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“When we talk about the housing crisis that we’re all wrestling with and dealing with, we know that this is about individual lives. It’s about individual livelihoods. It’s also about the health and the success of our entire state,” the governor told lawmakers on Tuesday.

The Maryland Transit Administration is getting a federal and state funding boost to modernize its aging light rail cars.

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that, if passed, would automatically redact the names of minors who are victims of crime from publicly-available court documents.

Smelly chicken plant leftovers, some of it trucked across state lines to be stored in pits until it can be spread as fertilizer on farm fields, is stinking up parts of Maryland now.

Vincent Schiraldi's track record demonstrates he was the right choice to lead Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services, say former directors of the Washington, D.C., and Delaware juvenile services agencies.

Landlords would have to choose from a list of reasons to not renew a lease approved in each jurisdiction, and then include that reason on the written notice provided to the tenant.

Gov. Moore fired the previous health care contractor for abuse allegations.

The current vendor “has just failed to deliver” the level of service that Marylanders deserve, said Gov. Wes Moore, one of three members of the Board of Public Works that approved the contract.

With state transportation budget cuts proposed, mass transit in the Baltimore region needs restored funding and additional funding to cover the costs of construction and maintenance, says Jon Laria, who chairs the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission.

“I believe an appetizing name is all that stands in the way of consumer acceptance,” Republican Sen. Jack Bailey told fellow senators during a public hearing.

Poe, an Australian shepherd, is the newest canine member of the Moore-Miller administration.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan's entrance into the U.S. Senate race has changed the landscape for the top Democratic candidates, Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone. Each is arguing that they're more likely to beat the Republican former governor.

Closing a gap in Maryland’s rules for criminal record expungement eligibility would help remove obstacles to housing and employment, two attorneys say.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that he won’t support a national abortion ban, his first comments on the hot political issue since he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

Community college students and instructors believe that academic courses in English for non-native speakers are just as rigorous as other language courses — and deserve the same academic credit.

The opposition to redeveloping the shopping center is emblematic of why state leaders are pushing new laws to allowing housing projects to circumvent local backlash.

NyKayla Strawder’s family wants mandatory services for children who commit violent crimes that result in a death.

Over the last year, the Democratic governor’s approval rating has ranged between 53% and 60% in public polling.

University of Maryland administrators once again used legislative testimony to mischaracterize the employment situation of graduate students and faculty seeking collective bargaining rights, two faculty members say.

University System of Maryland administrators used misleading testimony in their attempts to sway lawmakers considering legislation to allow collective bargaining rights for faculty and graduate students at public four-year colleges and universities, two faculty members say.