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Andrew Saul, one of the few remaining holdovers from the Trump administration, said through a spokesman that he intends to lead the Baltimore County-based Social Security Administration until his term ends in 2025.

The Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 covers disciplinary procedures, body-camera use, access to records of complaints against officers, standards for use of force and no-knock warrants.

The bills rejected by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan contain some of the most controversial provisions in the sweeping Maryland Police Accountability Act.

Coming out of the pandemic, the workplace has been forever altered. How have our work lives changed?

Democratic leaders vowed to overturn the veto before their planned adjournment on Monday.

Maryland has sent notices to more than 44,000 unemployment insurance claimants stating they have been overpaid benefits and must reimburse the state.

Mezcal Inc., a Baltimore-area restaurant owner, has paid nearly half a million dollars in back wages and damages to 62 workers after federal officials say he bilked employees through a phony tip pool.

Baltimore City has served thousands of dollars in fines, revoked a liquor license and temporarily shuttered several establishments as a result of COVID-19 violations.

Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz kicked off her campaign with a brief video posted online, saying she’s been inspired by Marylanders’ perseverance and resiliency in the coronavirus pandemic and wants to help them “chart a better and brighter future.”

The city of Baltimore’s private security costs have ballooned over the last five years and will increase again this week with another $4.5 million approved by the Board of Estimates.

Tribune Publishing’s board of directors continues to recommend shareholders approve a buyout of the company by a New York hedge fund even as it considers a higher offer from a Maryland businessman and a Swiss billionaire.

Karida Collins' Neighborhood Fiber Co., a Baltimore-based hand-dyed yarn company, has a famous customer in Kamala Harris and a history that has unrolled over 15 years.

Clara Mae Lyon Riggle, who was a longtime chief financial officer in her family’s heavy equipment business and was active in Roman Catholic parishes, died of coronavirus complications March 17 at her home in the Belvedere Square section of North Baltimore. She was 92.

The Baltimore office of the inspector general found no evidence of wrongdoing by former Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young in his decision to terminate an agreement in November with a city-based nonprofit and food distribution service occupying a vacant schoolhouse in West Baltimore.

A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the Baltimore-area housing market continues to thrive. The trends reflect the public health crisis’ continued hold on the economy, fueling demand for property and opening the consumer floodgates with record-low mortgage interest rates.

City leaders are hopeful that Baltimore can rebound from a year during which downtown lost workers, visitors and customers.

Some of the bills have already become law, but most now head to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan for his review.

In one of their most significant final day actions, lawmakers set up the rules for legalized gambling on sports through nearly 100 in-person and online venues.

Stephen B. Meltzer, a commercial photographer, has died at 73.

The president and CEO of Emergent Biosolutions, Baltimore-based maker of COVID vaccine, earned $5.6 million in 2020.

In addition to resolving issues on setting up a sports betting industry, lawmakers plan to work until midnight Monday in Annapolis, passing dozens and dozens of bills.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said his decisions were guided by medical professionals at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland Medical System.

Over the course of 2½ hours of questioning, Matthew Sherring invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 150 times.

The applicants used complete stolen identities, including addresses and birth dates, so they passed an initial verification, officials said. But they were discovered as fake once the Maryland Department of Labor’s computer system generated a report that goes to whoever an applicant lists as their former employer.

Maryland labor unions are making a push for essential workers to get greater protections and hazard pay not only during the coronavirus pandemic, but also in future health emergencies.

The two vetoes successfully overridden were tied to legislation to help the thousands of housekeepers, banquet servers and other employees who have lost their jobs as their industry suffers from the pandemic and related shutdowns to control the spread of the virus.

Matthew Sherring held the position of director of operations at the environmental service, where McGrath was the executive director before his brief and ill-fated tenure this summer as the Republican governor’s top staffer.

Allegany County in Western Maryland has been hit hardest by the resurgence of the coronavirus this fall. Some point to pockets of resistance to mask-wearing and social distancing as perhaps contributing to the spread of COVID-19 there.