A newly graduated Howard University student from Baltimore County  filed suit against the school Thursday in federal court, seeking prorated tuition and fee reimbursement for a spring semester he said did not live up to the school’s promise of an ...

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The two-day Maryland bar exam was postponed Tuesday until Sept. 9 and 10 due to concerns about the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus if the test were administered as scheduled in late July at the Baltimore Convention Center. The ...

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Saying their petition drives have stalled amid the governor’s stay-at-home directive, Maryland’s Green and Libertarian parties are seeking a federal court order suspending the state’s requirement that they collect thousands more signatures in order to place their candidates’ names on ...

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  During these past two months, while we have been safe at home, we have also had a view into some of the greatest demonstration and impact of leadership. The type of leadership that defines a nation, a state, a ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan has been widely praised for his proactive response to COVID-19. In one area, though, the governor has been less quick to act. Arguing that incarcerated people are safer in penal facilities than in the community, the governor ...

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Pressure is mounting on federal lawmakers to avert a national budget crisis for state and local governments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Local governments in Maryland and other states may have to lay off employees or make other drastic cuts ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s economy and social life could begin to slowly resume under a three-stage plan outlined Friday by Gov. Larry Hogan. The announcement was the first sign that the state is nearing a gradual resumption of life in the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Scores of vehicles rolled through the state capital Saturday to call on Gov. Larry Hogan to lift restrictions put in place to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic that opponents say is doing more to damage the economy than to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland schools will be closed for an additional three weeks because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as state officials continue to evaluate plans for resuming instruction, possibly through the summer. State Schools Superintendent Karen Salmon announced the intermediate ...

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An additional 61,170 Marylanders filed for first-time unemployment claims in the last week as businesses around the state have been under an order to close for about a month because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The total number of first-time claims for the week ...

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