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Since legalized gambling began in Maryland, tens of billions of dollars have been wagered in the state's casinos — spinning off funds for schools, the horse racing industry and local programs that have financed everything from paving and police to iPads and small business loans.

For the first time in more than a decade, the sprawling House of Delegates district that extends from southwest Baltimore County through Howard County is in play.

Baltimore will open a satellite office for its Latino Economic Development Center along Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown

In their only scheduled debate on Baltimore television, the four Republican candidates for governor depicted Maryland as overtaxed and overspent under a Democratic administration, creating a climate in which businesses are fleeing to neighboring states.

District 12 delegate candidate Brian Bailey has been charged with a criminal election law violation after a website allegedly created by his campaign to criticize an opponent was discovered not to have an accurate authority line, State Prosecutor Emmett C. Davitt announced Monday.

Uber Technologies still has a lot to say about the Maryland Public Service Commission's plan to regulate it and other ride share companies as taxi operators — and the regulating agency will hear them out.

Frederick voters may notice a theme to their primary ballots next month: Young for state senate. Young for county executive. Young for county school board. Young for state delegate.

Democrat Anthony G. Brown's campaign calls his new 30-second television spot "Not About the Numbers." The ad lives up to its title by offering no statistics, just broad generalities about Maryland's economy.

Olga Butler, 37, is one of 13 candidates seeking one of the four open seats on the Howard County Board of Education.

The state has scrapped plans to build a new online health exchange for small businesses and will instead build on a current system it already has in place for employers.

In this unusually eventful Howard County election season, the crowded field of state candidates was enough Saturday to fill three long tables with contenders for the county¿s 12 seats in the State House.

Banking industry veteran and native Baltimorean Scott Wilfong got involved with the Living Classrooms Foundation to help improve lives in some of East Baltimore's neediest neighborhoods, including Perkins Homes, the Fayette Street corridor and McElderry Park.

Democrats decry any attempt to help business as a sop to corporate fat cats.

District 13 Senate candidate Jody Venkatesan says he'll prioritize education, lower taxes

Tax policy is getting dumbed down for the campaign trail in Maryland.

Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s small business rhetoric rings hollow.

As Maryland looks to re-energize its economy amid federal budget cuts and slow growth in the wake of the recession, the candidates vying to be the next governor each developed distinct plans for how to improve Maryland's business climate and promote job creation.

Jonathan Herbst, a Pikesville attorney challenging Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond in the Democratic primary, picked up endorsements today from County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and state Sen. Bobby Zirkin.

In Pasadena, Republican voters have a dizzying array of choices for state delegate this year. Six challengers are up against two incumbents in the two-delegate District 31B. Most of the challengers are gunning for one of those incumbents: Del. Don Dwyer Jr.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz today announced he will formally support Connie DeJuliis in her bid for state Senate.

To combat pollution plaguing the marsh habitat, about 250 volunteers picked up trash, dredged debris, planted trees and tended the wetland's gardens Saturday as part of a cleanup event hosted by the aquarium and the National Parks Conservation Association.

Howard's yearning was satiated through the launch of her business, which provides temporary office space, virtual office space and the benefits that come with a physical office space to a variety of local and state-wide businesses in need of a corporate presence in Laurel.

Target recently picked up Oyin Handmade's hair care line, selling the Baltimore-made products in 140 stores around the country.

After a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Maryland election officials said Friday they won't enforce the state's $10,000 limit on aggregate campaign contributions.

Devin Tucker is no stranger to Anne Arundel politics. The Russett community advocate and owner of a philanthropic consulting business has run for office twice before – once, in 2006, for County Council and then, four years later, for a state delegate seat. This time around, the Democrat is running for an Anne Arundel County Council seat in District 4, which represents parts of Laurel, as well as Crownsville, Gambrills, Crofton, Odenton, Maryland City and Russett.

Faced with filling big shoes and changing the focus of the Baltimore Development Corp., the agency's new head has yet to make her mark on the city's lead economic development organization.

That's why nearly three in four Americans support raising the minimum wage. But Republicans in Congress stand in lock-step opposition. Some even want to scrap the minimum wage entirely. One Republican Congressman said he would vote to repeal it if he had the chance. These arguments aren't new. Opponents of the minimum wage have been using them for years. And time and again, they have been proven wrong. Raising the minimum wage is good for businesses, good for workers, and good for our entire

Some Mount Vernon residents are concerned about the impact of the restoration of the Washington Monument.

Joe Mechlinski, whose first book "Grow Regardless" became a New York Times bestseller, will speak to Carroll County Chamber of Commerce members March 27 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Portico of St. John in Westminster.

Despite the troubles with its website, hundreds of thousands of Marylanders are getting coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Wednesday night, District 1's four Democratic candidates began to draw distinctions between themselves and their opponents at a forum hosted by the Columbia Democratic Club at Ridgely's Run Community Center in Jessup.

As the deadline to file for a state candidate seat drew near on Feb. 25, Vanessa Atterbeary made a down-to-the-wire decision.

Nine of the 10 Democratic candidates for three open seats in District 12 addressed issues facing southwest Baltimore County during an open candidate forum last night at Lansdowne High School.

Del. Justin Ready, a Westminster Republican, has introduced legislation that would create a tax-free week on outdoor sporting and hunting goods.

Since winning the 2nd annual Carroll Biz Challenge in November, Dawn Pritchard said the ensuing months have been "very hectic, to say the least."