Governor Larry Hogan

A former state government official, McGrath was fatally shot during the confrontation with federal agents. He died Monday night at a Tennessee hospital.

McGrath spent 11 weeks as Hogan’s chief of staff in the summer of 2020, until it was reported that he had negotiated a generous “severance” payment for leaving his prior position at a state agency.

As Maryland Democrats, including Gov. Wes Moore, mull ways to improve state contracting participation for small, women and minority-owned businesses, these bills could end up on the governor’s desk.

Gov. Wes Moore was inaugurated as Maryland's 63rd governor in mid-January and has since moved into the governor's mansion in Annapolis.

Democratic Gov. Wes Moore's executive order requires that within 60 days, the Maryland Department of Transportation will report to the governor the number of firms certified as Minority Business Enterprises, broken down by jurisdiction, race, and gender.

Applications for concealed carry permits skyrocketed after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year lowered the eligibility standards triggering new rules in Maryland under former Gov. Larry Hogan.

There are several active bills winding through the Maryland General Assembly related to gun control.

We’ll go On the Record with a historian and political organizer to ask about the import of today’s inauguration of Wes Moore …. And with the chiefs of staff to two previous governors to ask about the hidden pressures of the early days of a governor’s term.

The Washington Post's Maryland politics reporter descibes what will likely be the major legislative goals - and political hurdles - of this year's GA session, from cannabis and gun regulation to abortion rights and paid family leave.

Two veteran political reporters - Pamela Wood of the Baltimore Banner and Bryan Sears of The Daily Record - offer their assessments of Larry Hogan's improbable tenure as governor, and his political future.