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Twelve Democrats voted no. Sens. Cheryl Kagan of Montgomery County and Clarence Lam of Howard County said they remained concerned about Butler’s fitness for the role.

Jim Moran is worried about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Moran is a Queen Anne’s County commissioner, though, and his vantage point across the Chesapeake puts the Bay Bridge at the forefront of his “what-ifs.”

Another crane is scheduled to arrive by Saturday as salvage operations continue, Sen. Chris Van Hollen said.

Maryland lawmakers may consider whether to create a new form of a state of emergency to handle long-term infrastructure emergencies like the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has fueled fears of nationwide supply-chain disruptions, but guarded optimism might be justified, says a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor who specializes in operations management and business analytics.

Legislators and state social services want to amend Maryland’s welfare theft policy to be more “fiscally responsible” despite benefits theft continuing at an alarming rate.

The plan for Maryland’s state government to take over ownership of Baltimore’s historic Pimlico Race Course cleared its first hurdle in Annapolis on Wednesday.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge accounted for about 8% of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s toll revenue. Is that going to be a problem?

The bridge’s condition has been scrutinized in the aftermath of the Tuesday morning collapse.

“This is as rainy as it gets,” said Senate President Bill Ferguson, who is working with lawmakers on emergency financial aid for workers and businesses affected by the closure of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore following Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River following a ship strike.

The full Senate will vote to fill the vacant Republican seat.

Maryland can better protect residents from identity theft and fraud by giving them greater access to and more control over personal data, the founder of a consumer rights law firm says.

Tax debt and other property-related bills can block home title transfers that would be beneficial to low-income Marylanders, says an attorney who works to resolve these “tangled titles.”

This week’s political news and updates from around Maryland.

Maryland's General Assembly is the Blackest state legislative body in the nation, and one of the most diverse.

Environmental advocates said they’re not giving up on their efforts just yet, pointing out that there is still time to influence change before the session ends on April 8.

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for assistance in identifying an alleged Baltimore hoax caller.

It’s time for Maryland to enact a law to protect roadworkers whose safety is put at risk by the actions or motorists, a representative of the Laborers’ International Union of North America says.