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Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker is joining the board of the troubled University of Maryland Medical System.

mid an investigation into the culture of the University of Maryland’s football program, power players in the state are preemptively mobilizing to defend President Wallace Loh. They worry he is being made a “scapegoat” and they say black Marylanders support Loh.

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the headliner as Maryland Democrats gather in Baltimore for a "post-primary unity celebration" Saturday evening in support of a victorious Ben Jealous.

Our analysis of the Democratic primary election might have been very different if Kevin Kamenetz had not died.

Ben Jealous won the Democratic primary for Maryland governor with an overwhelming margin in the Baltimore region and a strong performance in the Washington suburbs where his chief rival, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, was expected to perform well. 

Ben Jealous faces an uphill battle in his race against Gov. Larry Hogan. If he has a shot, here's what he'll need to do.

No. 1: The establishment lost and the progressives won.

Ben Jealous' victory is just one sign about where Maryland's voters are in advance of a pivotal election.

Many Maryland voters are tuning in to Tuesday's primary race at the last minute. Here is a quick guide to get them up to speed.

Rushern Baker, the Prince George's County executive, and Ben Jealous, a former NAACP president, appealed to Baltimore voters on Monday, speaking with city residents about education, crime and jobs ahead of Tuesday's Democratic primary election.

Former gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin calls Democrat Ben Jealous a bully. The campaign for Jealous, the former NAACP chief, calls Ervin a liar.

The Democrats running for Maryland governor agree on policy, but their personalities and styles offer dramatically different races against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

With about 10 days to go until election day, the front-runners in the Democratic primary each has several hundred thousand dollars to spend on TV ads and get-out-the-vote efforts.

Voting began in Maryland's primary election on Thursday with the first day of early voting.

The six remaining Democrats running for ended their round of televised debates Thursday with few clashes and agreement on most issues.

Maryland election officials are bracing for increased turnout as early voting for the primary election begins Thursday — and campaigns are rallying their supporters to fight for every vote.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous unveiled a plan on Wednesday that offers an array of ideas for boosting the state’s economy, from raising the minimum wage, expanding high-speed internet access and supporting startup companies.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rushern Baker announced Wednesday that former candidate Valerie Ervin was dropping out of the race and throwing her campaign's support behind Baker.

Valerie Ervin is dropping out of the Democratic race for governor and is offering her support to Rushern Baker's campaign.

Ben Jealous and Rushern L. Baker III exchange barbs over campaign financing as the Democratic race for governor heats up.

President Donald Trump is not on the ballot in 2018, but fighting him is the No. 1 issue for Maryland Democrats, according to a new poll. 

A new Baltimore Sun-University of Baltimore poll has found that with less than three weeks until the Democratic primary election for governor, two candidates have broken away from the crowded pack, though a huge swath of voters are undecided and haven't been paying attention to the race.

Former Gov. Martin O'Malley will endorse Rushern Baker in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Some of the Democrats who want to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan went bold in a televised debate taped Wednesday, calling for such measures as impeaching President Donald J. Trump, disbanding the Baltimore police department and ordering state troopers to confront federal immigration agents.

The Democrats are about to have a primary election, but the best ad belongs to a Republican: Gov. Larry Hogan.

With time running out before the first votes are cast, seven Democrats hoping to be governor this week began stressing the differences among them.

Democrat Rushern Baker, the Prince George's County executive, launched his television ads in the campaign for governor this week with a modest ad buy and two spots for Baltimore and Montgomery County voters.

Several Democratic gubernatorial candidates have unveiled plans for Baltimore. Here are some things the next governor needs to do.

Valerie Ervin accuses fellow Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous of costing her the job she held before joining the ticket of the late Kevin Kamenetz.

The Maryland Democratic Party on Thursday announced that the nine candidates vying to win the June 26 primary election for governor have agreed to four televised debates, a scheduled that begins Monday.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker is pitching voters that he can turn around Maryland the way he turned around the state's second largest jurisdiction.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker on Wednesday became the first Democrat in the race for governor to release a plan tailored to helping Maryland's largest and most-troubled city.

With less than 10 weeks to go until the June 26 primary election, leading candidates for Maryland governor are hitting the forum circuit hard. Last night, seven Democrats and one Green Party member were in front of a packed crowd at the Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore.

We crunch the numbers on the strategies Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial candidates are pursuing in their quest to take on Gov. Larry Hogan.

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.

Prince George’s County officials said Wednesday that they will join with the NAACP to sue the Trump administration over concerns that its plan for the 2020 census would lead to a significant undercount of African-American residents.

Maryland Democrats face a host of problems in unseating Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, but disunity doesn't appear to be one of them. AT a forum Saturday in Baltimore, all seven contenders for the Democratic nomination for governor pledged their unwavering support for the winner of the primary.

Gov. Larry Hogan filed candidacy paperwork on Thursday making his run for re-election official.

A new Goucher College poll shows that the Maryland Democratic primary election for governor is wide open and that Chelsea Manning is unlikely to defeat Sen. Ben Cardin.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker tapped Elizabeth Embry to join his campaign for governor, bringing criminal justice expert with deep city ties into the race for the Democratic nomination.

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.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, running for governor of Maryland, has to convince voters he's a better choice than popular incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan, but first he is trailing the Prince George's County executive in early Democratic primary polling.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III leads a wide-open Democratic primary race for governor, according to a new poll.

Del. Barbara Frush will not seek reelection when her term expires in 2018, but will co-chair Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker's campaign for governor.

Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is endorsing Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III in the race for the Democratic nomination to oppose Gov. Larry Hogan in 2018.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is expected to endorse Rushern L. Baker III for governor Friday in Landover, returning a favor the Prince George's County Executive extended to him in 2016.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says he would focus on economic development and job creation, revive the Red Line, and keep funding the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.

Despite Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's high approval ratings, a new poll suggests the race for governor in deep blue Maryland will be competitive.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says he's not hurting Baltimore by putting P.G. in the mix for Amazon HQ2.

Maryland's Republican governor pitched Baltimore as the best spot for Amazon's headquarters. A Democratic rival has pitched Prince George's County.