Maryland’s top court will consider whether counties violate the state constitution by having a high school student serve as a voting member on their school boards and having non-voting-age pupils elect that member.

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Welcome to Monday, the 22nd anniversary of the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the day above 10,000. Here are some news items to get your week started. — New York judge dismisses lawsuit because lawyer refused to ...

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An attorney for Howard County public school parents seeking the resumption of in-class learning plans to seek expedited Maryland high court review of a judge’s decision that having a high school student serve as a voting member on the county ...

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Having a high school student serve as a voting member on the county school board upon election by fellow pupils violates the Maryland Constitution, Howard County public school parents seeking a safe resumption of in-class learning amid the pandemic stated ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a decision by the Maryland State Board of Elections that the law allowing Johns Hopkins University to establish a private police force could not be subject to referendum. Anne Arundel County Circuit ...

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House Democrats are unveiling a comprehensive elections and ethics reform package that targets what they call a "culture of corruption in Washington" and aims to reduce the role of money in politics.

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The State Board of Elections remains bound by the requirements of Maryland’s election law even when the statutory demands prevent the removal of a candidate’s name at his or her request, the state’s top court said Tuesday.

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Former state senator Nathaniel T. Oaks’ name will remain on primary election ballots next month despite his desire – and that of a group of voters in his Baltimore district — that it be withdrawn.

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The Maryland State Board of Elections must remove former state senator Nathaniel Oaks' name from primary election ballots, a judge ruled Thursday after previously denying the relief last week.

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Former state senator Nathaniel Oaks agreed over the weekend to withdraw his voter registration and make himself an ineligible candidate, which voters seeking to remove his name from the primary election ballot hope will make a judge reconsider his Friday ruling declining to order the removal.

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