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The Maryland Democratic Party announced on Thursday that its executive director has resigned.

A draft plan from Gov. Larry Hogan's administration to cut Maryland greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030 is “truly vague,” a leading state senator said Thursday over the administration's assertions that the plan was on track to meeting its goal.

ANNAPOLIS — Sen. Cory McCray continues pushing legislation permitting Baltimore to require certain high-ranking police officers to live in the city, despite opposition from the department. The legislation is needed, McCray said, because Baltimore benefits when law enforcement leaders are ...

ANNAPOLIS — Nearly a quarter million Maryland retirees could see dramatic tax reductions, with some paying no taxes at all, under a proposal announced Thursday by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. The proposal, for which the text of the bill was ...

ANNAPOLIS — Comptroller Peter Franchot said he wants to construct a new building for his agency’s Baltimore offices and will consider locating that project in a wide swath of the city but not the Inner Harbor. A request for proposal ...

ANNAPOLIS — Juvenile justice and parole reform are needed to cure a Maryland prison system in which inmates are serving overly long sentences for crimes they committed as young adults, a justice policy analyst told a Senate panel Thursday. Marc ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State lawmakers heard arguments Tuesday on a bill that seeks to add criminal penalties for knowingly possessing ransomware with the intent to use it in a malicious way. Ransomware is a type of malware that can impede the ...

ANNAPOLIS — Senate bills may become a hot commodity in Maryland if a rule proposed this week is enacted. The Senate Rules Committee is planning to meet Friday to consider limiting the number of bills any one senator can propose ...

ANNAPOLIS — Legislators and a union-backed coalition of education advocates are proposing a tax package of nearly a dozen bills they said will help pay for the state’s portion of the proposed Kirwan Commission education plan. Lawmakers are expected to ...

ANNAPOLIS — Legislation working its way through the Maryland General Assembly would require businesses located in opportunity zones to provide more information in order to qualify for state incentives, clarify which businesses are eligible for those perks, and ensure higher ...