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Annapolis state Sen. Sarah Elfreth, a Democrat, will serve a one-year term with the Chesapeake Bay Commission, made up of bipartisan legislators from Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania with the goal of pushing for policies to restore and protect the bay watershed.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing spending a chunk of Maryland’s budget surplus on a series of tax cuts for retirees, the state’s lowest earners and manufacturers that he hopes the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly will agree to pass during the upcoming legislative session.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing spending a chunk of Maryland’s budget surplus on a series of tax cuts for retirees, the state’s lowest earners and manufacturers that he hopes the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly will agree to pass during the upcoming legislative session.

The opening of the 2022 session will be marked by key changes in several standing committees in the House of Delegates. The moves come as Alexandra Hughes, the first Black woman to serve as chief of staff both under House Speakers Michael Busch and Adrienne Jones, leaves to form her own Annapolis consulting firm. Jones, ...

But for Sen. Guy J. Guzzone (D-Howard), the situation is a little more complicated: One of the Democrats vying for a House seat in District 13 is his ex-wife.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending amid the coronavirus recession that was projected to pummel revenue. They laid off state workers, threatened big cuts to schools and warned about canceling or scaling back building projects, among other steps. Today, many of those same states are flush with cash, and lawmakers are passing...

Some Republicans criticized the amount of money going to states in the Biden administration's relief package, saying it was unnecessary.

Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending amid the coronavirus recession that was projected to pummel revenue.

Just a year ago, the financial outlook for state governments looked bleak as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the entire U.S. economy.