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Solar

Eight Democratic gubernatorial candidates have signed a resolution calling for the next governor to support legislation that would get the state to use 100% carbon free electricity by 2035.

Following nearly 2 1/2 hours of debate, the Senate gave preliminary approval Friday to the Abortion Care Access Act, which would allow nurse practitioners,…

Just days after veteran state Senate Finance Chair Delores G. Kelley (D-Baltimore County) signaled her intention to retire, two of the three House incumbents…

Sen. Delores G. Kelley, a Baltimore County Democrat who chairs the powerful Finance Committee, will not run for re-election next year. In an interview…

As the General Assembly prepares to battle Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) over redistricting during the special session that begins Monday, some issues…

Voting rights advocates and some state lawmakers want Baltimore County officials to draw up new county council districts, arguing that the plan proposed by…

Renewable Energy

The operator of the second largest coal-fired power plant in Maryland announced that the plant will retire next year, which is five years earlier…

Legislators in Annapolis have made it a goal to advance racial equity in Maryland this year – on many fronts. Our legislative leaders, House…

The Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021 was withdrawn during a committee voting session on Monday, so that environmentalists and labor unions can…

As 2020 came to a close, the owners of the decades-old Morgantown coal plant in Charles County announced they would deactivate the plant by…