HAGERSTOWN — Republican state Delegate LeRoy Myers is leaving the Maryland legislature to run for Washington County commissioner next year. The Herald-Mail newspaper of Hagerstown reported Friday that Myers’ office says he will make the announcement Monday afternoon in Clear ...

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A Maryland lawmaker wants to give the Office of the Maryland Attorney General more authority to investigate charities and how they spend donations.

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed David V. Fraser-Hidalgo to fill a vacant seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. O’Malley announced the appointment on Wednesday to fill the vacancy of Brian Feldman, who was appointed to the state ...

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LARGO — Del. Melony Griffith says she will run for state Senate. The Prince George’s County Democrat has scheduled an Oct. 15 announcement of her bid to represent District 25. Sen. Ulysses Currie, a Democrat, currently represents the district. Currie ...

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FREDERICK — The Frederick city elections board says state Del. Galen Clagett broke electioneering rules during the city’s Sept. 10 primary. The Frederick News-Post reported Thursday that the board is taking action against Clagett, a loser in the Democratic mayoral ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A judge has denied a request to revoke the bond of a Maryland lawmaker who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last month while awaiting sentencing on a drunken boating conviction. The Capital reports that ...

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With the General Assembly set to begin its 2013 session next week, the state’s highest court acted quickly to affirm a ruling that former Del. Tiffany T. Alston lost her seat upon sentencing for misconduct in office and that the governor is not required to choose Gregory Hall to replace her.

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A former Prince George’s County lawmaker is raising money to pay legal fees for a group that filed a lawsuit to overturn passage of Maryland’s expanded gambling referendum.

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A Maryland lawmaker has pleaded guilty to misconduct in office for paying an employee in her law office $800 in state money.

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For some, a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Western Maryland is not enough. A Montgomery County delegate says Maryland has all the information it needs to ban fracking right now.

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