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The eight Democrats and four Republicans in the June primaries include at least three candidates who have run for Congress before.

By Jeff Barker

Jun 2, 2018

A Democrat running in Maryland’s open 6th Congressional District said Wednesday that Congress must do more to promote federal studies of gun violence, including setting aside money for that research.

By John Fritze

Mar 28, 2018

Rep. Anthony G. Brown, Maryland’s former lieutenant governor, said Tuesday he is supporting businessman David Trone in the state’s 6th Congressional District, marking the first time a member of the state’s congressional delegation has weighed in on the competitive race.

By John Fritze

Mar 6, 2018

State Sen. Roger Manno won the endorsement Thursday of Maryland Working Families in his bid for the 6th Congressional District, the latest indication he is locking down progressive support in the state’s most closely watched federal race this year.

By John Fritze

Mar 1, 2018

Gov. Larry Hogan administration's made its case to state lawmakers Wednesday for a $3 billion package of tax breaks and other incentives to woo HQ2, the secondary Amazon headquarters for which Montgomery County is competing.

By Scott Dance

Feb 28, 2018

David Trone, the Democratic businessman running in Maryland’s open 6th Congressional District, was endorsed Monday by Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III.

By John Fritze

Feb 12, 2018

David Trone, the Potomac businessman running in Maryland’s open 6th Congressional District, plugged an eye-popping $1.5 million of his own money into his campaign in the final three months of last year, campaign finance reports made public Wednesday show.

By John Fritze

Jan 31, 2018

A year after Maryland sent an all-male delegation to Congress for the first time in four decades, a handful of female candidates for federal office are questioning whether elected officials and organizations in the state are doing enough to avoid a similar outcome in the November midterm elections.

By John Fritze

Jan 27, 2018

Matt Mossburg, a former state lawmaker who made the opioid epidemic a centerpiece of his brief return to politics, announced Friday he is ending his campaign for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District.

By John Fritze

Jan 12, 2018

Lawmakers were expected to give final approval Wednesday to a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax laws despite deep opposition from Democrats and a last-minute hiccup that forced Republican supporters to delay their celebration.

A group working to elect more scientists and engineers is weighing in to Maryland’s 6th Congressional District Democratic primary, backing state lawmaker and transportation engineer Aruna Miller.

By John Fritze

Nov 20, 2017

The executive branch of state government needs to fill 1,200 vacancies and create 1,300 new jobs to carry out its required tasks, Maryland General Assembly analysts have concluded.

By Michael Dresser

Nov 20, 2017

Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch is endorsing Del. Aruna Miller in her campaign for the state’s 6th Congressional District.

By John Fritze

Oct 4, 2017

David Trone has learned at least one thing from his unsuccessful congressional bid last year: Self-funding a political campaign is a turnoff for some voters.

By John Fritze

Aug 7, 2017

State Sen. Roger Manno, an attorney and former aide to several offices on Capitol Hill, announced Wednesday he will run for the Democratic nomination in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.

By John Fritze

Aug 2, 2017

A state lawmaker running for the Democratic nomination in the 6th Congressional District expects to report a healthy first fundraising quarter, despite uncertainy about the incumbent.

By John Fritze

Jul 13, 2017

Democratic Rep. John Delaney's deliberation over whether to run for governor next year has created a political free-for-all in the state's westernmost congressional district, with a half dozen prominent Democrats expressing interest in his seat.

By John Fritze

May 8, 2017

Gov. Larry Hogan unveiled a package of proposals to boost manufacturing jobs and expand workforce training programs during a visit to Baltimore Thursday afternoon.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 5, 2017

The state's largest teachers union and its General Assembly allies are planning to renew their push to limit the amount of time public school systems in Maryland devote to standardized testing.

By Michael Dresser

Dec 30, 2016

A Tuesday hearing of regulations to protect water quality and public health should fracking one day take place in Maryland portended an imminent fight over whether to ban the controversial gas-extraction process before the proposed rules take effect next year.

By Scott Dance

Dec 20, 2016

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. on Friday announced new committee and leadership appointments.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 13, 2016

The Maryland Senate on Thursday killed a bill that would have automatically registered people to vote when getting their driver's license.

Northrop Grumman Corp would receive millions over the next five years in an incentive pushed by the Hogan administration, on top of $20 million lawmakers already intend to award the defense contractor for staying in Maryland.

By Erin Cox

Apr 6, 2016

A state Senate committee decided to put off any action on proposed tax breaks for manufacturers until at least next year, deciding there isn't enough time before the end of the 2016 legislative session on April 11 to craft legislation.

By Michael Dresser

Mar 29, 2016

Most of us, I think, would agree that we wish voter turnout was better. In theory, if you increase the voter rolls, more people would cast ballots. In theory. Count me among the skeptics who wonder if increasing the automatic registration will do much more than put even more uninterested voters on the rolls.

A Senate committee approved a tax cut package Thursday that bears only a slight resemblance to Gov. Larry Hogan's plan, making it likely that several of his proposals will go by the wayside.

By Michael Dresser

Mar 17, 2016

Legislation with wide support in the Maryland General Assembly would greatly expand the state's ability to lure new manufacturing companies, but some established manufacturing firms are crying foul over a provision they say will hurt their business.

By Carrie Wells

Feb 22, 2016

Educators, lawmakers urge passage of bills limiting school testing

By Michael Dresser

Feb 18, 2016

Two state senators from Carroll County's delegation in Annapolis, Justin Ready and Gail Bates, were named in a Thursday article in the Washington Post about legislators whose websites included donation pages during session.

The management of BWI Marshall Airport would be forced to reopen its main concession contract next year under legislation backed by Democratic lawmakers in the General Assembly.

By Michael Dresser

Feb 2, 2016

Maryland's top Democrats are looking at legislation that would automatically put every eligible state resident on the voting rolls, abandoning the traditional opt-in registration system in favor of an opt-out one.

By Erin Cox

Dec 10, 2015

A key legislative committee has asked the Hogan administration to delay its plan for curbing smog-forming pollution from coal-burning power plants after a consultant said it would require "minimal, if any, additional overall emission reductions" beyond what is now required.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Nov 3, 2015

Gov. Hogan's proposal to exclude approximately 1,400 pregnant women from the program next year is just one way the new Republican governor wants to rein in Medicaid spending. Some Democrats say they will fight the cuts.

By Erin Cox

Feb 13, 2015

Glendening helped Ehrlich inherit a more stable budget; O'Malley needs to do the same for Hogan.

The financial problem Gov.-elect Larry Hogan has described as "a crisis" worsened on Monday as state officials announced Maryland's budget shortfall is even larger than previously thought.

By Erin Cox

Dec 15, 2014

Drivers suspected of causing serious accidents in Maryland while distracted by a cellphone would be required to give police certain information from that phone under a pair of bills currently filed in Annapolis.

Key senators on the committee that handles casino-related matters rejected the notion of taking up the issue of Internet gambling during next week's special session

Gov. Martin O'Malley will not call a special session of the General Assembly to fix what he and most other Democrats see as a devastating hole in the state budget until the leaders of the Senate and House agree on a plan to fix it.

The state Senate voted Thursday to significantly raise taxes on Marylanders earning half a million dollars or more — prompting complaints that liberals were bent on launching class warfare in the state.

Senate to take up budget, taxes, pensions today

Senators from Baltimore and the state's largest counties reacted with dismay Tuesday as the General Assembly's chief policy analyst laid out the details of what has been dubbed "the doomsday budget."

A whopping budget battle is shaping up in Annapolis, where the leaders of the House of Delegates and Senate floated widely divergent proposals Friday to raise income taxes as part of a plan to close a $1 billion shortfall