Twenty-four hours after being sworn in, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced his 2016 budget, cutting agency spending by 2 percent, but increasing funding for K-12 schools and higher ed.
With New Faces in State Government Come New Sandwich Names at Chick and Ruth’s
When Republican Gov. Larry Hogan was sworn in Wednesday, he brought with him promises of bipartisanship in government — and at lunch.
O’Malley ‘Seriously Thinking’ About Running For President
Outgoing Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is “seriously thinking about” running for president, he said Friday at a news conference in the Maryland State House, despite the recent blow of his lieutenant governor not being elected to Maryland’s highest office.
Hogan Appoints Budget Secretary, Emphasizes Private Sector Experience Among Staff
In Gov.-elect Larry Hogan’s final press conference before he takes office Wednesday, he named outgoing state Senator David Brinkley, R-Carroll and Frederick, as the new secretary of Budget and Management, along with 21 other appointments.
Congressional Democrats Urge Hogan to Support Red, Purple Lines
The Democrats in Maryland’s Congressional delegation sent Gov.-elect Larry Hogan a letter Thursday expressing strong support for the Red Line transit project in Baltimore and the Purple Line project in suburban Washington.
Maryland’s General Assembly Opens with 69 New Faces, More Power for GOP
More than a third of the legislators at Wednesday’s opening of Maryland’s General Assembly were newly elected, the most sworn in at one time in recent memory, House Speaker Michael Busch, D-Anne Arundel, said during the inaugural legislative session.
Hogan Begins Transition Team with Democrat at Head of Budget and Tax Policy
Gov.-elect Larry J. Hogan Jr. has named Robert Neall, a former Republican-turned-Democrat, to his transition team as head of budget and taxation.
Maryland Democrats Continue to Press Hogan on School Construction Funding
Maryland’s Democratic leaders on Thursday said Larry Hogan plans to cut $450 million from school construction funding – a claim Maryland House Minority Leader Nicholaus Kipke said was an “outrageous lie.”
Anthony Brown and Larry Hogan Face Off in First Gubernatorial Debate
With just four weeks until Election Day, democratic candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and republican Larry Hogan faced off in Baltimore Tuesday in the first in a series of televised debates.
Maryland Campaign-Finance Complaints Stack Up as Election Day Nears
The Maryland State Board of Elections has received more than a dozen complaints of campaign finance violations since the beginning of the year.