Then, the other "residents" (he doesn't like the term "inmates") complained the phones were broken in the old Baltimore motel that served as a prison annex. The Bureau of Prisons wouldn't...

A panel of state senators reviewing Maryland ethics rules decided yesterday to recommend local government officials should not be required to release as much information in financial disclosure forms as officials in state government.

Under the proposal, which brought swift criticism from a government watchdog group, local officials would be able to opt out of disclosing investments in businesses that are not regul...

The candidates will appear before the council Thursday in Annapolis to explain why they should represent District 1. Jones' successor will be appointed that night.

The seat, which must be filled by a Democrat in District 1, opened after the council voted Jones out last month. He's serving a f...

Inside a hearing room packed with hundreds of people, the Pasadena Republican joined scores of others testifying on four bills, including his own proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage in Maryland as only being between one man and one woman.

Dwyer's legislation, wh...

The bill, designed to promote clean energy, would cost residential users about $2 each month per household, but it would increase nonresidential users' rates by 2.5 percent.

"The utility bill is my single biggest bill after payroll," said Walt Clocker, owner of Angel's ...

The Anne Arundel County Board of Elections plans to hire 3,500 election judges for the presidential primary election on April 3 and the general election on Nov. 6 in 189 precincts throughout the county.

The judges are responsible for administering the voting procedures in each precinct.

If you're interested, call the Anne A...

The comptroller responded with a barbed reference to speculation that O'Malley would run for president in 2016.

The two Democratic officeholders, who've frequently clashed, made the remarks after a Board of Public Works meeting wh...

The funds will be spent on the school's gym and theater, but the grant left some county House delegation members disgruntled.

Winning the grant was the handiwork of House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Annapolis, who used his influence in the waning hours of last year's General Assembly session to divert...

The County Council is considering a bill that would give those areas priority when the county distributes money from impact fees.

Developers pay the fees to offset the cost of expanding area roads, schools and other infrastructure.

"It's just another effort to underscore the importance of the Odenton Town Center pro...

Franchot and the panel blasted the proposal by Gov. Martin O'Malley and lamented the governor's failure to draft a bill for them to examine.

A spokeswoman for the governor said the bill likely will ...

In a letter to the Hillsmere private school's attorney Monday, Planning and Zoning officer Larry Tom said the plans violate the county's open space laws.

The entire 70-acre golf course is zoned for open space, and active recreational use isn't permitted in such an area, Tom wrote.

The Key School, which anno...

Baltimore Judge Emanuel Brown yesterday dropped one of the three conspiracy counts against Julius Henson, a campaign consultant for former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich in his rematch with Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley, saying it was redundant. ]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2012/02_08-46/GOV http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2012/02_08-14/GOV But open government advocates said O'Malley's administration has not done a good enough job m...

The Maryland Department of Budget and Management has recommended that Express Scripts receive the contrac...