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Annapolis, MD, United States

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Past articles by Brian:

Maryland Supreme Court reverses ruling on digital ad tax

Maryland’s highest court has reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional → Read More

Larry Hogan, former Maryland governor, won't challenge Trump for 2024 GOP bid

Larry Hogan has positioned himself as one of the Republican Party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump. → Read More

Report: U.S.'s largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, earns D-plus grade

“While we’ve made significant progress, far too much pollution still reaches our waterways and climate change is making matters worse,” said Hilary Harp Falk, CBF's president. → Read More

Hogan: Trump at 'lowest point ever' on day of Jan. 6 report

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican weighing a 2024 White House bid, said Monday he believes former President Donald Trump is “at his lowest point ever,” as the House J... → Read More

Hogan to gather with supporters amid White House speculation

Term-limited Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was holding fundraisers for future political activity Wednesday at events where the Republican is expected to talk about → Read More

Maryland's Chris Van Hollen wins second US Senate term

Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland won a second term Tuesday, defeating Republican Chris Chaffee in the heavily Democratic state. In a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1, Van Hollen's seat was considered a safe one for Democrats. Van Hollen, 63, was elected to the Senate in 2016 after serving seven terms in the U.S. House. → Read More

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

Emily Witty, a spokeswoman for the city of Baltimore’s state’s attorney’s office, said in an email that her office had dropped its case against Syed and would release further details about its decision later Tuesday. → Read More

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

Emily Witty, a spokeswoman for the city of Baltimore’s state’s attorney’s office, said in an email that her office had dropped its case against Syed and would release further details about its decision later Tuesday. → Read More

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for the city of Baltimore, said her office would continue to pursue justice for Lee but that it had closed its case against Syed, who spent 23 years in prison for the killing. → Read More

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for the city of Baltimore, said her office would continue to pursue justice for Lee but that it had closed its case against Syed, who spent 23 years in prison for the killing. → Read More

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case

Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for the city of Baltimore, said her office would continue to pursue justice for Lee but that it had closed its case against Syed, who spent 23 years in prison for the killing. → Read More

'Serial' case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee -- a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial," a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre. → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after... → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicle… → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing. → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing. → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing. → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing. → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing. → Read More

‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing. → Read More