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House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) said Friday that she wants her colleagues to examine the full range of tax credits the state…

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For years, the tobacco industry paid actors to pretend they were doctors on TV, telling Americans that smoking wasn’t bad for their health. By…

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Money to fund initial recommendations of the Kirwan Commission is flowing to local school systems. More than $65.4 million has been awarded by the…

What a difference a year makes. Last year, the Maryland Black Caucus Foundation held its inaugural summertime unity breakfast – with a hefty legislative…

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A core group of 13 people will meet over the next several months to recommend new state funding formulas for K-12 public schools. Senate…

A bill to infuse Maryland public schools with $1 billion for reforms over the next three years will take effect without the signature of…

A state commission charged with making recommendations on the state’s property tax rate voted unanimously Wednesday to keep things steady. The recommendation was likely,…

When he was a teacher in West Baltimore, many of state Sen. Bill Ferguson’s students had difficulty coming to school ready to learn –…

The two chambers of the Maryland General Assembly are taking dramatically different approaches to a top priority for Democrats — the creation of a…

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A proposal to infuse state school systems with up to $1.1 billion in new funding over the next three years is zooming through the…