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A state task force is considering doubling, and maybe even tripling, the state’s flush fee.
The fee for the Bay Restoration Fund is now $30 a year for property owners. The task force is considering recommending a doubling …

By Abby Livingston, Roll Call

The behind-the-scenes jockeying among Democrats is well under way in Maryland’s redrawn 6th district, with high-profile Montgomery County names eyeing the race to take on Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R).

Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley signed Maryland’s new Congressional map …

By David Hill-The Washington Times

The Maryland General Assembly will reconvene Monday to approve a new congressional map during its special session, but lawmakers are unlikely to take on other legislation despite earlier hints that economic reforms and tax increases would be …

By Meghashyam Mali -The Hill

As Hurricane Irene, downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday, continued north along the Eastern seaboard, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) offered praised for the Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance.

“The federal response was excellent,” said O’Malley on NBC’s …

By David Sherfinski-The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley sparred Sunday for the first time as leaders of their respective parties’ governors associations, drawing clear lines in the sand on federal spending, job growth and President …

By Jim Angle, FoxNews

Maryland is the first state in the country to impose a new requirement to graduate from high school — something called environmental literacy.

But what is that? That is the question State Senator J. B. Jennings is …

By Julie Bykowicz, The Baltimore Sun

The petition drive to give voters a chance to reject in-state tuition breaks for illegal immigrants is fewer than 8,500 signatures shy of succeeding, the Maryland State Board of Elections reported Wednesday.

Elections officials said they …

By David Hill-The Washington Times

The only thing anyone seems to know right now about Maryland’s 2014 governor’s race is that it could be the most wide open in recent memory.

A slew of candidates could vie to replace Gov. Martin O’Malley, …

By John Wagner, The Washington Post

High drama is anticipated on the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday, as lawmakers decide the fate of a bill that would allow same-sex marriages.

As of late Thursday night, several bill supporters …

By Josh Brown-The Washington Times

Creating new jobs is critical to rebuilding the state’s finances and tackling a $1.6 billion budget shortfall, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley told state lawmakers Thursday in his first State of the State address since winning …