Support is growing on a four-member panel to remove a plaque from Maryland’s Capitol that honors the Civil War’s Union and Confederate soldiers from the state and once showed a Confederate flag that has been covered over.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera on Wednesday swore in the governor who will appoint her successor. Barbera will reach Maryland’s mandatory retirement age of 70 in September 2021, when Gov. Larry Hogan will be ...

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The Maryland Tech Council is holding a biotechnology conference next week in Baltimore.

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During a community forum on a partnership between Maryland and Baltimore to demolish blighted vacant property in Baltimore and encourage redevelopment, Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford announced state financial support for the redevelopment of the Northwood Plaza shopping center into Northwood Commons. The announcement ...

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A minority business summit is taking place in Baltimore. Organizers are calling Wednesday’s event the first-ever summit on advanced minority manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region. Mayor Catherine Pugh and Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford are scheduled to attend the summit. ...

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The Maryland Higher Education Commission and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford announced a campaign to encourage students to seek financial assistance from the state. The $350,000 campaign will target high school students, adult learners, senior citizens and veterans. “Having a college ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford announced Tuesday they are rolling out new legislation designed to counter Maryland’s growing opioid addiction crisis. The Prescriber Limits Act would prevent doctors from prescribing more than seven days worth of opioid ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford is leading a delegation of Maryland companies to the Farnborough International Air Show. The show begins Monday in Hampshire, England. It is one of the largest aerospace and defense trade shows in the world. ...

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A curious thing happened on the way to a veto override Friday morning.

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The public statement of support for a non-administration bill is a rarity for Hogan.

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