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General Assembly leaders are backing an effort to provide $1 million to bolster state enforcement of consumer protections against financial fraud in case the Trump administration scales back those efforts.

The chief sponsor of a new state law requiring most employers to grant sick leave to workers is now seeking a delay in enforcing the requirements of the law.

Gov. Larry Hogan released the details of his $5 billion pitch to lure Amazon to Montgomery County on Monday, proposing a "PRIME" Act that would give Fortune 100 companies that invest $5 billion in the state a series of tax breaks worth $3 billion.

Rich and powerful choose sides in Maryland governor's race

Gov. Larry Hogan declined a request to double the amount of emergency assistance he’s giving to Baltimore schools to fix heating issues.

A federal judge ruled in favor of giving state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks two separate trials on fraud and obstruction of justice charges stemming form a corruption investigation.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration will submit legislation in the next few weeks to pass a $5 billion incentive package for Amazon HQ2, his spokesman Doug Mayer said.

Maryland Democrats on Tuesday pitched a three-part tax relief plan they say will lower state tax bills for 92 percent of taxpayers and save them as much as $1 billion in unintended tax increases.

The Maryland Senate voted Friday to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to hundreds of thousands of Maryland workers.

Senate panel hears testimony on a bill that would terminate the parental rights of fathers when children are conceived in the course of rape.

The question of whether up to hundreds of thousands of Maryland workers will be entitled to paid sick leave is in the hands of the Senate after the House of Delegates.

Along with the pomp and circumstance that traditionally open the Maryland General Assembly, lawmakers convened Wednesday facing weighty issues and asking each other to set aside politics even though it is an election year.

Carroll County's lawmakers are generally supportive of Gov. Larry Hogan's call for term limits.

In the wake of recent allegations that Sen. Nathaniel Oaks took bribes from bail bondsmen, criminal justice advocates urge lawmakers to refuse to meet with meet with industry lobbyists.

Facing criticism on whether they've done enough to address sexual harassment within the Maryland General Assembly, the presiding officers of the legislature said they'll convene a "powerful" commission of women to recommend what to do.

Nathaniel Oaks continued presence in the state Senate brings dishonor on the institution, and his colleagues' refusal to investigate his alleged lapses completes the job.

Maryland Democrats predict a "blue wave" at their annual pre-session luncheon and pep rally.

Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing term limits for new members of the General Assembly and live-streaming of all of the legislature's deliberations, reforms he said are needed to reduce partisanship, gerrymandering and corruption.

A day before the General Assembly returns, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said he plans to refer FBI charges against Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks of Baltimore to the Ethics Committee — a move that could be the first step in Oaks’ removal.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan proposed a new statewide investigator general to probe allegations of grade fixing, corruption and mismanagement in public schools across Maryland. Several Democrats and the state school board association rejected the idea.

Maryland's state lawmakers will convene in Annapolis next week with the daunting task of re-writing the state's tax code in an election year, stabilizing a health insurance market with skyrocketing premiums and reducing violent crime in Baltimore.

In a new filing, the federal government says indicted state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks confessed to taking cash bribes when he agreed to cooperate with the government

Gov. Larry Hogan threw his support behind a bill to let courts terminate the parental rights of fathers when the child was conceived through rape.

A law that goes into affect Jan. 1 makes contraception more affordable by getting rid of co-pays, covering vasectomies and allowing women to buy birth control for six months at a time.

Del. Maggie McIntosh, chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, plans to introduce a constitutional amendment that would put the state’s share of revenue from its casino gambling industry in a “lockbox."

Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed Robert R. Neall, a veteran public official who has held many roles in government, to run the Maryland Department of Health.

Del. Kathy Szeliga says the Democrats' paid sick leave bill is bad for victims of domestic violence.

Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that he will submit legislation to the General Assembly next month to protect Maryland taxpayers from any negative impact of the federal tax overhaul President Donald J. Trump is soon expected to sign.

An Anne Arundel County judge ruled Thursday that the state must pay two of Gov. Larry Hogan's cabinet secretaries who were not confirmed by the legislature.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler has asked state lawmakers to let more people bring concealed handguns with them to worship, saying he wants congregations to protect themselves against mass shooters.

New details in FBI investigation of state Sen. Nathaniel Oaks identify a businessman who said he had paid bribes in the past

Gov. Larry Hogan continued his bitter battle against a Democratic-backed sick leave bill he vetoed last spring by vowing to introduce what he called a "compromise" measure of his own.

Top Democrats in the General Assembly want to expand Maryland's assault weapons ban to include bump stocks, a firearms accessory used in the Las Vegas mass shooting.

Maryland Democrats take hope in Virginia, New Jersey, Frederick and Annapolis election results.

Senator Brochin's independent streak is good for voters, not for pols.

Progressives have much to like about Jim Brochin, too.

A state senator is calling for a special session of the General Assembly to deal with President Donald J. Trump’s decision not to fund subsidies for individual health insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act.

State Sen. Jim Brochin plans to launch his campaign for Baltimore County executive on Thursday.

Analysts say the campaign finance changes spurred by the Supreme Court have the potential to unleash campaign spending up and down the ballot unlike anything Maryland has seen before.

Maryland's Black Legislative Caucus said it General Assembly leaders promised quick passage of a law to put more African-American companies into the medical marijuana industry.

Gov. Larry Hogan has moved one of his two Cabinet secretaries who have been serving without a salary because of a tug-of-war between him and the General Assembly

The law pushed by General Assembly Democrats to build a mass transit project has become Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's tool to build hundreds of miles of toll lanes without legislative oversight.

From pharmaceutical experts to former restaurateurs, Maryland's first medical marijuana growers are getting started.

Maryland's pro-Confederacy state song has been abandoned by the state's flagship university, spurring a renewed debate over its merits.

Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he has no interest in changing Maryland’s state flag, which has ties to both the Union and Confederate sides of the Civil War.

Gov. Larry Hogan doesn't deserve the grief he's getting for removing the Roger Taney statue.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's decision to remove a Confederate-era statue from State House grounds has prompted a backlash from some supporters.

A key panel voted Wednesday to remove a statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the grounds of the State House in Annapolis.

While President Donald Trump reignites the flames of division, Maryland leaders move calmly and resolutely toward a more just future.

Warren Deschenaux, one of the most knowledgeable people about Maryland’s government and budget, plans to retire from state government this year.