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COLUMN | Why has a political action committee for online gaming interests spent $289,000 to influence the election bid of a junior Democratic senator from Annapolis? The jackpot is state Senate President Bill Ferguson.

A super PAC is spending tens of thousands of dollars in opposition to Brenda Diaz’s candidacy.

Montgomery County will test hundreds of ballot marking machines and ballot scanner before early voting begins.

The men, Theodore Lamont Stinson, 48, and Theodore Lamont Stinson Jr., 25, were indicted on charges related to buying, selling and transporting dogs for “an animal fighting venture,” according to a news release from the District of Maryland’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Former Baltimore City Council member William A. “Pete” Welch Jr., who represented West Baltimore from 2011 to 2016, has died. He was 73.

Harper's Choice Middle School is one of seven Howard County public schools that has a Gardyn Hydroponic System to teach students about growing their own food.

Here’s a look at four of Maryland’s purplest districts.

No Republicans are running for Howard County executive or most other local offices this spring. Of more than a dozen County Council candidates, just one is a Republican.

One question at Tuesday's debate cracked open the tension building ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

Hundreds gathered in Annapolis to see the unveiling of a monument to Malcolm X, with many speakers acknowledging the activist’s complicated history.

Mayor Brandon Scott said the outdated Harborplace pavilions must go to spur investment in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s flagship research facility in Beltsville will remain open for now, after a federal judge in California halted the Trump administration’s plans to shutter it.

Dozens of readers asked us about vacancy in Baltimore and offered ideas on how the city could do more to support struggling commercial districts. Here are a few reader comments we wanted to highlight, along with our responses to the questions they raised.

After FBI agents searched his Baltimore County office on Sept. 30, Mujahid Muhammad’s influence has begun to waver.

County Executive Aisha Braveboy and Council Chair Krystal Oriadha have requested the return of $7.6 million in grant funding awarded to a local organization tied to Oriadha.

More than 6,700 employees represented by SEIU Local 500 and the Montgomery County Education Association, the two MCPS unions, live outside the county.

Former City Council President Nick Mosby was named interim leader of Baltimore’s West North Avenue Development Authority after the previous director’s ouster.

Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann reversed himself and will issue a memorial citation to a Black city activist who died in July, a city spokesperson said Tuesday.

Gov. Wes Moore pledged to eliminate Baltimore's vacant homes within 12 years, echoing Mayor Brandon Scott's promise as both spoke to about 2,000 people at an election event organized by the interfaith group BUILD.

If Rockville lowers its voting age for municipal elections, it would follow Takoma Park, the first city in the nation to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to cast ballots in local races.