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As the tension rises in Missouri ahead of a grand jury decision in the shooting death of teenager by a police officer, a Baltimore sergeant charged with investigating police here went on Twitter to express her opinion.

By Justin George

Nov 21, 2014

Despite the barrage of political ads that assailed the eyes and ears of Marylanders in the recent governor's race, Democrat Anthony G. Brown and Republican Larry Hogan did not set a spending record.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown failed to repay $500,000 loan on time following defeat in gubernatorial race.

By Michael Dresser

Nov 18, 2014

Maryland's new Republican governor needs to hit the ground running with action on the budget, bi-partisan legislation and a listening tour of key constituencies.

Maryland congressman returns to the House a leader on environmental protection and campaign finance reform

If you were an outsider looking at voting results from the last five federal elections, you'd probably conclude that we are a fickle nation, unsure of what we want. And, with all the super-partisanship in Washington you'd think the country was almost completely dysfunctional. Well, we might be unhappy with Congress and disappointed in Obama, but we know what we want. I made a list of 10 things, for starters. It wasn't that hard.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 8, 2014

The old adage claims "money is the mother's milk of politics," but it's wrong. Defining the message is the key, and the money comes later. Candidates and organizations that are able to correctly set the stage with a resonating message get donations, grassroots support, likes on Facebook, momentum, media attention and results when the curtain lifts on Election Day. Governor-elect Larry Hogan did that.

Larry Hogan won his race for governor not just because Marylanders of both parties turned out to support his call for lower taxes and smaller government, but because tens of thousands of Democrats in key jurisdictions stayed home.

Maryland's new governor is Republican Larry Hogan, after his upset of Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown

As early election results came in Tuesday night, Republicans were on track to pick up a seat on the Baltimore County Council, while Democratic County Executive Kevin Kamenetz was poised to win re-election by a wide margin.

By Alison Knezevich

Nov 4, 2014

Voter turnout is a concern for candidates from both parties this year. Without the lure of a presidential candidate at the top of the ticket, there's always a concern that voters just won't be enticed enough to cast a ballot.

Former Md. gubernatorial candidate asks supporters to wear orange to polls, but not to write in her name

Brown took out $500,000 loan from union

By Michael Dresser

Oct 26, 2014

Comptroller, attorney general races are money blowouts

By Michael Dresser

Oct 24, 2014

Republican Jeffrey Pritzker and Libertarian Leo Dymowski hope to send a message with their long-shot campaigns against Democrat Brian Frosh to be Maryland attorney general.

By Luke Broadwater

Oct 18, 2014

Aegis supports Guthrie, McMahan, Vincenti, Beulah in contested Harford County Council races.

Republican Dan Bongino, the former Secret Service agent running in Maryland's 6th Congressional District, raised more than $530,000 since July, significantly exceeding his past fundraising and nearly matching the incumbent's haul, campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is considering a run for president in 2016, raised just over $710,000 into a pair of political accounts during the third quarter of this year despite speculation about whether Hillary Clinton will also seek the Democratic nomination.

After weeks of brutal attack ads, Democrat Anthony G. Brown has shifted his tone and started airing positive television messages leading up to the November election against Larry Hogan

By Erin Cox

Oct 15, 2014

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will make a stop in Maryland this weekend to support Anthony G. Brown's campaign for governor, a White House official said Tuesday.

The competition to fill the Harford County state Senate seat held by retiring Nancy Jacobs pits Republican Bob Cassilly, a former mayor of Bel Air and former county councilman, against Democratic Del. Mary-Dulany James.

For the first time in decades, the job of Anne Arundel County's top prosecutor is up for grabs, as two hard-charging lawyers vie to become the permanent replacement for longtime State's Attorney Frank R. Weathersbee.

A Maryland State Board of Elections official ruled Wednesday to dismiss a campaign finance complaint brought against County Council candidate Jon Weinstein.

A Baltimore County candidate for the House of Delegates paid a $2,500 fine for writing checks from his campaign account, which is against the law.

Last weekend and Monday, Howard Countians heard from candidates in two new settings, at forums hosted by the African American Coalition of Howard County and the Howard County chapter of the League of Women Voters.

Subbing for new grandmother Hillary Clinton on late notice, former President Bill Clinton became the star attraction Tuesday night at a fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Anthony G. Brown at a posh estate in Potomac.

New grandmother and former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to stay home in New York with daughter Chelsea today, skipping a planned high-dollar fundrasier for Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to host what might be the single biggest fundraiser for Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown tonight in Potomac.

Candidates call District 11 selection process an 'insult' to public

There's a vast feminist industrial complex that is addicted to institutionalized panic, writes Jonah Goldberg.

The Maryland Board of Elections determined Republican Larry Hogan broke a campaign finance rule, but the panel agreed Thursday to waive the fine associated with the minor infraction.

Republican Larry Hogan on Thursday urged state and federal investigators to probe the connection between hefty political donations to the Democratic Governors Association and the award of Maryland state contracts to donors.

Amount of money in 'war chests' raises electoral questions [Letter]

Kevin Forrest Schmidt, the Republican candidate for the County Council's first district seat, has filed a formal campaign finance complaint against opponent Jon Weinstein, arguing that a contributor's donations "[violate] our community's emphasis on free and equal speech and the spirit of the law."

Proposed public financing of political campaigns in Montgomery County offers a model that the rest of Maryland should copy

The county election may not be as close as in recent years. Barry Rascovar explains why.

President Barack Obama laid out a sobering view of the international crises that have beset his administration this year — and tried to make the case for returning Democrats to the Senate majority — at a small gathering of political donors in Baltimore on Friday.

With fall and election season in full force, every week seems set to bring a new platform or proposal for both of Howard's county executive candidates.

The Maryland Democratic Party filed a complaint against GOP gubernatorial nominee Larry Hogan late Tuesday, alleging Hogan improperly paid for his campaign bus and skirted public financing rules.

Republican Larry Hogan said he filed a formal elections complaint against Anthony G. Brown Monday, accusing his Democratic opponent of illegally coordinating with a political action committee in the race for governor.