A state senator who is running for Congress is being asked to apologize or resign over comments made about Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. The Council for American Islamic Relations made the demand over a now-deleted message tweeted by Sen. ...

Comptroller Peter Franchot said he is “strongly considering a run for governor in 2022.” Franchot, now in his fourth term as the state’s top tax collector, expressed his interest in a campaign fundraising email sent Wednesday afternoon to potential donors. ...

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OCEAN CITY — Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said he plans to ask Gov. Larry Hogan about ways to free up city police to focus on violent crime and to use nonviolent offenders to clean up neighborhoods. The ideas ...

A Republican state delegate who saw a defamation lawsuit against four members of his own party dismissed when he failed to appear in court is now asking a judge to reconsider.

A longtime Annapolis lobbyist is taking down his shingle to join a new firm.

Employees of the Office of the Attorney General will soon receive an unexpected and environmentally friendly token from Attorney General Brian Frosh.

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A Harford County Republican is asking a legislative ethics panel to impose one of the severest forms of punishment on a sitting state delegate who is suing him for defamation. Chris Biggs, of Abingdon, is asking the Joint Committee on ...

A Baltimore County District Court judge has ordered Del. Hasan “Jay” Jalisi to be served via mail after lawyers for the two-term Democrat’s former employee said he was avoiding their servers. District Court Judge Marsha Russell authorized Jalisi to be ...

Maryland’s triple-A bond rating has been reaffirmed by the three major rating agencies. Treasurer Nancy Kopp announced the ratings from Fitch, Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s in advance of an Aug. 14 sale of $500 million in tax-free bonds. ...

Gov. Larry Hogan, speaking on WBAL radio Monday morning, rebuked President Donald Trump for a series of messages on Twitter denigrating Baltimore and U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings. Hogan, appearing on the C4 show, criticized Trump’s use of social media and ...