ANNAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown is making his run for governor official. Brown, a Democrat, is scheduled to file his candidacy at the Maryland State Board of Elections in Annapolis on Friday. His running mate, Ken Ulman, is scheduled ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is planning trips to Florida, Ohio and Texas next month to boost Democratic candidates. Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for O’Malley’s political action committee, said Thursday O’Malley’s primary focus will be on electing more Democratic ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Brian Frosh has filed to run for attorney general of Maryland. Frosh, a Montgomery County Democrat, made the announcement on Tuesday. The senator says he will kick off his campaign later this month with an event ...

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ST. MARY’S CITY — A Charles County businessman and Marine Corps Reserve officer is launching his campaign for Maryland governor. Charles Lollar, who is seeking the Republican nomination, is setting off on a statewide bus tour from St. Mary’s County ...

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Heather R. Mizeur and Ronald A. George are making a living on Maryland highways these days, burning through gallons of gas, handling phone calls in the car and getting rest where they can during the early months of their separate campaigns for governor.

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker told a newspaper this week that his campaign repeatedly misidentified the source of a $50,000 loan it received in 2009 as coming from his law practice’s escrow account. Del. Joseph Vallario, a Prince George’s County ...

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The Eye on Annapolis Podcast returns with a look at the races for governor and attorney general and why some candidates might be stepping down from the General Assembly before the sessions starts.

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Brian Frosh is announcing endorsements for his bid to be Maryland’s attorney general by two people who had the job over a 28-year period. Frosh has scheduled a news conference on Tuesday in Baltimore where former ...

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WASHINGTON — Jack W. Germond, the portly, cantankerous columnist and pundit who covered 10 presidential elections and sparred with colleagues on TV’s “The McLaughlin Group,” has died. He was 85. Germond died Wednesday morning. He had recently finished his first ...

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