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Legislation that would nearly triple the amount of marijuana a person could possess before being considered a criminal came before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Wednesday. Under current law, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday will introduce a general fund budget for the coming year that contains only a modest increase of roughly 1.4% compared to the current year. Hogan, in briefing with reporters, said the spending plan will provide ...

ANNAPOLIS — A top Maryland lawmaker announced Tuesday that he is forming an oversight panel to monitor the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, after criticizing “unacceptable” levels of confusion about vaccine access, administration and distribution in the state. Senate President Bill ...

WASHINGTON — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan traveled to Washington D.C. to visit soldiers from the state’s National Guard and received a security briefing ahead of the presidential inauguration, his office said. Hogan was joined on Monday by Maryland’s Brig. Gen. ...

Ten lobbyists reported billings of more than $15 million, a slight increase over 2019 according to reports filed with the Maryland State Ethics Commission released in December. The combined reports for those top billing lobbyists — none of whom are ...

ANNAPOLIS  — Gov. Larry Hogan received his first dose of Moderna coronavirus vaccine during a Monday morning press event. The shots for Hogan, Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, the wives of the two executives and acting Deputy Health Secretary Jinlene Chan come ...

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Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Maryland's longest serving Senate president, died Friday afternoon after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 78.

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The family of a University of Maryland football player who died of heatstroke during a 2018 drill will receive $3.5 million under a settlement before the Board of Public Works later this month. The settlement between the University of Maryland, ...

Owners of pets injured or killed by an individual’s tortious act could be awarded up to $25,000 in compensatory damages – rather than the current limit of $10,000 – under legislation the House Judiciary Committee considered Friday. Maryland law compensates ...

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A 2020 bill that would levy fees to pay for a first-in-the-nation prescription drug affordability board passed its first hurdle Friday when the Democratic-controlled Maryland Senate overrode a veto by  Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. The votes represent the first substantive ...