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Gov. Martin O'Malley's effort to target growth near existing development, and to withhold funding from local governments that don't comply, has raised local government hackles in rural Maryland.

Harford County Executive David Craig is giving all county government employees, school system employees and sheriff's office employees a one-time, $1,200 bonus.

In a letter to the editor, Laurel's city administrator writes that a mayoral candidate has told city employees that if elected, they would lose their jobs

Q&A with Maryland's Office of People's Counsel, Paula M. Carmody.

The governor is pushing state energy regulators to consider renewable energy resources in their efforts to seek potential new power generation in Maryland.

Morgan State needs a world-class administration if it is to realize its new president's vision of a world-class campus

A crowd of more than 100 people, mostly seniors, gathered Tuesday evening to voice their concerns to the state's energy regulator about Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s performance following Hurricane Irene.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. "performed very well" under difficult circumstances to restore power to 756,000 customers who lost electricity in the wake of Hurricane Irene, the utility's chief executive officer told Maryland energy regulators Monday.

Cost savings, environment prompt government move to tap water

The Maryland Public Service Commission took the first step of requiring the state's electricity utilities, including Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., to agree to long-term deals buying power from newly-built generation plants.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. spent $81 million to restore electricity to more than 756,000 customers who lost power for an average of 60 hours in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the utility said Wednesday.

As Constellation Energy Group prepares to sell itself to Chicago-based Exelon, critics are advancing proposals to make the deal more palatable to Maryland customers.

Federal employee unions lashed out at President Barack Obama's proposal Monday to make civilian federal workers contribute more of their pay to their retirement plans as part of a proposal to trim budget deficits.

BGE faces anger from customers and questions from regulators after Hurricane Irene caused widespread power outages.

The Havre de High School Hall of Fame Committee Wednesday announced the six people it has chosen for the Hall of Fame's second class that will be inducted in October.

Tax increases are never welcome, but Maryland is reaching the point where they may be better than the alternative.

Gov. Martin O'Malley appointed Kevin Hughes and Kelly Speakes-Backman on Wednesday to fill vacancies on the Maryland Public Service Commission.

A critic of Constellation Energy Group's proposed merger with Chicago-based Exelon Corp. wants the two companies to provide $810 million in incentives to Maryland ratepayers and other stakeholders as part of their deal.

AFSCME's sweet deal with Maryland Democrats

Thirty million dollars was deposited with the nonprofit Investor Protection Trust to spread among the states through grants for investor education. But Maryland groups have barely tapped it in all this time

A reader suggests limiting county workers' benefits rather than privatizing public services

We should be concerned that city workers keep behaving badly. We should be more so if they stop getting caught.

State employee union members tried to warn the state of potential problems in the State Highway Administration long ago, but they were ignored.

A reader complains she is being forced to contribute union dues that will help support the Democratic Party, which she no longer has any faith in

Ironman World Championship competitor Brian Boyle is helping Red Cross raise awareness for blood donations

Ironman World Championship competitor Brian Boyle is helping Red Cross raise awareness for blood donations

The Maryland engineering companies that auditors referred to in a scathing report on the State Highway Administration last week denied any knowledge Thursday of improprieties in the way they were awarded contracts and insisted their dealings with the agency have been aboveboard.

Former candidate says Md. is spending too much on health, human services, not enough on infrastructure

By reducing the number of paid state employee holidays, Maryland could save a considerable amount of money

The assistant director of AFSCME Maryland says the new Fair Share union fee will protect workers and improve state services.

Constellation-Exelon merger is an extension of Maryland's failed energy policy

Governor Martin O'Malley supported legislation allowing state employee unions to collect fees from non-members

Constellation Energy Group CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III and other top executives of the Baltimore company are eligible to receive more than $36 million in cash severance and previously-owned incentive awards if the proposed merger with Chicago-based Exelon Corp. is successful.

Constellation Energy Group's nuclear venture partner is asking Maryland energy regulators to be a party in the process examining the proposed merger between the Baltimore company and Chicago-based Exelon Corp.

It should surprise no one that Maryland ranks last in the nation in job creation, given the state's focus on government jobs.

Maryland judicial pensions may be high but there are reasons for it

Max Curran complied with all restrictions on former PSC commissioners representing clients who come before the commission

Congregants at Old St. Paul's in downtown Baltimore recalled onetime vestryman William Donald Schaefer on a glorious Easter Sunday – just three days before the former mayor and governor will return to his old church for one last time.

William Donald Schaefer, the dominant political figure of the past four decades of Maryland history, died yesterday after a "do-it-now" career that included four terms as Baltimore mayor, two as the state's governor and two as comptroller.

Dan Rodricks: William Donald Schaefer: Politics as performance art