State board says Plan Maryland forum violated Open Meetings Act

The Board of County Commissioners and the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board traded barbs on Wednesday over whether the county violated...

Commissioners reject expansion of Carroll County Regional Airport

One of the most ambitious, and contentious, issues in Carroll County over the past decade came to a crash landing on Thursday, Jan. 26, as...

Letter: Redistricting plan will leave South Carroll without local representation

When I became president of Freedom Area Citizen' Council 3 1/2 years ago, State Sen. Allan Kittleman attended my first meeting, along with...

O'Malley budget seeks to close Springfield Hospital's assisted living unit in Sykesville

Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed 2013 budget aims to close the assisted living unit at Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville, where 40...

Carroll County budget director previews revenue picture, warns of pension impact from state

WESTMINSTER — The Board of County Commissioners this week opened its process for setting a budget for fiscal year 2013 with a review...

Bill would exempt college textbooks from Maryland sales tax

ANNAPOLIS — A bill being sponsored by eight Republicans in the House of Delegates to exempt college textbooks from the sales tax had...

Ehrlich to write weekly column for Sun

Former Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who had a tumultuous relationship with The Baltimore Sun while in office, will now...

O'Malley budget seeks to cap deductions, shift portion teacher pensions to counties

ANNAPOLIS — Gov.Martin O'Malleysaid this proposed capping income tax deductions and rolling back income tax exemptions for Maryland'...

Sykesville officials denounce state redistricting plan in letter to O'Malley

The Sykesville Town Council adopted a resolution this week stating its disapproval of the proposed state legislative redistricting plan, one...

Obama earns 55% approval in Md.

A new poll shows that national and state Democratic leaders are well regarded in Maryland, even as voters are split on progressive...

Baltimore loses clout in redistricting

Baltimore would lose two of its 18 delegates and share one of its six senators with Baltimore County under new state legislative map...

Shift in Carroll's district lines a hot topic for 2012

There was pizza, salad, mozzarella sticks and, to the delight of state Sen. Joe Getty, a full house at his Jan. 4 "town meeting," held at J&...

David Grand: Levelheaded approach prevails over wrongheaded notion in county public information position

I've always been selective in the public meetings I've I gone to over the last 20 years, with my criteria being that the...

Delegation hears legislative wish list for 2012 Annapolis session

Carroll County's Delegation to Annapolis was presented this week with a pre-holiday wish list of proposed legislation — some old, some...

Schurick guilty of election fraud in robocall case

A Baltimore jury Tuesday found Paul Schurick, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s campaign manager, guilty of fraud and related charges...