In addition to the five employees killed in June in the shootings at the Annapolis Capital, the region lost a number of notable citizens in 2018. Here, we recall some of those who left a lasting mark.

Robert R. Neall won a unanimous recommendation from a Senate committee Monday to be confirmed as Maryland’s secretary of health.

The Maryland Department of Health announced legislation, and other actions to address a longstanding shortages of beds for defendants referred by the courts for mental health treatment.

Former Maryland congress member dies

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

Tom McMillen, a former congressman and University of Maryland basketball star who initiated athletic reforms at his alma mater, has been told by Gov. Larry Hogan's staff that he won't be reappointed to the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents.

Gov. Larry Hogan named budget adviser Robert R. Neall and transition chief James T. Brady to the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland Friday as he submitted 331 "green bag" appointments to the Senate for approval.

Larry Hogan¿s surprising victory will scramble Annapolis; here are some of the key questions about how divided government will work.

The governor-elect is right about the need for some 'strong medicine.'

Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan appointed the first two members of his administration Wednesday, naming a former Ehrlich aide and state senator as top staffers.

When Senate President Mike Miller says a big tax repeal isn't happening for Larry Hogan, he's being more honest than partisan

Gov.-elect Larry Hogan said he will begin announcing his appointments to key state positions before Christmas – probably as early as next week.

Maryland should inaugurate its governor before the General Assembly session.

Governor-elect Larry Hogan's desire to cut taxes is complicated by projected deficits, but he never suggested the effort would be quick or easy.

Gov.-elect Larry Hogan named a former senator widely respected for his fiscal mind to his transition team Wednesday, the same day experts warned lawmakers the state budget will require about $900 million billion in belt-tightening.

Acting Natural Resource Secretary Joseph P. Gill's confirmation as the department's permanent chief appears back on track, as a Senate committee Monday approved his nomination after Gill apologized for remarks that angered watermen and vowed to work on closing what he called a "communication gap."

Michael J. Wagner, who served in the Maryland Senate and was a Glen Burnie business owner, died of cancer early Thursday at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. The Ferndale resident was 72.

Joseph W. Alton Jr., who was Anne Arundel County's first county executive whose political career began and ended in jail, died Friday from complications of dementia at Genesis Eldercare Spa Creek Center in Annapolis. He was 94.