Sen. Will Smith has been named the new chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. Incoming Senate President William “Bill” Ferguson made the announcement at a party to welcome Smith, a Montgomery County Democrat and U.S. naval intelligence officer,  home ...

More change is coming to the Maryland General Assembly with the departure of Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin. The Baltimore County Democrat said Monday he is calling it a political career after more than 20 years in Annapolis, including the ...

A Prince George’s County attorney who ran unsuccessfully for the House of Delegates in 2018 has been named to fill a seat vacated by a lawmaker who pleaded guilty to stealing campaign funds. Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he ...

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The daughter of a former Prince George’s County delegate pleaded guilty Friday to one count of wire fraud weeks after her mother, Tawanna Gaines, entered a similar plea. Anitra Edmond, 43, of New Carrollton, served as treasurer for Gaines’ campaign ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan has set Feb. 4 as a special primary election date and April 28 as the general election date for voters to choose a successor to the late Rep. Elijah Cummings in the 7th Congressional District. State law ...

Alexander & Cleaver, a well-known Annapolis lobbying firm, is suing more than a half-dozen clients who bolted and hired lobbyists that had defected from the venerable lobbying practice.

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Annapolis is awash in speculation about the future of Maryland’s longest-serving state Senate president. A scheduled news conference following a Democratic caucus meeting Thursday has some wondering if Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr., who has led the chamber since 1987, ...

Maryland Del. Tawanna Gaines, the vice chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, resigned in advance of federal charges that she siphoned off more than $22,000 in campaign funds for her personal use. Gaines, a Prince George’s County Democrat, was charged in ...

The chairman of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission said he is optimistic that a new round of license approvals for growers and dispensaries will include awards to businesses owned by minorities. Brian Lopez, chairman of the commission that will eventually award ...

Former Vice President Joseph Biden leads the field of current 2020 presidential candidates in Maryland, according to a new Goucher College poll released Wednesday. Biden leads the field of 19 candidates by 12 points followed by second-term Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth ...