“The Annapolis bosses tried to take (Comptroller Peter Franchot) out in the Democratic primary and couldn’t get the job done. So these pre-pubescent cat slaps are all they have left.” Len Foxwell, chief of staff to Franchot, responding to an ...

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A bill seeks to roll back how much beer small breweries in Maryland can serve in their taprooms while allowing larger facilities to maintain existing limits.

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Ten to watch: look to these 10 men and women to make a big impact on the 2018 Maryland legislative session

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Maryland's tax collector says a report on how the federal tax overhaul will affect the state will be released in a few weeks.

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We, too, take issue with the comptroller’s ongoing abdication of his responsibility to reasonably regulate the retail sale of alcohol.

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The state's chief tax collector Wednesday threw his support behind an effort to bring Amazon's second headquarters to Baltimore.

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With news of an impending Florida landfall of Hurricane Irma, Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot has some advice for Maryland residents: Be prepared. Franchot, in a statement Friday, called on Maryland residents and businesses to plan in advance for natural disasters ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Board of Public Works approved a modified plan to reduce the current budget. The three-member panel unanimously approved nearly $63 million of $79.9 million in planned cuts, roughly $7 million less than proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan nearly ...

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The Department of Natural Resources requested approval to spend more than $3.4 million to buy a wooded 1,664 acre parcel along Rt. 13 in Somerset County using Program Open Space funds.

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The Office of the Comptroller may soon have greater investigative and enforcement powers in Maryland thanks to legislation backed by Gov. Larry Hogan to expand the agency’s police powers to fight fraud. The Taxpayer Protection Act adds tax fraud to ...

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