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Maryland election officials want the state to pay for the additional postage for mail-in ballot applications in the November election. Elections Administrator Linda H….
The Republican nominee for Cecil County executive can stay on the November ballot despite “a number of irregularities” in her candidacy, a judge ruled…
Marylanders who are unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic may soon be getting an additional $300 in federal assistance after additional benefits expired last…
Leaders from six Chesapeake Bay watershed states, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have failed to…
Maryland is regressing on its efforts to mitigate stormwater pollution that flows into the Chesapeake Bay, according to a new report by an environmental…
With less than 90 days until the Nov. 3 election, Democrats in Maryland’s House of Delegates are making a concerted effort to get their…
The operator of two coal-fired power plants in Aquasco, in southern Prince George’s County, plans to retire the plants on June 1, 2021. GenOn…
In the absence of specific guidance from the Maryland State Department of Education, state legislators are encouraging local school superintendents to coordinate a set…
Julia Kane, a rising senior at the University of Maryland College Park, was worried about the lease she had signed in February, before she…
Early voting in Maryland will take place between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 ― one day before Election Day ― State Board of Elections…