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• Opinion

One professor's case against 'free' college tuition

A Towson professor makes a case for why a bill passed by the state legislature granting free community college tuition to certain students would be the “cause of significant financial and educational regression” in Maryland.

• Politics

Hogan calls for do-over on highway contract after ethics flap

Gov. Hogan told his transportation chief to redo the bidding on a giant transportation project in the Washington suburbs because of potential ethical concerns.

By Meredith Cohn

Apr 20, 2018

• Opinion

Maryland right to slow down massive highway P3

Regardless of whether Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn had a conflict of interest in the selection of his previous employer for a lucrative contract, the process needs to be slowed down.

• Maryland

Carroll legislative wrap: Maryland open for business, but must re-elect Hogan

The Carroll County Delegation had a bite and a word with the local business community Thursday afternoon, and the annual Legislative Wrap-up Luncheon of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, a chance to report back on how the 2018 legislative session in Annapolis went.

• Politics

Democrats push Maryland Gov. Hogan to release correspondence between company and his administration

The Maryland Democratic Party has called on the Hogan administration to voluntarily release all campaign and procurement correspondence with HNTB, a company whose proposed contract with the state has come under ethics scrutiny.

By Erin Cox

Apr 19, 2018

• Politics

Ethics worries delay state contract to oversee part of $7.6 billion Maryland highway expansion plan

Maryland officials withdrew a $68.5 million contract award from consideration after ethical questions arose about how it was awarded.

By Erin Cox

Apr 18, 2018

• Politics

Maryland governor candidate Madaleno releases tax returns, challenges other candidates to do same

Montgomery County State Sen. Rich Madaleno released six years of his tax returns Tuesday night, and challenged fellow Democrats and Gov. Larry Hogan to do the same.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 18, 2018

• Maryland

Hogan to decide temporary replacement for former Baltimore Sen. Nathaniel Oaks after split committee vote

Members of the Democratic Central Committee for Baltimore's 41st District voted to send two names to Gov. Larry Hogan to fill the seat left by former lawmaker Nathaniel T. Oaks: former Del. Jill P. Carter and Joyce J. Smith.

By Christina Tkacik

Apr 17, 2018

• News

Program that aims to reduce power plant emissions has spurred $4 billion in economic activity, study finds

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a power plant emissions-capping program that includes Maryland, has generated $4 billion in net economic activity, even accounting for the costs it has added to electricity, a study has found.

By Scott Dance

Apr 17, 2018

• Opinion

School year is one day short? Add it to next

Tacking on an extra eight-hour day to the school year doesn't do anyone any good but perhaps expanding the following year would.

• Maryland

Hogan welcomes home Maryland National Guard troops in Aberdeen

Gov. Larry Hogan and Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, commander of the Maryland National Guard, welcomed home the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade in a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground Sunday afternoon, thanking them for their service and recognizing their achievements.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 15, 2018

• Politics

Meet the Democratic candidates for Maryland governor

Seven Democratic candidates are vying for their party's nomination on June 26. The winner will run against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford.

By Erin Cox

Apr 15, 2018

• Politics

Fewer TV ads, microtargeting: crowded race for Maryland governor candidates yields unusual strategies to win

The Democratic primary race for governor is so crowded that the winner may only need 125,000 of Maryland's 2 million Democrats to secure the nomination. The low threshold has launched unusual strategies from candidates seeking to win not the majority of voters, just the most voters.

By Erin Cox

Apr 15, 2018

• Politics

Gun rights advocates stage rally outside State House

Second amendment advocates call on Gov. Larry Hogan to veto gun control legislation during Annapolis rally.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Apr 14, 2018

• Opinion

Md's $8.5 billion incentive package won't sway Amazon. Here's why

All things being equal, Amazon would make a great addition to Maryland’s economy. The problem is that targeted tax incentives, like the $8.5 billion package Md. is offering, grants and government-backed loans in the name of “economic development” don’t actually grow the economy.

• Politics

Maryland-based companies would get tax break under bill sent to Hogan

Maryland-based companies would get a tax break under legislation that was approved by the General Assembly this week.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 13, 2018

• Maryland

Maryland law against price-gouging by drug companies is unconstitutional, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court rules Friday that a Maryland law passed last year to stop drug companies sharply increasing the price of generic medicines violates the Constitution.

By Ian Duncan

Apr 13, 2018

• Opinion

Larry Hogan is a RINO

Republican voters are better off staying home than casting a ballot for Larry Hogan this year.

• Opinion

The heave-ho for Maryland's tax-and-spend miscreants

Maryland lawmakers used federal tax reform as an excuse to raise state taxes - let's teach them a lesson at the voting booth this year.

• Maryland

Not surprising [Editorial]

Harford County people keep using their First Amendment rights to protect their Second Amendment rights, even as two bills aimed at arming teachers and parishioners failed in the state legislature.

• Opinion

Sun abhors non-Democrats in office

The Sun's editorial board seems to have a problem with any Republican in the office of governor.

• Politics

Thousands of Maryland community college students could get free tuition under last-minute bill

Thousands of students seeking degrees and professional certificates at Maryland community colleges would be eligible for free tuition under a compromise the General Assembly passed in the final minutes of its 2018 legislative session.

By Scott Dance

Apr 10, 2018

• Politics

'We faced this crisis together' — Gov. Hogan sounds bipartisan theme as he signs 114 bills

Gov. Larry Hogan sounds a bipartisan theme as he signs 114 bills.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 10, 2018

• Opinion

Larry Hogan: Closet Democrat?

Larry Hogan racked up one win after another for progressives in this General Assembly session. Go figure.

• Maryland

General Assembly session ends with honor for late Senator Norman

What Harford County bills made it and what bills died now that the 2018 Maryland General Assembly session ended Monday?

By David Anderson

Apr 10, 2018

• Politics

These are the highlights of the 2018 Maryland General Assembly session

Here are some of the bills approved by the Maryland General Assembly during its annual 90-day session, which ended Monday.

• Maryland General Assembly

What if Maryland had a progressive governor?

For all the conventional wisdom about Gov. Larry Hogan’s moderate tendencies, his actions this session and throughout his time in public life tell a different story. They raise a fundamental question: What might have been were our state to be led by a bold, progressive governor?

• Politics

Maryland legislature approves bill to set up commission to investigate Baltimore police corruption

A state commission with subpoena power is set to investigate allegations of Baltimore Police corruption, so long as Gov. Larry Hogan supports the idea. The panel, which Mayor Catherine Pugh has said is unnecessary, would look into revelations from the recent Gun Trace Task Force trial.

By Scott Dance

Apr 9, 2018

• Politics

Maryland Democrats in Congress ask Gov. Hogan to bolster election security; Hogan agrees

The nine Democrats in Maryland's 10-member delegation released a letter Monday asking Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to set aside $353,185 in state money so Maryland can get a $7 million federal grant to boost boost cyber security in the state's election system.

By Erin Cox

Apr 9, 2018

• Politics

Crime, guns are among unresolved issues on final day of Maryland's legislative session

Guns and crime will top the list of unfinished business Monday as lawmakers gather in Annapolis for the 2018 legislative session's final day — a dash to the midnight deadline for a record 3,101 bills introduced in the Maryland General Assembly.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 9, 2018

• Politics

Maryland lawmakers' tax relief plan leaves many with higher state tax bills

More than one in five Maryland taxpayers will their state and local income tax bills go up by $730, on average, next year. The tax relief plan nearing final passage would reduce that tab by $40.

By Erin Cox

Apr 9, 2018

• Politics

Dental care could be covered for some Maryland Medicaid recipients under bill passed by General Assembly

Some adults who are insured under Maryland's Medicaid program could soon be covered for dental care for the first time under a pilot program the General Assembly approved Saturday. For now, Medicaid only covers dental care for children and emergency room dental care for adults.

By Scott Dance

Apr 7, 2018

• Politics

Maryland lawmakers reach deal on medical marijuana licenses, making more minority owners likely

The Maryland House and Senate have reached an agreement on the thorny issue of expanding the infant medical marijuana industry to give minorities an ownership role, the lead Senate negotiator said Saturday.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 7, 2018

• Politics

Maryland voters to decide on plan to reserve casino revenue for improving education

Maryland voters will decide whether to put revenue from the state's six casinos in a "lockbox" reserved for improving K-12 education.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 6, 2018

• Maryland

Editorial: Thumbs down to General Assembly, thumbs up to special musical, MSP trailblazer and autism advocate

Who received thumbs up or down from the Carroll County Times this week?

• Politics

Comprehensive crime bill backed by Gov. Hogan stalls, but pieces of it advance

The sweeping crime bill pending in the Maryland General Assembly that Gov. Larry Hogan and some state lawmakers touted as a way to combat violence in Baltimore is facing a likely collapse with just three days left in the 2018 legislative session.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 6, 2018

• Opinion

Maryland's year of health care

Likely the most significant thing to come out of the 2018 legislative session was a bipartisan agreement to shore up the ACA marketplaces, but the work is not done.

• Politics

Maryland voters to be automatically registered; other bills become law without Gov. Hogan's signature

Maryland will join 10 other states and D.C. in automatically putting residents on the voting rolls when they get a driver's license, use a social services agency or buy insurance on the health exchange. Gov. Larry Hogan let legislation to create the program become law with out his signature.

By Erin Cox

Apr 5, 2018

• Opinion

Hogan is no environmental leader

Maryland's governor has fallen woefully short on protecting the environment.

• Politics

Maryland legislature gives final OK to bill that would increase MTA funding

The General Assembly gives final approval to legislation that would require annual minimum annual increases in the funding for the Maryland Transit Administration.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 5, 2018

• Politics

Lawmakers override Gov. Hogan's veto, changing decades-old process to decide which schools get built or fixed

In a politically-tinged power struggle with the governor and state comptroller, the General Assembly reversed Gov. Larry's Hogan veto Thursday. With the veto overridden, the Board of Public Works will no longer get final say in school construction decisions.

• Politics

Gov. Hogan signs legislation to preserve health insurance under Obamacare

Gov. Larry Hogan has signed legislation to preserve health insurance under Obamacare.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 5, 2018

• Politics

Bump stocks will be banned under gun control bill passed by Maryland General Assembly

The bump stock — an obscure gun accessory that became infamous when a mass killer in Las Vegas used one to speed up his lethal rate of fire — would be banned in Maryland under legislation passed by the General Assembly Wednesday.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 4, 2018

• Politics

Larry Hogan opposes Trump rollback of car emissions standards

The Hogan administration is joining several other states in opposing President Donald Trump’s move to relax vehicle emissions standards.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 4, 2018

• Politics

Maryland OKs $8.5 billion in incentives to lure Amazon, biggest offer in nation

Maryland approved a $8.5 billion incentive package to lure Amazon and its HQ2 project to the state, the largest publicly known incentive offered for the project.

By Erin Cox

Apr 4, 2018

• Politics

Long-sought bill targeting serial rapists passes Maryland legislature, goes to Gov. Hogan

Accused sexual predators who claim their victims consented to sex will now face the possibility that evidence of their past behavior can be presented against them at trial under legislation passed Wednesday by the Maryland General Assembly.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 4, 2018

• Politics

Maryland legislature approves plan to stabilize state's Obamacare market with new tax on insurers

State lawmakers have finalized a bipartisan measure to collect $380 million in taxes from health insurers next year, use the money to help hold down surging premiums for 150,000 Marylanders — and potentially prevent an Obamacare marketplace from altogether collapsing.

By Scott Dance

Apr 4, 2018

• Politics

Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes bill to overhaul school construction approval process, draws criticism from treasurer

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan pulled out a stamp and a red marker Wednesday to dramatically veto a bill that would overhaul the process by which the state vets and approves construction and renovation of schools. Comptroller Peter Franchot joined him in ceremonially signing on to the veto.

By Scott Dance

Apr 4, 2018

• Politics

Negotiators reach deal in principle to alleviate expected Maryland income tax increase

Key negotiators reached a deal in principle late Tuesday to cut Maryland income taxes by about $100 million next year, an effort to minimize an anticipated $400 million increase to state tax payers caused by changes to the federal tax code.

• Maryland

Gov. Hogan invites chefs to submit recipes for Buy Local Cookout

Chefs are encouraged to submit simple but creative recipes that showcase ways the average Maryland family can prepare delicious, nutritious meals with locally produced food at home for the annual Buy Local Cookout.