Maryland gubernatorial candidate’s financial connections pose conflict problems

Capital News Service reviewed the ethics filings and financial disclosures of the leading Democratic candidates for governor and found that while some have holdings in individual companies, none of them has a portfolio matching Wes Moore’s for size and range, and few invest in individual companies.

Governor signs into law last bills for 2022 General Assembly

Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed 79 bipartisan bills into law, capping his final legislative session in office.

Maryland Democrats pass climate bill after years of setbacks

The bill, which aims to significantly curtail the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and sets it on a path for net zero emissions by 2045, cleared the legislature on a party-line vote.

Maryland lawmakers scramble to get climate bill to governor by Friday

The Maryland House of Delegates passed an amended version of landmark climate legislation Tuesday, setting legislators scrambling to get the bill to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan by Friday to allow time for a possible veto override.

Millions in out-of-state donations help fuel high-profile Maryland Democratic governor candidates

Reports show a clear divide between figures with a national profile and those rooted primarily in Maryland.

Commercial developers object to Maryland legislation’s climate change costs

The developers’ objections illustrate the tension between what many agree is a need to act on climate change and the cost of taking aggressive action to combat building emissions.