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Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

Johns Hopkins Renews Push to Create Its Own Police Force

In Senate District with Tightest Race in 2014, Another Close Contest

Meet the One Person in Maryland With the Temerity to Challenge Peter Franchot

Frank DeFilippo: The Insidious Side Effects of Political Polls

Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

State Unveils New Chesapeake Bay License Plate Design

Air Wars Rev Up in Trone-Hoeber Race

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Is Part of the Rising Progressive Tide Around the Country

Josh Kurtz: Ike Age

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

Franchot TV Ad Paints Dystopian View of Annapolis

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

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Ervin Won't Appeal Ballot Case to State's Highest Court Before Primary

Valerie L. Ervin will not appeal an Anne Arundel County Circuit judge’s ruling that Maryland’s June 26 primary ballot should not be...

Hogan Gets Rock Star Treatment at Annual Business Event

For Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R), it must have been close to heaven: 700 cheering business leaders jammed into a ballroom Tuesday...

Dem Rivals Launch Tentative Attacks: 'It's Time for This Election to Take Shape'

With exactly three weeks to go until Maryland’s June 26 primary election, each of seven Democratic candidates for governor tried to...

Republican House Candidate Sues GOP Leaders' Campaign Fund for Defamation

A Republican candidate for the House of Delegates in Carroll County is suing a political action committee controlled by House Republicans...

Brochin Gets Top Dem Score on Business Group Report Card; 45 Republicans Perfect

A leading Maryland business group came out with its annual scorecard of the General Assembly Tuesday, and as usual, the legislators who...

Political Notes: Green Election Guide, Saving Ellicott City, Celebrity GOTV

The Maryland League of Conservation Voters has rolled out several endorsements of legislative candidates over the past few months. Now,...

Maryland Is Positioning Itself as a Leader in Telehealth

Connecting consumers and physicians through technology will revolutionize health care, saving costs while challenging prevailing...

Judge to Ervin on Ballot Status: 'I Wish I Could Help You, But I Can't'

An Anne Arundel County Circuit judge Monday rejected arguments by Valerie L. Ervin to order the Maryland State Board of Elections to...

Still Seeing Red Over the Red Line

Transportation issues are rarely about getting from here to there. Usually the debate swirls around such tangent matters as money, race,...

Montgomery County Council At-Large: Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard

Thirty-three candidates are vying for four at-large seats on the Montgomery County Council in the June 26 Democratic Primary Election....

Battle For Democratic Soul Underway in Busch's District -- With a Few Twists

The 30th legislative district in Anne Arundel County isn’t the only place in Maryland where Democratic insiders and insurgents are...

Anger Mounts as Court Schedules Hearing on Ervin's Ballot Status

An Anne Arundel County Circuit judge Thursday denied a request by Valerie L. Ervin for an emergency order to stop the Maryland State...

Maryland Must Act Fast on Offshore Wind or Risk Being Left in the Dust

May 23, 2018, may go down as the date when a new industrial revolution started along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. That day,...

Ervin Follows Through on Vow to Sue State to Get Name on Ballot

A lawyer for Valerie L. Ervin has made good on a threat to the Maryland State Board of Elections and filed a lawsuit asking a circuit...

Veteran Baltimore Lawmakers Team Up With Newcomer as Curt Anderson Mystery Persists

Exactly four weeks to the day from the June 26 primary, two ranking Democratic legislators announced Tuesday they are teaming with a...

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Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

Johns Hopkins Renews Push to Create Its Own Police Force

In Senate District with Tightest Race in 2014, Another Close Contest

Meet the One Person in Maryland With the Temerity to Challenge Peter Franchot

Frank DeFilippo: The Insidious Side Effects of Political Polls

Out of State, Not Out of Mind: Senator Presses for Answers on Union PAC Cash

State Unveils New Chesapeake Bay License Plate Design

Air Wars Rev Up in Trone-Hoeber Race

Frosh, Wolf Get Personal in Highly-Charged Law School Debate

Hogan to Lead Bridge-Naming Tribute for Senator He Snubbed at Funding Announcement

Jealous Is Part of the Rising Progressive Tide Around the Country

Josh Kurtz: Ike Age

Jealous Releases Ethics Plan, But Lobbyist and GOP Hit Back Hard

Franchot TV Ad Paints Dystopian View of Annapolis

With Help From Democratic Insiders and a Few Republicans, Colvin Hauls in Cash

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COMMENTARY

Ervin Won't Appeal Ballot Case to State's Highest Court Before Primary

Hogan Gets Rock Star Treatment at Annual Business Event

Dem Rivals Launch Tentative Attacks: 'It's Time for This Election to Take Shape'

Republican House Candidate Sues GOP Leaders' Campaign Fund for Defamation

Brochin Gets Top Dem Score on Business Group Report Card; 45 Republicans Perfect

Political Notes: Green Election Guide, Saving Ellicott City, Celebrity GOTV

Maryland Is Positioning Itself as a Leader in Telehealth

Judge to Ervin on Ballot Status: 'I Wish I Could Help You, But I Can't'

Still Seeing Red Over the Red Line

Montgomery County Council At-Large: Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard

Battle For Democratic Soul Underway in Busch's District -- With a Few Twists

Anger Mounts as Court Schedules Hearing on Ervin's Ballot Status

Maryland Must Act Fast on Offshore Wind or Risk Being Left in the Dust

Ervin Follows Through on Vow to Sue State to Get Name on Ballot

Veteran Baltimore Lawmakers Team Up With Newcomer as Curt Anderson Mystery Persists

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