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General Assembly gives final approval to $63 billion budget
A flag waves on Maryland Avenue in Annapolis, near the State House. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.The Maryland General Assembly passed a $63 billion budget on Monday, including a nearly $1 billion...
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Roundup: Safe Harbor passes, help for Charlotte Hall, racing bill amended,...
The Maryland State House dome is seen through a window near the Tiffany glass dome in the Miller Senate Office Building. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.The House of Delegates unanimously gave final...
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Frederick County sheriff and shooting range owner indicted by federal grand...
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins (left), of Frederick County, and Sheriff Graham Atkinson, of Surry County, NC., participate in a discussion on immigration October 12, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Mark...
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News roundup: Moore urges confirmation of adjutant general, nursing home...
Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead and Gov. Wes Moore (D) appeared together at the State House on Wednesday. Photo by Bryan P. Sears.Gov. Wes Moore (D) appeared with his nominee to lead Maryland’s Military...
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Lawmakers moving forward with plan to abolish Maryland 529 board, settle...
A path leads to the Maryland State House. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.Lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to abolish the troubled Maryland 529 board and put the state’s treasurer in charge of a...
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Political notes: Black Caucus backs Tenn. lawmakers, Gibson honored in...
Rep. Justin Jones, left, and Justin Pearson, right, were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives. Tennessee Lookout photo by John Partipilo. Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus stood in...
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General Assembly heads into final day of 445th session
The Maryland State House. File photo by Danielle E. Gaines. After 89 days sifting through more than 2,000 pieces of proposed legislation, the Maryland General Assembly is set to conclude its 445th...
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Legislative roundup: A quick look at some of the bills that found success on...
A stack of bills await action in the Senate chamber on Monday, the last day of the General Assembly's 90-day legislative session. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.The Maryland General Assembly passed more...
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General Assembly caps session that saw passage of top Democratic priorities,...
Confetti falls on House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) as the curtain drops on the 2023 legislative session. Photo by Bryan P. Sears.An angry Republican walk-off in the House of...
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Delegate apologizes for emotional outburst on House floor at close of General...
Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke (R-Anne Arundel) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County). Photos by Danielle E. Gaines. An Anne Arundel County lawmaker who disrupted House of Delegates floor...
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Frederick County sheriff on leave after being ordered to surrender service...
Frederick County Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Jenkins entered a not guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Wednesday. Sketch by William J. Hennessy, Jr. used with permission. Frederick County...
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News roundup: Bid to place Cardin on Judiciary Committee fails, Impallaria...
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Pool/Getty Images photo by Evelyn Hockstein.Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin (D) was briefly Democrats’ pick to fill a...
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Montgomery Democrats pick community leader Greg Wims to fill latest vacancy...
W. Gregory Wims was nominated by the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee on Tuesday to fill a District 39 vacancy in the House of Delegates. Screenshot.A longtime Montgomery County business,...
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Political notes: Moore does the D.C. policy circuit, Trone hires a campaign...
Gov. Wes Moore (D) spoke at an Axios event in D.C. on Wednesday morning. Governor’s office Twitter photo. Gov. Wes Moore (D) hit the Washington, D.C., policy circuit Wednesday morning, rubbing...
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After first 100 days, Lierman hopeful about modernization of comptroller’s...
Maryland Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman (D) returned to the House of Delegates chamber on Feb. 1, 2023, for Gov. Wes Moore's first State of the State address. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. Wednesday...
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Taking stock of the first 100 days of the Moore-Miller administration
Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) stands with Gov. Wes Moore (D) as they discussed hopes for their administration on their first full day in office. Photo by William F. Zorzi. On their 100th day in office on...
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Political Notes: Poll finds Moore on ‘solid footing,’ AG joins transgender...
Gov. Wes Moore (D). File photo by Danielle E. Gaines.A majority of Maryland residents say they approve of Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) job performance during his first three months in office. A poll released...
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Roundup: Prince George’s Dems pick chair for House vacancy, attitudes on...
Kent Roberson, chair of the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, was unanimously voted by his colleagues to fill a District 25 vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates. Screenshot.The...
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Roundup: Trone hits airwaves, state agency gets temporary leader, 529...
A flag waves on Maryland Avenue in Annapolis, near the State House. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.Four days after announcing plans to seek U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin’s seat on Capitol Hill, Rep. David Trone...
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After committee chair’s resignation, Speaker announces shakeup in House...
House Majority Leader Marc Korman (D-Montgomery) will become the new chair of the Environment and Transportation Committee. File photo by Bryan P. Sears.Speaker of the House Adrienne A. Jones...
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