Bryan Sears

Lawmakers and Gov. Wes Moore (D) are staking out budget positions with less than a month before the start of the 2025 legislative session that will likely revolve around an "enormous" budget problem.

Anne Arundel County Orphans Court Judge Marc Knapp finds himself on the wrong side of the law after being charged with recording his fellow judges without their consent. Knapp was also charged misconduct in office.

An "enormous" projected budget deficit over the next five years will not slow down efforts to fill vacant state jobs, the state budget secretary said Wednesday.

A renewed effort to expand alcohol sales beyond liquor stores has the backing of a powerful new ally -- Gov. West Moore said he expects to see a bill "on my desk at the end of the session."

Efforts to bolster Maryland's flagging economy and ease projected budget deficits may hinge on improving the state's roads and transit - but the fund that pays for roads and transit faces a budget shortfall. That is the challenge for state officials.

With just over a month until the start of the 2025 legislative session, three top State House veterans will assume new roles in a series of changes that will affect the governor's office and leadership in the House of Delegates.

A dozen people have applied to succeed Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. when he steps down to in January before being sworn into Congress.

Dion Guthrie is asking a Harford County judge to restore him to his seat on the Harford County Council.

A decades-old effort to redevelop an aging, decrepit state office complex could end Wednesday with a $58.5 million state settlement payment to a developer once charged with the revitalization project.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore) said "everything is on the table" when it comes to combating an "enormous" budget gap that legislative analysts said could reach $2.7 billion for fiscal 2026.