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A year after Maryland sent an all-male delegation to Congress for the first time in four decades, a handful of female candidates for federal office are questioning whether elected officials and organizations in the state are doing enough to avoid a similar outcome in the November midterm elections.

Baltimore County Board of Elections officials are confused about whether candidates running for the first-ever school board election will appear on primary ballots in June. The answer: it depends.

As budget season begins to ramp up, and as more candidates begin to file for public office as the Feb. 27 deadline approaches, it’s becoming clear that education will again be a hot topic, although we think the focus needs to be more on providing the best experience for the students, and far less

If you read the voting trends and the tea leaves, it looks like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will gain induction to the Hall of Fame in the next few years.

Recently, an editorial in the Carroll County Times urged qualified individuals to step up and run for Board of Education and for the Board of County

Shame on the GOP. The FBI is once again investigating the Clinton Foundation, and congressional Republicans are more concerned with arresting the author of the Trump-Russia dossier than investigating the Kremlin’s influence over Donald Trump’s campaign and our national election.

Many women said they came to Baltimore’s rally to build on the momentum of last year’s historic Women’s March on Washington, when hundreds of thousands of people converged on the nation’s capital to condemn Trump’s fledgling presidency.

Term limits for elected politicians is a topic with pros and cons, but most debate misses the real issue: How important is experience and institutional knowledge?

Several Democratic candidates are putting their own finances on the line in the race for Maryland governor — but no one more than lawyer Jim Shea.

Longtime District 13 delegate Frank Turner reflects on a life of service and what he sees next for his constituents and local politics.

The latest round of financial disclosure reports for candidates seeking public office in Maryland were submitted Wednesday, revealing more about some of the key

Gov. Larry Hogan has more than $9 million in the bank for his re-election effort this year, his campaign said Wednesday.

Chelsea Manning, the transgender Maryland woman convicted of sharing thousands of military documents with Wikileaks, has filed her candidacy to challenge Sen. Ben Cardin in 2018.

In a contentious election marred by personal attacks and salacious accusations, a qualified former secretary of state faced off against a man accused of sexual assault. The accused man vehemently denied all allegations — and won the election. But it's not who you think.

The Board of County Commissioners took steps this week toward looking into stronger ethics laws after a grassroots organization approached the board in November.

Along with the pomp and circumstance that traditionally open the Maryland General Assembly, lawmakers convened Wednesday facing weighty issues and asking each other to set aside politics even though it is an election year.

With a little more than six weeks left until the Feb. 27 filing deadline, the dearth of candidates filing for the local offices of county commissioner and Board of Education is somewhat surprising considering the number of high profile issues each board has taken on in recent years the effects of

Last year, the election of eight young, energetic and progressive leaders remade Baltimore’s City Council. Here are five steps they should take in 2018 to continue to deliver on their promise of change.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III leads a wide-open Democratic primary race for governor, according to a new poll.

It seems to me that even in the short time between now and the 2018 primary in June, the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee has the best opportunity in years to begin to offer Carroll countians an alternative to Trumpism.

Commissioner Doug Howard, R-District 5, is setting his eyes on a new elected position in 2018.

Who has filed for office in county and state legislative races for 2018?

Maryland's state lawmakers will convene in Annapolis next week with the daunting task of re-writing the state's tax code in an election year, stabilizing a health insurance market with skyrocketing premiums and reducing violent crime in Baltimore.

This new year may offer a clean slate for the nation to address its problems, says Jules Witcover.

Carroll County voters will notice a few changes during the 2018 elections. The county has added two early voting centers as well as an additional polling place in Taneytown.

Matt Gresick, a Catonsville resident and teacher in Howard County, is the first to announce he will run for the southwest area Baltimore County Board of Education seat in November.

President Trump has broken many of the promises he made to voters on the campaign trail, says Robert B. Reich.

Maryland Democrats are looking good in 2018 including Balt. Co.'s District 42.

Current polls show that the Republicans will lose in a wave election next November. But comparable polls showed that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump.

It's going to be a big year in Maryland politics, with a hot governor's race and some key contests on the county level.

The race for Maryland Rep. John Delaney’s open seat in the House of Representatives will be the most closely watched congressional contest in the state next year. It’s also shaping up to be one of the nation’s most expensive.

President Donald J. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Maryland, but his tumultuous first year in the White House left an unmistakable imprint on state politics.

Alabama reaffirms that character still counts in politics, says John Kass.

Gov. Larry Hogan’s campaign committee, acting under protest, has paid a $250 fine to the State Board of Elections for a campaign violation in which it denies having a role.

If Congress represents the people, why did it pass a tax cut bill Americans don't want?

Americans have to feed their kids, and that may be the toughest everyday challenge for Trump voters. His antics don’t solve their economic troubles. That's the real reason Roy Moore lost in Alabama.

Harford sheriff's support for letting people carry firearms in houses of worship sounds reassuring, but would it really discourage somebody intent on harming people. It's doubtful.

There is an old saying: "Virtue is its own reward" attributed to the Roman author Claudian. In today's politics, we can state that the reverse is also true — vice is its own punishment.

Is the FBI checking to see if any agents sent pro-Trump text messages?

The bad bet that Donald Trump made in Alabama may have other political ramifications down the road, says Jules Witcover

With the 2018 legislative session roughly a month away, Gov. Larry Hogan has once again pledged to try to improve the state’s redistricting process to make it a nonpartisan affair and eliminate gerrymandering in Maryland.

A group of activists called on Baltimore's Board of Estimates to borrow more money to fund affordable housing. The board voted to proceed without adding the funds.

Roy Moore's loss in Alabama doesn't spell the end of the Trump era, much less Democratic ascendance.

Sarbanes: U.S. must take steps to protect next election from foreign attack.

The prospect of Roy Moore's election to the Senate has given us an opportunity to evaluate just how much moral clarity our politicians bring to their jobs. Here's a ranking.

Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. will accept public financing for his run for the Democratic nomination for governor.

The New York Times editorial board decided to operate like a super PAC last week, says Jonah Goldberg.

Attorney Chad Curlett, the first to announce his intentions to run against State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, drops out of the race

Analysts say hundreds of Facebook ads targeted at users in Maryland in the months following the city’s riots in 2015 might have been a dry run for the broader, national Russian social media campaign that followed.

Alabama Republican Roy Moore is entitled to neither the innocence presumption nor a trial before the Senate election next month. What Mr. Moore is entitled to when it comes to weighing allegations of sexual misconduct is fairness – and it will be up to the voters to mete that out.