“The election is going to be decided here in Maryland. It’s not going to be decided in Milwaukee,” a Hogan adviser said.

Larry Hogan urged respect for the legal system and the verdict in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Trump’s daughter-in-law, a high-ranking Republican Party official, responded that Hogan doesn't deserve respect himself.

A parade with dozens of groups — including a boisterous drumline, dancers, politicians searching for votes and many, many people waving rainbow flags — crawled up Main Street and West Street.

“Very close races can be won or lost based on LGBTQ voters,” says one expert.

Trone spent at least $60 million of his own money on an unsuccessful primary bid, but blew past reporters with questions about his support this fall.

A key difference between the two candidates emerged on Thursday, with Hogan saying he’d support legal abortions up to 26 weeks of a pregnancy while Alsobrooks opposed a firm cutoff.

Counting will continue through Friday with provisional ballots and late-arriving mail ballots that were postmarked in time — potentially making for a long and stressful week for candidates who are uncertain of their fates.

For years, the state government has sponsored a trackside tent, where the invited crowd includes past and present politicians, state officials and business leaders — and the 149th Preakness was no different.

In recent years, politicians attending the Preakness Stakes have fretted about the future of Pimlico Race Course and the racing industry. This year, they had reason for optimism.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, now running for the U.S. Senate, made his clearest comments yet on abortion, telling the New York Times on Thursday: “I support restoring Roe as the law of the land.”

With a massive financial disadvantage, the Alsobrooks team had to be patient and wait until the very end of the campaign season to run most of their TV advertising ― still one of the most reliable ways to introduce a candidate to voters.

Maryland state officials are moving forward on massive new contracts for prison and jail mental and medical health care, ousting a problematic contractor.

A few legal steps and signatures remain before the Stronach Group officials turn over ownership of the historic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore to the state government. The company’s CEO said she’s glad the deal is moving forward.

Maryland voters can expect national money to flood into the state as the two parties duke it out. Here are some of the key issues that voters will be seeing and hearing over the next six months.

Angela Alsobrooks won the Democratic primary for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday night and will face off against Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election.

The Maryland State House was evacuated following a bomb threat on Tuesday afternoon. It marked the first use of the complex's new emergency alert system, which blasted out

The firms would be paid between 2% and 18% of any money recovered for the state, depending on how much money is won and at which point in the legal process an award is made.

Once the ballots are cast in Tuesday’s primary elections in Maryland, voters may have to sit tight for a bit to learn who the likely winners are — especially in tight contests.

Ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes, state officials are preparing take ownership of Pimlico Race Course, renovate it and run races there — an ambitious plan to revive the thoroughbred horse racing industry.

As Election Day voting approaches, a new poll from Emerson College shows Alsobrooks with 42% support to 41% to Trone.