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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's former chief of staff has been...

St. Ann's and Church Circle in Annapolis. MidAtlantic Aerial photo McGRATH MOSTLY MUM DURING PAYOUT TESTIMONY: Gov. Larry Hogan’s former Chief of Staff Roy McGrath declined to answer several questions during an oversight hearing Wednesday regarding the six-figure severance payout he received,  and what role, if any, Gov. Hogan played in that decision to dole out the cash, Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter reports. Maryland lawmakers were again frustrated with more questions than answers Wednesday, as McGrath said little to shed light on a six-figure payout he received from his prior state...

Whole lot of money and i'm interested and we saw kamala harris come in second in the money race. is there someone else, what could joe biden and beto o'rourke and his potential fund-raising. >> joe biden, i'm told, has a whole fund-raising apparatus ready to go. >> he's run twis before and one would think and he's got many years in politics. that is one of the many advantages that he brings to the table when he comes to the table, if and when. >> i think it's more when than if. bruce marcus, mark murray, anita dunn, always great to see you all. coming up, what democratic investigators want to ...

afternoon, still nothing yet were told maybe within the next half-hour someone will come out and speak to was the so far nothing. the school board says if it gives them what they want it would put the district's financial future in jeopardy they have made some headway on things like insurance premiums and rewards for teachers to complete extra course work but the pay is the big sticking issue right now they are pretty far apart on that. the board is proposing one and a quarter we're talking about a two percentage point difference there. they claim that the board made an announcement ...

in a 3% sales tax increase, raising the rate over 9% in the next years. >> takes 40 years to increase an alcohol-specific tax in maryland. 40 years in which we become one of the lowest in the country. now we can hold our heads up high, and say we are saving lives from alcohol abuse, we are reducing underaged drinking. and we'll do that in a smart way. >> most will go to general fund, with tens of millions allocating more. but it only goes to prince george's county. >> we're looking at transportation cuts. we're looking at teacher layoffs. so this is an important part of getting the m...