Md. Lawmakers To Get 15 Percent Pay Hike
Maryland lawmakers will receive a 15.7 percent pay raise over the next four years.
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Maryland lawmakers will receive a 15.7 percent pay raise over the next four years.
The red carpet comes to Annapolis. The hit series House of Cards hosts Maryland lawmakers for a special reception with star Kevin Spacey.
The Maryland Senate has passed a measure to increase penalties for distracted driving.
Sen. Bobby Zirkin says a Senate committee could combine two marijuana bills.
Mayor Vincent Gray often calls the District of Columbia "the envy of the nation" for its robust economy and fast-growing population, but some say the local government he leads -- plagued by corruption, pay-to-play politics and disengaged voters -- is a stain on the city's progress.
Supporters of a bill to raise the state's minimum wage want to make the most of the time they have left before the General Assembly adjourns next month.
Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman, who is running for lieutenant governor in the upcoming state election, delivered his final state of the county address on Thursday.
The Maryland Senate on Thursday approved raising the exemption on the estate tax due to concerns that higher taxes are causing wealthy people to leave the state.
U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards hopes Maryland's bill to raise the minimum wage will help inspire a similar increase on the federal level, but she the version that the state House passed hurts tipped workers.
Former District of Columbia mayor Marion Barry said Mayor Vincent Gray should be re-elected because of his experience and track record, and he brushed off concerns about a federal investigation of Gray's 2010 campaign, saying, "I know about how U.S. attorneys work."
A workgroup from Maryland's Senate Finance Committee is set to take up its minimum wage bill.
A measure to raise the amount of money exempted from estate taxes in Maryland is moving forward in the Legislature.
Following the leaders. The Attorneys General of Maryland and 26 other states are asking pharmacy chains to stop selling tobacco products.
The Senate president says Baltimore City should find its own solution to the requirement of staffing bail hearings with defense lawyers. He says the problem doesn't concern the rest of Maryland.
County governments may soon have authority to make restaurants accommodate customers with food allergies.
