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Rep. Sarah Elfreth’s district office in Columbia was evacuated Friday afternoon after a suspicious letter and substance were delivered by mail.

The number of open teaching jobs at Maryland schools fell from a high of 2,145 in 2022 to just under 600 today, state officials announced Monday.

In-person early voting for Maryland’s general election opens Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 a.m.

Cox’s message discipline is a marked change from 2022, when he boasted about his associations with President Trump, especially during a competitive Republican primary when he beat then-Gov. Larry Hogan’s choice, Kelly Schulz.

While it’s normal for politicians and journalists to disagree on coverage in private, this dispute has played out in full view of the public.

A federal judge dismissed Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s bid for records as part of an investigation into the conditions inside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore holding facility.

Witnesses say a man struck the staffer with his ball cap during a debate Tuesday night.

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“If she called me and asked I would tell her what bothered me,” Harris said in the interview.

Amid a national conversation about sexual assault on college campuses, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a directive on Thursday requesting that the state’s higher education commission issue a new set of recommendations.

COLUMN | Andy Harris’ behavior toward a college journalist in a small community center in Cambridge might be the most telling Maryland political moment of the year.

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

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

At several points Harris lost his cool with the crowd, setting a tone for the evening.

Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction has been dismissed after prosecutors decided not to pursue a retrial.

As the federal government now negotiates drug prices for Medicare, Moore supports an effort that would allow Maryland to piggyback off that work to set maximum prices here.

The Moore administration wants to tear down State Center in Baltimore and build a mixed-use campus in its place.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday that he was ordering his Department of Juvenile Services to coordinate a multiagency intervention into youth auto theft focused on Baltimore City and Montgomery County.

The candidates are likely to debate gas prices, tariffs, the war in Iran, immigration enforcement and cuts to government spending.

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