ANNAPOLIS – After a heated partisan debate Wednesday, the Maryland Senate gave preliminary approval to a Democratic proposal to “depoliticize” the State Board of Elections, which along with its administrator has been ensnared in controversy for more than a year

ANNAPOLIS – Traffic jams on the Chesapeake Bay bridge, and possible solutions, dominated discussion in the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday on bills to create a totally new authority for managing the bridge, or at least drastically change the existing management structure

ANNAPOLIS – Most lawmakers and witnesses agreed Tuesday: State land deals need much more scrutiny

ANNAPOLIS – Farmers just want privacy, said state agriculture officials, while journalists need to help the public keep an eye on potential problems, like outbreaks of avian flu, they said

ROCKVILLE – The Montgomery County Council gave a green light to the Inter-county Connector Tuesday after one councilman charged that the change in fortune for the roadway was prompted by campaign donations

ANNAPOLIS – Car manufacturers and dealers clashed with advocates for cleaner air and the Chesapeake Bay in a Senate committee hearing Wednesday over whether Maryland should adopt California’s stricter standards for vehicle emissions over those mandated by the federal government

ANNAPOLIS – Legislative partisans faced off Thursday on whether the General Assembly should have more control over the disposal of public land in the wake of a dubious real estate deal in St

ANNAPOLIS – A bipartisan group of lawmakers, intent on reducing dependence on foreign oil, has introduced a flurry of legislation to boost homegrown fuels

ANNAPOLIS — In the wake of an economically devastating avian flu outbreak in the Delmarva region last year, poultry producers asked lawmakers Friday for legislation to conceal the identity of infected farms, saying they want to avoid panicked embargos by overseas purchasers

ANNAPOLIS — The Poppleton neighborhood on Baltimore’s west side and Leonardtown Wharf in Leonardtown, St