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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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Miller Dings Oaks on Senate Floor, to Roars of Laughter

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Just ask Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert), who volunteered as much...

Tale of the Tape: Video Surfaces of Incident Between Senator and Lobbyist

A Maryland lawmaker and the man she accuses of touching her inappropriately both claimed on Tuesday that a newly surfaced video of their...

GOP Poll Shows Hogan With Substantial Leads Over Baker, Kamenetz

Republican Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. would win a second term in a matchup against either of two leading Democrats, if the November...

Political Notebook: Endorsements for Governor, Replacement for Norman

Two more endorsements in the Democratic primary for governor: Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D-Montgomery) is the choice of a prominent...

Guest Commentary: Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Banning the Salary History Question

“What’s your current salary?” As a headhunter, I was trained to ask every candidate for a position I was looking to fill this question....

Poll Shows 62% Support for Expansion of State Fetal Homicide Law

As lawmakers in Annapolis ponder legislation that would expand the state’s fetal homicide law, a poll conducted for the Maryland Catholic...

Maryland Working Families to Back McCray Over McFadden in Senate Fight

Maryland Working Families, the progressive, labor-affiliated advocacy group, will announce this week that it is endorsing Del. Cory V....

Everything You Wanted to Know About Single-Payer Health Care But Were Afraid to Ask

The Maryland Senate heard testimony last week on a measure that would establish a single-payer health system, a “Medicare for all” system...

Baker's Foes Turn Up the Heat on Prince George's Schools

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) found himself under increasing attack on Thursday, as a gubernatorial rival, a...

Powerful Teachers' Union Issues First Endorsements in Montgomery County

One of the giants of Montgomery County politics has started flexing its muscles ahead of the June 26 primary. The Montgomery County...

Guest Commentary: Prince George's Needs a Fully Elected School Board

Educators in Prince George’s County Public Schools just learned – along with the rest of you – that employees in our central office got...

Lessons for Maryland From the Texas Primary. Yes, Texas

Maryland and Texas have almost nothing in common. And yet Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primaries in the Lone Star State – which included...

Guest Commentary: Remembering Senator Norman

It is with great sadness I write to express the terrible void the passing of Senator H. Wayne Norman (R) is leaving in the state of...

Judge in Oaks Case Nixes Defense Request to Subpoena 4 Witnesses for Hearing

A federal judge rejected a motion by defense lawyers for Maryland state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks to subpoena four witnesses – including two...

Oaks' Lawyers Object to Government's Bid to Limit Witness Testimony

Defense lawyers for Maryland state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks wasted no time registering opposition Wednesday to a prosecution request of the...

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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

Miller Dings Oaks on Senate Floor, to Roars of Laughter

Tale of the Tape: Video Surfaces of Incident Between Senator and Lobbyist

GOP Poll Shows Hogan With Substantial Leads Over Baker, Kamenetz

Political Notebook: Endorsements for Governor, Replacement for Norman

Guest Commentary: Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Banning the Salary History Question

Poll Shows 62% Support for Expansion of State Fetal Homicide Law

Maryland Working Families to Back McCray Over McFadden in Senate Fight

Everything You Wanted to Know About Single-Payer Health Care But Were Afraid to Ask

Baker's Foes Turn Up the Heat on Prince George's Schools

Powerful Teachers' Union Issues First Endorsements in Montgomery County

Guest Commentary: Prince George's Needs a Fully Elected School Board

Lessons for Maryland From the Texas Primary. Yes, Texas

Guest Commentary: Remembering Senator Norman

Judge in Oaks Case Nixes Defense Request to Subpoena 4 Witnesses for Hearing

Oaks' Lawyers Object to Government's Bid to Limit Witness Testimony

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