starting the school year before…

Responding to legislation targeting his ability to raise money from the alcohol industry, which he currently regulates, state Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on…

Local leaders gathered in Annapolis on Thursday to voice support for legislation to increase the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023….

The State House debate over whether the school year in Maryland should start after Labor Day reached a fevered pitch Thursday. Voting along party…

A Baltimore County senator is pursuing a bill that would remove the ability of the state superintendent of schools to disapprove of local school…

A Maryland lawmaker widely considered to be a rising star spent Wednesday receiving both birthday greetings and expressions of support after announcing that he is…

Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings rarely sees eye to eye with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). But the new Democratic chairman of the…

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) expressed solidarity with Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) Wednesday over the legislature’s desire to strip Franchot of major…