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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate voted Tuesday to enable local school boards to decide whether school begins before or after Labor Day. The 31-13 vote was along party lines in the Democrat-controlled Senate. The measure now goes to the House, ...

WASHINGTON — China’s state-owned rail car manufacturer has shown interest in building the next generation of rail cars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and federal officials are worried about possible cybersecurity risks. The Washington Post reported Monday that China Railway ...

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A three-judge panel disregarded legitimate political considerations when it struck down a congressional district in western Maryland because it was drawn with such a partisan bias by the state’s Democratic leadership as to violate the Republicans’ constitutional right to political ...

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Maryland lawmakers are tackling legislation that could stall a multibillion-dollar proposal by Gov. Larry Hogan to build a network of toll lanes in the Washington suburbs by requiring the state to secure the consent of affected counties first. The proposal, ...

ANNAPOLIS — Increases in taxes on alcohol and tobacco in the last decade are driving down teen smoking and drinking and other adverse health effects, a new report finds. Supporters of those taxes told a Senate subcommittee that while more ...

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly’s auditing arm has recommended that lawmakers slash $21.2 million from the Maryland Judiciary’s $549 million budget request next fiscal year over the objections of Maryland’s top jurist. The Department of Legislative Services’ suggested cuts include ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A fight to increase Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 per hour is pitting businesses across the state against each other, including some well-known restaurants. Advocates of the increase say it will provide a livable wage to workers at the low ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland auditors say two members of an advisory committee formed to provide investment advice for a state venture fund were associated with firms that received more than $21 million through the fund.The report released Friday on the Maryland ...

Maryland legislators want to reform the University System of Maryland Board of Regents after last fall’s chaos surrounding the University of Maryland, College Park football program led to changes on the board and on campus. Bills in the Senate and ...

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A bill to decriminalize adultery has returned to the General Assembly after failing in 2018 due to concerns about its impact on parties’ ability to “plead the Fifth” in divorce cases. Del. Kathleen M. Dumais, D-Montgomery, is again sponsoring the bill, ...