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Conservatives who are appalled by Pugh scandal must have a short memory.

Former Maryland Gov. Harry Hughes was remembered as honest and humble during his two terms leading the state. "He was exactly the governor Maryland needed," Gov. Larry Hogan said.

Despite a ban on fracking within Maryland, Dominion Energy's new Cove Point liquefied natural gas export facility in Calvert County has made the state a player in the global LNG market — with U.S. shale gas leaving through Maryland and arriving in countries all across the globe.

Corruption in the Baltimore Police Department today may hog the headlines. But back in the 1970s it was suburban public corruption, primarily in Baltimore County, that spurred the creation of the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor.

Veteran public corruption investigator James Cabezas, who retired last year from the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor, has written a memoir of a four-decade career taking on corrupt government employees and politicians.

Michael Marr defended, among others, “Little” Melvin Williams, who ran a Baltimore heroin ring.

Rooting out corruption is always in the public interest - even when the target is the nation's president.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan announced they will open Government House, also known as the governor's mansion, to the public for a holiday party on Dec. 8.

Clement R. Mercaldo Sr., a retired Baltimore lawyer and former workmen's compensation commissioner who had been former Gov. Marvin Mandel's law partner, died TuesdayOCT16 from kidney failure at his Towson residence. He was 98.

Gerald "Jerry" Levin, a lifelong educator, theater lover and a founder of the Stadium School, died July 6 from leukemia at Gilchrist Center Towson. The Mount Washington resident was 82.

Judge John C. Eldridge, who retired from the state Court of Appeals after a nearly three decade career, died July 27 from congestive heart failure at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The longtime Annapolis resident was 84.

Retro Howard: Looking back at the Ellicott City Bicentennial of 1972, held in the wake of Hurricane Agnes.

In the 10 years leading up to 1978, Maryland had seen two governors come and go…and go in spectacular fashion.

In 1974, Gov. Marvin Mandel formally filed for re-election and said that reports of corruption within his administration were “propaganda and baloney.” Mandel

Democrats running for governor rolled out their lieutenant governor picks this month, each heralding their choices as offering crucial balance to their tickets - but does it really matter?

Charles R. "Hap" Hazard, a former Baltimore Sun artist who was known for his pen and ink drawings that ranged from wildlife to city neighborhoods to detailed portraits of news makers, died TuesdayJAN23 from complications of diabetes at his Owings Mills home. He was 70

Looking back on when Vice President-elect Spiro Agnew resigned as Maryland's governor.

Nearly three years after leaving office, former Gov. Martin O'Malley and his wife still haven't had their portraits painted for display in Annapolis.

What have the Democratic governors done besides create the disaster that the system is today?

Expect a staggering price to attract Amazon if Baltimore makes the short list for final consideration. And expect a political backlash as small businesses wonder why they don’t get taxpayer support.

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Stalwart liberal state Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. is planning to launch his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor Monday — heralding a contest for the party’s progressive base.

Services for Harry St. A. O'Neill, a retired Harford County district Court judge who earlier had been a trial magistrate and a judge for the county's People's Court, will be held May 11 in Parkville.

Looking back on Maryland's 2017 political season so far, the only players busier than the governor, legislators, Annapolis staffers, party operatives and political geeks like me were, unfortunately, prosecutors. This session of the Maryland General Assembly began and ended with high profile indictments for various alleged political crimes. Unfortunately, Maryland has been here many times before.

Jervis S. Finney, former U.S. attorney for Maryland who had been legal counsel to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., died Sunday from congestive heart failure at his Stevenson home. He was 85.

William B. Dulany, a longtime Westminster lawyer, died Sunday. He was 89.

One night shortly before the presidential inauguration, when I couldn't fall asleep, instead of counting sheep, I decided to think through the list of presidents in my lifetime and consider their strengths and weaknesses. There were 13, to be exact, since I was born shortly before FDR died. As it turned out, President Obama was the only president whose immediate family and whose Cabinet had absolutely no scandals in office. No Iran Contra, no Watergate, no mistresses or other sex scandals, no

Hogan is way better than O'Malley on parole for those serving life sentences. Fainter praise we cannot imagine.

H. Grant Hathaway, former chairman and chief executive officer of the old Equitable Trust Co. who helped build Equitable Bancorporation into one of Baltimore's and the state's most successful banks, died Saturday of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease at his Ruxton home. He was 89.

Harford County politician and businessman W. Dale Hess disproved the F. Scott Fitzgerald tome that there are no second acts in American lives and in doing so made his native county a better place.

W. Dale Hess, a Harford County businessman who rose to majority floor leader in the Maryland House of Delegates and was later convicted — then cleared — on charges in a federal political probe during the Gov. Marvin Mandel administration, died of cancer complications Saturday at his Fallston home. He was 86.

Wondering what the heck Question 1 is (and should you vote for it)? Here's your answer.

John Paterakis, the multimillionaire risk-taking baker who built his H&S Bakery into the largest privately owned in the country, redeveloped Harbor East, and made governors and mayors his political beneficiaries, died Sunday. He was 87.

Geraldine "Gerry" Aronin, former deputy secretary of the state Department of Human Resources who worked tirelessly to help the less fortunate and women who were victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, died Sept. 27 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her Canton Cove home. She was 90.

Name a real estate development in Baltimore and the odds are good that attorney Stanley S. Fine has worked on it. In his nearly 40-year career, the 72-year-old Baltimore native has become one of a handful of go-to lobbyists for development work, adept at navigating city bureacracy and treading the fine line between business and politics.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday appointed his top legislative lobbyist to the state's highest court.

Former Anne Arundel County Executive Robert R. Neall has been hired to reorganize the "unwieldy and unmanageable" state government, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.

Judge Frank E. Cicone, former chief administrative judge for the Baltimore County Circuit Court, who enjoyed mentoring lawyers and judges, died Thursday from congestive heart failure at Greater Baltimore medical Center. He was 95.

Since 1987, we have had President Reagan, President Bush (the elder), two terms of President Clinton, two terms of President Bush (the younger) and two terms of President Obama. During all that time, Thomas V. "Mike" Miller has presided over the Maryland State Senate.

Ellison W. Ensor, who rose from a patrolman to become chief of the Baltimore County police department, died Friday of respiratory failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 98.

The biggest bill in Maryland history is about to clear the Senate, and it doesn't change a single policy. The first full rewrite of the state's liquor laws since Prohibition is the final step in a project started under Gov. Marvin Mandel to condense and organize the state's laws.

Douglas R. Price, a retired businessman, historian and writer who had been an aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, died Sundayon his 87

A brief look at how the Maryland Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights was passed

Jack Borden, former WMAR-TV news anchor dies at 82

One of the bills the General Assembly will consider and probably enact during the 2016 session, which begins Wednesday, is a simplification and reorganization of all the Maryland statutes dealing with alcoholic beverages. The enactment of this statute will mark the culmination of a 45-year effort begun by Marvin Mandel to reorganize, streamline and recodify all of the statutes of Maryland

On Sept. 6, Cal Ripken Jr. celebrated the 20th anniversary of his 2,131 consecutive game record that was set in 1995. He appeared at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen for an interview on "The Streak" with Rob Long of 105.7 FM The Fan.

Maryland's government bureaucracy and the service it provides are a bit of a mess. At least that's the conclusion from a state commission that says the state suffers from a "convoluted" structure and a need to interact better with its citizens.

Hearty congratulations to Kevin Mahoney, selected this week by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to become Harford County's newest Circuit Court judge.

A state panel told Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday that if he wants to make government more efficient, he should restructure the entire thing.

A state panel told Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday that if he wants to make government more efficient, he should restructure the entire thing.