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Maryland's top health official told a Baltimore judge Tuesday that he erred in not seeking more money in this year's state budget to relieve a bed shortage that has prompted his department to turn away patients from his department's mental hospitals.

Gov. Larry Hogan outlined a budget plan Thursday that would cut school aid to Baltimore and state workers' pay but preserve — for now — funding for two light rail lines.

Republican Larry Hogan pledged to foster a culture of "tolerance and mutual respect" in Annapolis as he took the oath of office Wednesday to become Maryland's 62nd governor.

With his affable and at times self-deprecating manner, Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan brings to Maryland's highest office a distinct style — one with implications for how the businessman-turned-politician will govern.

As Gov.-elect Larry Hogan and his team begin tackling the state's budget, they will soon turn their attention to one of its most pernicious challenges: the underfunded employee pension system.

Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan on Thursday painted a grim portrait of the financial house he'll inherit next year, saying Maryland needs "strong medicine" to end an era of outsized spending.

The last-ditch write-in campaign by state Del. Shawn Tarrant (D) to unseat his 40th District colleague, Del. Frank Conaway Jr. (D), failed by a long shot, but some Democratic heavy-hitters supported it, according to campaign-finance records.

With Maryland's long campaign for governor now over, the unexpected election of Republican businessman Larry Hogan has given rise to an intense new campaign now just beginning: The jockeying among advocates and interest groups for attention, jobs and influence in a rare GOP administration.

Merreen E. Kelly, a former Baltimore County administrative officer who earlier had been an associate superintendent of Baltimore County public schools, died Sunday at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center of lung cancer. He was 79.

Merreen E. Kelly, a former Baltimore County administrative officer who earlier had been an associate superintendent of Baltimore County public schools, died Sunday at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center of lung cancer. He was 79.

Leaders of Harford County unions say they are not happy to hear the County Council wants to raise the salaries of future council members and the County Executive by roughly 25 percent.

Maryland officials on Wednesday approved $16 billion in contracts that are intended to change the way state employees use health care by offering rewards for taking steps to stay well — and imposing penalties for refusing to comply.

About 50 protesters rallied outside Baltimore City Hall Wednesday to object to a proposed study of the water system, a step they fear could eventually put the system in private hands.

The Supreme Court's decision in Harris v. Quinn only dealt with home health care workers in Illinois, but it invited more direct challenge to public sector collective bargaining laws.

Out-of-state groups are pumping last-minute cash into the Maryland attorney general's race, fueling a barrage of campaign ads including $240,000 in TV commercials purchased by a Florida-based fund that won't reveal its donors.

Del. Jon S. Cardin, a candidate for attorney general, has accused two Baltimore lawmakers of intimidating a campaign volunteer and an anti-Cardin committee of violating campaign finance rules.

On Wednesday, 60 public housing residents and union workers stood outside the Housing Authority of Baltimore City to urge it to halt a plan to sell housing to private developers.

As negotiations on a contract for Howard County's more than 6,800 educators appears to be heading long into the summer, those involved in negotiations can at least agree upon one thing.

Office workers at downtown courts say offices are filthy, make them sick

The Howard County Board of Education announced Tuesday that it has reached tentative agreements with two of the four employee bargaining units and one association representing Howard County Public School System employees.

A plan to sell Baltimore's public housing high rises to private developers has left us residents concerned about guarantees of our rights, oversight of maintenance, loss of union jobs and the loss of our homes.

Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides, who won office last fall by just 59 votes, has faced criticism on multiple fronts during his first months on the job.

Teachers union endorses Frosh for attorney general

Union officials warned Thursday that as many as 200 maintenance workers and building monitors at Baltimore's public housing properties could lose their jobs under a plan intended to infuse the buildings with private money.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake defended her decision to require non-essential Baltimore employees to travel to work Thursday or use their vacation time, saying residents need services in severe weather.

A new technology that prevents prisoners and others from making unauthorized cell phone calls from the Baltimore City Detention Center is up and running, the state confirmed Thursday.

The state corrections department has replaced the warden at North Branch Correctional Institution, a facility troubled last year by a high-profile series of attacks by inmates on corrections officers.

The Baltimore County Council on Wednesday approved giving the county executive a $25,000 raise next year, as well as an $8,500 boost for their own positions.

The Baltimore County Council on Wednesday approved giving the county executive a $25,000 raise next year, as well as an $8,500 boost for their own positions.

Roughly 54,000 state employees are switching to a cloud-based e-mail and scheduling system provided by tech giant Google — making Maryland the largest state in the nation to rely on the ubiquitous search engine firm for its email, scheduling and document sharing.

Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Tuesday that he will push for raising the minimum wage in Maryland to $10.10 an hour over the next two years, with automatic increases after that to keep pace with inflation.

Maryland's largest state workers union will ask the General Assembly to undo a Court of Appeals ruling that would erode traditional seniority potections for of thousands of public employees.

More than 6,000 Anne Arundel County government e-mail addresses have been switched to a new Google-based system, which replaces an older system that frustrated many workers.

Federal authorities have charged 19 more people — 14 of them corrections officers — in the Baltimore City Detention Center gang smuggling case.

AFSCME council endorses Frosh

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler asked his Democratic rivals Tuesday to keep third-party spending out of the race for governor, pointing to other states where such agreements are said to cut down on negative attack ads.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler called on his Democratic rivals Tuesday to pledge not to allow third-party spending in the race for governor.

Brown to accept AFSCME endorsement