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The Daily Record has asked a federal judge to unseal sentencing memoranda filed in former state Sen. Nathaniel T. Oaks’ criminal case.

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ANNAPOLIS — A vendor that provides key services for Maryland elections has been acquired by a parent company with links to a Russian oligarch, state officials said Friday after a briefing a day earlier from the FBI. Senate President Thomas ...

ANNAPOLIS — The head of the state’s Motor Vehicle Administration apologized to lawmakers for more than 80,000 voters caught up in programming glitch prior to the June primary vote. Christine Nizer, administrator for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, took responsibility ...

Maryland’s top tax collector blasted lawmakers over a potential special session to lay the groundwork for legalized sports betting, saying the prospect of such a meeting is “a big mistake given the election year we’re in.” Comptroller Peter Franchot, a ...

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The wife of a Maryland lawmaker who died last month is being sworn in to finish the rest of his term.

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TOWSON — A candidate in the Democratic primary for Baltimore County executive says he'll file a request for a recount.

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland has been released from a Washington hospital, where he was treated for pneumonia, says his spokesman. Spokeswoman Mariel Saez said Tuesday in an email that Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, was ...

Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed Alice Sophocleus to replace her late husband in the Maryland House of Delegates.

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Maryland’s first licensed medical marijuana grower may now be the first such company to be investigated for using pesticides on its plants. Three former employees of Stevensonville-based ForwardGro filed sworn affidavits last week with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission alleging the use ...

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Baltimore voters will be asked to consider a charter amendment making the city’s inspector general more politically independent, which backers say will improve government accountability. The Baltimore City Council Monday evening passed legislation authorizing the charter amendment to be voted on in ...