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To dodge spousal privilege, prosecutors want to use McGrath vacation texts

Prosecutors are seeking to introduce potentially damaging text messages into evidence ahead of the trial for Roy McGrath, a former top aide to Gov. Larry Hogan who is facing federal wire fraud and theft charges.

Cox appeals ruling that allows early counting of mail-in ballots

Attorneys for Del. Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for governor, said they will appeal a court order that would allow early counting of mail-in ballots before the November general election.
McGrath seeks to have state charges, report kept from federal trial

An attorney for a former top aide to Gov. Larry Hogan is asking a judge to preclude introduction of state charges and a related report by the Maryland General Assembly when he is tried on federal charges.
Judge rules that Md. can begin counting mail-in ballots before Election Day

Election boards around Maryland can count mail-in ballots early under a ruling issued Friday by a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge.
Lawyers square off in court over whether Md. mail-in votes can be counted early

State officials say that, unless they can count mail-in ballots as they come in, final election results may not be known in some races until December.
Cox, shrugging off poll results, revives primary attack on Moore

Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox says that he may be behind in the polls but that he's speaking on the issues voters care about.
Md. adds 5,500 jobs in August, but unemployment rate climbs

Maryland added 5,500 jobs in August despite an unemployment rate that jumped to 4.3%, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). An additional 13,400 individuals, many of whom left the labor force during the pandemic, began looking for work again. The rise in individuals looking ...
Gubernatorial nominee Cox seeks to block early counting of mail-in ballots

Maryland's Republican nominee for governor has filed a motion to block a court order that would allow the early counting of mail-in ballots in the general election.
Defective flight navigation displays grounding Md. state police helicopters

Officials with the Maryland State Police say three medical helicopters in its fleet were grounded recently as the result of defective flight navigation displays.
Maryland ends fiscal year with surplus as revenue surge continues

The surplus was largely driven by an increase in personal income tax receipts from wealthy taxpayers and the flow of federal stimulus aid.