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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan took a spin around the State House in an effort to promote legislation that would increase a tax credit for purchasing electric vehicles. Hogan sat in the passenger seat as his wife, Yumi, pulled out ...

If you were born in the Old Line State or have lived here for any length of time, it may come as no surprise that a certain spice for steamed crustaceans is a big deal. But in case you’ve lived ...

ANNAPOLIS — Educators from around the state are vowing to shut down the state capital next month in an effort to draw attention to their demands for raises and increased education funding. Cheryl Bost, president of the Maryland State Education ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers will consider abolishing a handgun permit review board, citing concerns that the board overturns too many decisions by the Maryland State Police. Democratic members of the Senate Executive Nominations Committee said they wish to dissolve the ...

ANNAPOLIS — Increases in taxes on alcohol and tobacco in the last decade are driving down teen smoking and drinking and other adverse health effects, a new report finds. Supporters of those taxes told a Senate subcommittee that while more ...

ANNAPOLIS — A fight to increase Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 per hour is pitting businesses across the state against each other, including some well-known restaurants. Advocates of the increase say it will provide a livable wage to workers at the low ...

A heated debate over a proposal to countermand Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order on post-Labor Day school starts boiled over when a top Democrat compared the Maryland Republican to a racist Civil Rights era governor. Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George’s and ...

ANNAPOLIS — Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Larry Hogan could be headed to a ballot box showdown over starting schools before or after Labor Day. Hogan, speaking to reporters, said he would immediately propose a bill that would make his nearly ...

Maryland’s top tax collector and enforcer of alcohol laws — at least for now — is vowing to shine a light on lawmakers and their associations with corporate special interests. Peter Franchot told reporters Tuesday he plans to comment on ...

ANNAPOLIS — The top two Republicans in the House of Delegates are calling for cameras in the courtroom at sentencing hearings. The proposal by Dels. Nicholaus Kipke and Kathy Szeliga, the House minority leader and whip, respectively, would create a ...