timothy griffin

The Anne Arundel County state's attorney is investigating former Gov. Martin O'Malley's discounted, tax-free purchase last year of taxpayer-owned furniture from the governor's mansion in Annapolis.

With Maryland's long campaign for governor now over, the unexpected election of Republican businessman Larry Hogan has given rise to an intense new campaign now just beginning: The jockeying among advocates and interest groups for attention, jobs and influence in a rare GOP administration.

Gov. Martin O¿Malley¿s chief of staff is scheduled this afternoon to hold the first meeting with a representative for Gov.-elect Larry Hogan to begin the transition process following the Republican¿s upset victory on Tuesday.