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Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) opened applications Friday for $10 million in relief funding for Marylanders living in state-financed rental units. The state’s…
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are at risk of being put on the street with their belongings, after a federal moratorium on evictions expires…
Four years after the first of two major floods hit Ellicott City, its historic county seat, taking two lives and devastating many businesses and…
Maryland’s State Board of Elections might take Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) up on his offer to encourage state employees to fill election judge…
Still faced with the threat of the coronavirus, some Maryland universities are sticking with their decision to have a mix of in-person learning and…
Almost one month away from the beginning of the academic year, Maryland’s schools superintendent on Wednesday provided additional guidance for public schools as they…
The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. has taken special care of his nearly 80-year-old mother since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, buying her groceries…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) doubled down on his decision to hold a more traditional November election during a televised interview on Monday…
With the end of a federal moratorium on evictions looming, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) doled out $2.3 million in eviction prevention funding…
Clean water advocates are planning to sue a West Virginia coal company for pollution in the Potomac River. The Potomac Riverkeeper Network, Environmental Integrity…