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WASHINGTON — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost. The presidential electors gave Biden ...

A Republican lawmaker was disciplined Monday for not denouncing potential violence at the Michigan Capitol before Democratic presidential electors were to meet to vote for Joe Biden, who defeated President Donald Trump in the swing state.

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s electors cast their 10 votes for president on Monday for Democrat Joe Biden, who won Maryland’s popular vote in November. The electors gathered in the Maryland State House to announce their vote and formalize it by signing ...

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The General Assembly appears poised this coming session to sharply alter – if not outright repeal – a 46-year-old law governing how police departments discipline wayward officers, amid criticism that the procedures are too protective of them and largely shielded ...

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The Memorial Day death of an unarmed Black man at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer caught on video sparked not only nationwide protests this year but calls from Maryland legislators for law enforcement reform in their state when ...

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Maryland’s fiscal outlook, once considered dire at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, continues to improve, according to one key revenue forecast. The latest projections issued Friday by the state Board of Revenue Estimates show a revenue picture for the ...

CABIN JOHN — Scientists say a bridge expansion project across the Potomac River will threaten a patch of land in Maryland that has been dubbed “the most thoroughly studied island in North America.” The Washington Post reported Friday that the 12-acres of ...

ANNAPOLIS — The former Maryland Environmental Service Director of Operations and Strategic Partnerships invoked his right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, disappointing legislators during Thursday’s joint committee investigation of a severance payout to the agency’s former director, who was ...

ANNAPOLIS — Indoor dining in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties will be prohibited starting next week as part of a new set of restrictions issued by county executives in those jurisdictions. Meanwhile, Gov. Larry Hogan announced actions — including ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan’s name was among a group of names of state leaders used as part of an effort by scammers to collect unemployment benefits, officials said Wednesday. The officials said the suspects also used the name of ...