Patrick J Hogan

Though he's facing an undefined FBI investigation, this isn't the first time Sen. Ulysses Currie has stared down adversity. The head of one of Maryland's most powerful Senate committees got where he is only by struggling past poverty, hard labor and...

The toothpaste is out of the tube. The fat lady has not only sung; she's cooling down with a post-operatic beer. The Rubicon has been crossed - by a six-lane toll bridge. Pick your cliche, but the War of the Intercounty Connector is over. The road...

Governor's race Andrew, Gaithersburg: Is picking an African-American as his running mate the only way Gov. Ehrlich can win re-election? Nitkin: Democrats Doug Duncan and Martin O'Malley are almost required to select African-American running mates (O'...

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. personally endorsed a secret land deal creating a tax break worth almost $7 million for a politically connected builder, a top administration official said yesterday. State Department of General Services Secretary Boyd K....

Oversight of privately run group homes for Maryland's troubled children, a responsibility now divided among several state agencies, should be consolidated, a growing number of lawmakers say. "We have to move everything into a single agency," said Sen....

Lawmakers assailed the state's oversight of privately run group homes for troubled youths yesterday as a "disaster" and called on Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to work with them to improve monitoring of care, spending and staffing at the facilities....

Maryland lawmakers ended a rancorous 90-day session Monday night with passage of a $23.6 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year and legislation that would make the state the first in the nation to guarantee a "living wage" for employees of its...

Maryland lawmakers ended a rancorous 90-day session last night by rejecting expanded gambling for the second straight year and passing legislation that would make the state the first in the nation to guarantee a "living wage" for employees of its...

On days like today, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is no doubt thankful he was elected to lead Maryland rather than Texas, Colorado or Arizona. In those states, the chief executive proposes a budget that is usually tossed aside by lawmakers, who start from...

First in a series of occasional articles. One of the most powerful people in this town is so boring you could fall asleep listening to him talk about his work. That's when he unleashes his dry sense of humor, finding new ways to say things to keep even...

After its second major rewrite of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s gambling proposal in less than a week, a Senate committee approved last night a plan to permit 15,500 slot machines at three racetracks and three tourist destinations in Maryland. The plan,...

Slot machine supporters in the Maryland Senate beat back a series of efforts to hamper legislation to expand gambling in the state, setting the stage for a final vote on Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s heavily amended measure this morning. During yesterday'...