Operating in a regulatory gray area, Airbnb grew its business in Maryland last year despite relatively few bookings in one of the state’s major vacation destinations. About 151,000 stays in Maryland were booked through the online room rental service in ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Senate panel voted Monday to send the appointment of Maryland’s acting lottery director to the full Senate for a confirmation vote — more than 21 months after Gov. Larry Hogan appointed him to the job. The Senate ...

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The chairwoman of the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee said Monday night that she plans speak out against Gov. Larry Hogan's pick to head the state lottery agency.

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ANNAPOLIS — Civil rights advocates will be speaking in favor of a measure in Maryland designed to increase transparency in police misconduct investigations. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland will gather Wednesday in Annapolis, along with several other groups. ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan's pick to run the state lottery commission will have to wait a bit longer for confirmation by the state Senate.

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Environmental groups supporting a statewide ban of a controversial process for extracting natural gas took their message to the front door of a state senator who has repeated blocked previous legislation. Members and supporters of Don’t Frack Maryland gathered at the ...

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Three controversial nominations to the Baltimore City Liquor Board have been rejected by the Senate Executive Nominations Committee. The 14-2 vote Monday evening is the latest in an ongoing battle over the appointments of Benjamin A Neil, Douglas E. Trotter and ...

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A spokesman for Gov. Larry Hogan Monday drew a line in the sand Monday over the pending confirmation of three current nomination to the Baltimore City Liquor Board.

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battle lines are being drawn over appointments to the Baltimore City Liquor Board and the withdrawal of an alternate member who has ties to a powerful state senator's campaign committee.

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Although a public institution, Morgan State University in Baltimore isn’t a part of the University System of Maryland and has its own governing board. Lawmakers from the city want to make sure it stays that way, despite a proposal — ...

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