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Stephen J. Comtois II faces a $20,000 civil penalty.

The Peaked Hill Pastures RFP Committee is attempting to get back on track after some delays.  The committee received approval from the Chilmark Select Board to hire individuals for the project and have worked to address conflict of interest allegations.  On Thursday, May 11, the committee jointly met with the select board to determine a […]

A blind trust overseeing Gov. Wes Moore’s investment holdings will have to divest a large portion of the Democrat’s holdings in the state’s growing cannabis industry.

Shares in a cannabis company comprise nearly half of the roughly $2.5 million in assets included in a blind trust investment portfolio established for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

HAZLETON — Politics are on the menu for a local restaurant owner.

Candidates running for positions on the Katy school board are being attacked through politically motivated advertisements.

The MDC is simply not capable of policing itself, and additional oversight is necessary. This is why I am not only calling for Chairman DiBella to step down, but also for the General Assembly to adopt several common-sense reforms for the MDC.

The Birmingham Water Works Board Wednesday approved a new self-governing policy that includes significant new ethics requirements and training for board members, and also approved a new five-year contract governing its relationship with the Jefferson County Sewer system.

For more than a week now I have been trying to learn more about how the state Department of Economic and Community Development came to hire, as a director of green energy development, someone who adm...

The Birmingham Water Works Board is looking at a new pledge by board members to receive additional training on ethics, open meetings/public records law, operational issues, and promise to avoid conflicts of interest.