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State Planning Secretary Richard Hall defended the administration's effort to draft an executive order implementing Smart Growth rules against Senate Minority Leader E. J. Pipkin's demand that any such plan be submitted to the General Assembly for approval.

A leading government watchdog organization called on the Maryland Senate to censure Sen. Ulysses B. Currie, the once-powerful budget committee chief who was acquitted of political corruption charges this week.

In one of Maryland's first large campaign events of the 2012 election, Democratic leaders rallied in Silver Spring Wednesday for President Barack Obama — but also for a competitive congressional race recently made competitive by redistricting.

Maryland's House of Delegates is poised to give final approval to Gov. Martin O'Malley's redistricting proposal Tuesday, but not before lawmakers engage in what is shaping up to be a final showdown.

Gov. Martin O'Malley cautiously signaled Monday he that might support an increase in Maryland's gasoline tax as part of a broader effort to create jobs by launching a massive construction programs focused on transportation and schools.

An odd couple alliance of minorities and Republicans is blasting Maryland's proposed congressional district maps, but chances are they won't be able to defeat them.

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold said Friday what has long been rumored in local political circles: He's considering a run for governor or comptroller in 2014.

Gov. Martin O'Malley signaled that tax increases could be in the cards during next year's legislative session, though he said any state action would depend on congressional budget decisions this winter.

The Maryland Transportation Authority moved a step closer to raising its tolls to the levels paid elsewhere around the country.

Gay marriage: Maryland's Senate passed a landmark measure allowing same-sex couples to wed, pushing the controversial issue to the House of Delegates, where the membership appears nearly evenly split