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- The lieutenant governor's endorsement of disgraced Sen. Ulysses Currie places him firmly among the good old boys of Annapolis.
- Jeff Cherry wants to transform the way that capitalism is practiced in Maryland.
- Reg Avery will be allowed to serve on the Columbia Association¿s Board of Directors at least until November, CA board members decided Thursday night.
- Howard County Board of Education Member Cindy Vaillancourt has been put on notice by her colleagues.
- A push by congressional Republicans Friday to increase pressure on the Obama White House over the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi has put Baltimore Rep. Elijah E. Cummings back on the job as one of the administration's leading defenders.
- Want to see what gifts Baltimore's elected officials and government workers have received? You can check out the details online, but first have to make a stop at City Hall to sign up. The city's Ethics Board says the requirement that individuals come in person to sign up is based on a state law.
- At Anne Arundel Community College, spring carries a major entertainment season to the Robert E. Kauffman Theater stage at the Pascal Center for the Performing Arts.
- The drama over Baltimore's dysfunctional phone system began its latest act Wednesday with the city authorizing a private attorney to defend Comptroller Joan Pratt amid an ethics investigation — and Pratt leveling more accusations that the Rawlings-Blake administration is wasting taxpayer dollars through inaction.
- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's effort to put financial disclosure forms online only shows how far Maryland has to go to achieve real transparency.
- For the first time, financial disclosure forms for nearly 1,900 Baltimore government officials will be online for public inspection, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Monday.
- Equality Maryland has endorsed Sen. Brian Frosh, a Montgomery County Democrat, for attorney general, calling him a "firm ally" of the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
- In a 12-second period one year ago today, two homemade explosive devices tore holes in what had been a perfect spring day in Boston. Three spectators, including an 8-year-old boy, lost their lives, and 264 others were injured.
- Reservoir's Zelor Massaquoi cements Howard County legacy, leads girls basketball all-county team
- The FBI is investigating a former University of Maryland contract worker who said he took College Park administrators' personal information from the campus network and posted online about the stunt to draw attention to major security flaws.
- Reg Avery has been keeping busy. The Oakland Mills Village Board vice chair and PTA Council of Howard County executive vice president announced last month that he was running for County Council in Columbia's District 2 as a Republican.
- Glenelg, Howard, Centennial and the rest of Howard County gears up for the boys lacrosse season
- The Baltimore region's real estate market showed positive signs across almost all indicators last month, despite snowfall almost double the area average. And analysts said they expect the growth to accelerate as spring gets under way.
- Kathleen DeSales Nolan, a public relations executive who headed communications for Constellation Energy, died of melanoma cancer March 2 at her Ellicott City home. She was 64.
- Del. Steve Schuh and Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman traded barbs this week over alleged ethical lapses as the Republican campaign for the county's top job heats up.
- Before a crowd of students, education leaders and activists, Gregory Thornton proclaimed that he was "coming home" to Maryland, where he will take the helm of one of the state's lowest-performing, but high-profile, school district this year.
- The Jodie Fosster-directed episode has a very "Dexter"-esque cold open. We see Freddy, preparing for his day. He does some exercise, before walking to work. When he arrives at his place, he finds the morning paper, with news of Claire's scandal splashed across the front page.
- A recap of the Feb. 3 episode of 'The Bachelor,' as Juan Pablo and Clare make some serious waves
- Audiences share in the evolution of a mentor-protege relationship in Dignity Players current production of Donald Margulies' two-character 1997 play, "Collected Stories."
- The pain in Dylan Bundy's electric right arm is gone. It's the 21-year-old phenom's first victory of 2014.
- McDonough's conflict-of-interest complaint a bid for attention in an election year
- When a top Baltimore City school administrator was asked by a company to help train school administrators in New Jersey, she sought advice from the city ethics panel and was told she would violate the ethics code unless she donated her earnings to the school system.