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Aid to Baltimore, tax policy and criminal justice reform should be among the top priorities for the General Assembly.

Democratic legislative leaders will push a bill that grants more rights to victims of police brutality, rolls back special rights given to police accused of wrong-doing, creates a unified complaint system for tracking troubled officers and allows the public watch police disciplinary boards.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is second-guessing a judge's decision to keep the trial of a Baltimore officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.

An influential General Assembly panel is recommending a dramatic reduction in jail sentences for drug offenses — part of a plan to imprison thousands fewer people and use the savings to help others stay out of jail.

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.

Legislative leaders on Friday complained that the grounds of Maryland's historic State House aren't maintained — while the governor's mansion across the street is well-manicured.

House Speaker Michael E. Busch says State House grounds are the shabbiest he's ever seen.

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign announced endorsements Tuesday of more than 70 officials and community leaders in Maryland -- including most of the state's congressional delegation -- underscoring the sway the former secretary of state holds even in the home territory of a rival.

A state commission charged with reviewing how Maryland draws its congressional and legislative districts recommended on Tuesday that state politicians cede their power to an independent panel. The Maryland Redistricting Reform Commission proposed that an independent panel should cast aside political implications when drawing political maps.

An improving economy leaves Gov. Larry Hogan with no reason other than stubbornness to hold on to $68 million in school funding.

For the first time in a decade, Maryland expects to begin the budget year with a surplus — and a big one at that.

Democrats and Republicans in Annapolis are taking a hard look at Maryland's approach to crime and punishment.

Democrats and Republicans in Annapolis are taking a hard look at Maryland's approach to crime and punishment.

General Assembly leaders assured Maryland's business community Tuesday that while Democrats and Republicans may disagree vigorously on issues, Annapolis is not Washington and the state legislature does not resemble a "dysfunctional" Congress.

Bolstered by a victory in California this week, "death with dignity" advocates in Maryland have renewed their push to pass a law allowing terminally ill patients to use a prescription drug to end their lives.

Maryland officials touted a restructuring of the state's economic development agency on Thursday, arguing that the newly named Department of Commerce will foster a more business-friendly culture.

The new laws that go into effect today show areas where Hogan and the legislature can work together.

Deschenaux to take top spot in legislative services as Aro retires

The top leaders of the General Assembly launched a new effort to craft legislation to establish retirement security plans for more than a million Marylanders who would otherwise rely entirely on Social Security in their old age.

Del. James E. Proctor Jr., a Democrat who represented Prince George's and Charles counties in Annapolis for 25 years, has died, officials said Thursday.

To those who followed him into the governor's mansion, Marvin Mandel was a wise and generous adviser — regardless of your party. To all manner of local, state and federal officeholders who gathered for his funeral in Baltimore on Thursday, he was a master technician of their game.

To those who followed him into the governor's mansion, Marvin Mandel was a wise and generous adviser — regardless of your party. To all manner of local, state and federal officeholders who gathered for his funeral in Baltimore on Thursday, he was a master technician of their game.

Here's a look at what others are saying about the passing of former Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel.

Representatives of Maryland police unions urged a legislative panel Monday to uphold a law that protects the rights of accused officers, contending that it is working well.

We couldn't agree more with Gov. Larry Hogan when he called the last two redistricting cycles "disgraceful and an embarrassment to our state."

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat running for Senate in Maryland, offered a tepid response Friday to Gov. Larry Hogan's proposal to change the way the state's congressional districts are drawn, suggesting that the GOP-led Congress should take up national redistricting reform.

Carroll legislators say they are thrilled to see Gov. Larry Hogan carrying through on another campaign promise by creating a commission to study legislative and congressional redistricting reform in Maryland, which several studies have shown are some of the most gerrymandered in the country.

Following through on a promise, Gov. Larry Hogan created a commission Thursday to recommend how to reform Maryland's congressional redistricting process. The idea won immediate praise from election reform advocates such as Common Cause and the League of Women Voters, but was quickly dismissed by Democrats.

On redistricting, it's Hogan vs. Miller. Here's hoping Hogan beats the odds again.

A major responsibility of a Maryland legislator is determining the best uses of the state's revenue, and in order to do this the federal and state government allows them to spend enormous amounts of money.

Vowing to free Maryland businesses from what he called "nonsensical, out-of-control" regulations, Gov. Larry Hogan launched a CEO-dominated commission Thursday charged with reviewing every rule on the state's books with an eye to streamlining or eliminating them.

The Maryland Transportation Authority's board on Thursday reduced tolls statewide at the urging of Gov. Larry Hogan — mostly for E-ZPass drivers but also for those who pay cash at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

There appears to be no appetite in Annapolis for a special session of the legislature to address anything related to the Freddie Gray case.

The advocates who lobby Gov. Larry Hogan on schools, mental health services and transportation have begun to incorporate Freddie Gray, the protests against his death and the riots of last week into their pitches.

Hogan should stand his ground

The fight between Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and state Democrats over education funding could be far from over.

Gov. Larry Hogan appeared to soften his stance Tuesday on spending $200 million the General Assembly set aside for education, employee pay and health care, saying his team would review the budget and "see how much money we have to spend on what."

Gov. Larry Hogan can stand tough and play into the hands of those who would defeat him, or he can compromise and set himself on a path to a second term.

A legislative session that began with pledges of bipartisanship wound down Monday night with General Assembly Democrats and Republican Gov. Larry Hogan embroiled in acrimony over Maryland's budget. Lawmakers cut $200 million from the new governor's $40.5 billion budget proposal and implored him to spend that money instead on public schools, state employee pay and health care initiatives. Hogan said that "was very unlikely."

The rift between Gov. Larry Hogan and lawmakers over the state budget widened further Thursday, with the governor and House Speaker Michael E. Busch digging in their heels and both sides making provocative moves and statements.

Busch, Miller dismiss Hogan tweet boasting of winning their districts

Hogan's efforts to repeal the stormwater fee should not be thwarted by Democrats in the legislature

Sen. Richard Madaleno called Tuesday for a ban on state-funded travel to Indiana in response to a controversial new law that critics say opens the door for businesses to discriminate on religious grounds, including against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Maryland Democrats: If they are not raising taxes, they are offering benefits to illegal immigrants

The House and the Senate are expected to go into conference by the end of next week on the one things they must do under the Maryland Constitution ¿ pass a balanced budget.