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DUNDALK — Republican state Sen. Johnny Ray Salling has announced he's running for Congress.

Members of a blue-ribbon commission will continue to hammer out details of potential formulas to fund public education in every jurisdiction in the state, even as lawmakers wrestle with how to pay for the costs — and as Maryland’s governor vows ...

Baltimore will get more than $1 million of state money for park projects that had been withheld in error.

The state of Maryland is making available nearly $10 million for efforts to bring reliable and affordable internet service to residents of rural communities.

Maryland Democrats are pledging to move forward with a commission's plan to improve the state's schools, after the state's Republican governor described it as "fiscally irresponsible."

ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers are being advised to change their thinking on how they would tax and regulate recreational marijuana if they ultimately decide Maryland should join the few states that have legalized possession and use of the drug by adults. ...

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 ANNAPOLIS — Two Maryland lawmakers are leaving the House of Delegates to join the staff of Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. The county executive announced Monday that Del. Steve Lafferty and Del. Eric Bromwell are taking posts in his administration. ...

A new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts is urging states to be cautious about projecting revenues from legalizing recreational marijuana and to avoid tying big-ticket spending plans to an anticipated marijuana windfall. The report released Monday morning comes hours ...

Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration has recalled driver's licenses of 8,000 residents who they say missed multiple deadlines to get their identification in compliance with federal requirements.

OCEAN CITY — County leaders from around the state are being encouraged to support an education plan billed as transformative but aren’t yet being told what their costs will be or how to pay for them. An hour-long panel discussion ...