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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.