Sponsors of vetoed legislation abolishing the Handgun Permit Review Board praised the qualifications of three new appointments to that panel but say it’s unlikely the board will survive. Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican in his second term, announced five candidates to ...

Republicans in the House of Delegates are asking Gov. Larry Hogan to withhold state funding for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra until the orchestra can provide a sustainable financial plan. The orchestra Thursday announced it would shorten its season, including eliminating ...

A leading environmental group is calling for stronger federal enforcement and potential litigation against Pennsylvania if that state does not improve its efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. A status report on a six-state compact to improve the water ...

A bill abolishing the board that oversees appeals of concealed carry handgun permits has been vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan. The bill was one of nearly a dozen passed by the General Assembly in 2019 that Hogan announced he will ...

ANNAPOLIS — Legislation mandating greater use of wind and solar for electricity in Maryland will become law without the signature of Gov. Larry Hogan. The announcement Wednesday comes on the same day the Republican governor announced the cancellation of a ...

The fate of nearly 300 bills passed in the 2019 General Assembly session will be decided by the end of the week. A ceremony in Annapolis Thursday will be the last bill-signing event for the 2019 session. A spokesman for Gov. ...

A controversial Alabama abortion law is drawing ire in Maryland and a call for the state to review its investments in the southern state with an eye toward divestment. The Alabama legislation, which is seen as a potential challenge to ...

Maryland’s new leader of the House of Delegates is taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. House Speaker Adrienne Jones, D-Baltimore County, told reporters Monday she will take her cues from a work ...

A former state employee who was effectively demoted after she referred to a leading candidate for governor in a social media post as an “a–clown” could receive a six-figure payout as a result of her federal lawsuit. Candus Thomson, a spokeswoman for the ...

Gov. Larry Hogan has approved the appointment of an Annapolis alderwoman to the Maryland House of Delegates. Shaneka Henson was selected by the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee in April to fill the vacancy created by the death of ...