Sarbanes represents the 3rd Congressional District, encompassing all of Howard County and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. He's in his ninth term.

A new nonpartisan audit also uncovered problems with a consulting contract for the coronavirus vaccine rollout that was expanded to other services and ballooned from $3.8 million to $83.3 million without sufficient justification.

Moore’s endorsement means most of Maryland’s political establishment is backing Alsobrooks' campaign for U.S. Senate.

Officials from the Baltimore Orioles and the state government unveiled the outlines of a future lease at Camden Yards with great fanfare this fall. There still are a lot of unanswered questions.

Political notes: Fundraising season; state Supreme Court to right a racist decision; and updates on Harborplace.

His decision sets up a likely Democratic showdown between Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep. David Trone.

Just two weeks before a ban on plastic bags is due to go into effect in Baltimore County, County Council members voted Monday to scale back the measure — under a veto threat from the county executive.

The Democratic county executive is proposing to put the Office of the Inspector General into the county’s charter and add a requirement the office be funded. And Olszewski is proposing that the inspector general can immediately issue subpoenas to nongovernment employees when warranted.

The Banner’s wrap-up of political news and notes from Baltimore and around the state.

Young leaves the world championships in Belgium as the most decorated athlete on the U.S. men's team.

Gov. Wes Moore is turning 45 and he’s throwing what could be one heck of a party.

The stadium authority cited a rarely used provision of state law that applies to the boards of directors of corporations and associations to gather votes by phone. The last time they used the provision was in 2011.

Governor: 'We now have the final framing that was necessary to move forward with finalizing the deal that will keep the Orioles for 30 years.'

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a Wednesday morning press conference that the shooting likely stemmed from a dispute between “two smaller groups.”

A Republican Women of Baltimore County fundraiser was relocated after Democrats and other groups objected that the event was screening transphobic movies.

Hundreds of new laws take effect in Maryland on Sunday, from restrictions on carrying guns to changes to how married couples can get divorced.

Gov. Wes Moore joined Orioles CEO and chairman John Angelos at Camden Yards, and the two were shown on the jumbotron as the announcement of a new 30-year lease was made. Details of the extension will be revealed Friday.

As the nation inches closer to a potential federal government shutdown, Maryland leaders say the state government can weather the loss of money for a few weeks.

Halting government operations would affect more than just federal employees, but also Marylanders who rely on vital government services to meet their most basic needs, such as food benefits, safety inspections, student loan payment processing and child care grants, to name a few.

Yvette Lewis has led the Maryland Democratic Party since 2019, a period that included record fundraising, recapturing the governor’s mansion and expanding majorities in the General Assembly.