Plans for an upgrade to the Baltimore Convention Center are headed back to the drawing board after officials discovered an expansion would cost more than $1.5 billion to complete as envisioned.

Former congressman wins 43% of the vote in the special 7th District Democratic primary. Jill Carter supporters in shock.

Kweisi Mfume, a former U.S. congressman and NAACP leader, and Kimberly Klacik, who sparked President Donald Trump’s tweets vilifying Baltimore last summer, were the respective winners in the Democratic and Republican special primary elections Tuesday to replace Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died in October.

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks after losing the special primary election for the 7th District seat. She will continue to campaign for the April election.

House and Senate Democrats Tuesday, in advance Gov. Larry Hogan’s State of the State address, rolled out nearly a half dozen legislative proposals they said will drive down violent crime across the state.

Backers of a proposal to secure the Preakness Stakes’ future in Baltimore and build a year-round horse racing venue at Laurel Park were altering the bill until just before it was introduced.

Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D) addresses an enthusiastic crowd Tuesday night after declaring victory in a special Democratic congressional primary. He's almost certainly returning to Congress.

Tuesday’s special primaries to select nominees to replace the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) have several unique features, but most noteworthy is the fact that this will be the first test of the state’s new Election Day voter registration law.

Sensitive to the backlash that could occur if tax revenues were used to prop up a distressed industry, backers of a measure to finance horse track improvements in Maryland have opted to use gaming proceeds — and not the state’s general fund.

As Maryland lawmakers move closer to legalizing sports betting in the state, a representative for the Washington Redskins, which is shopping for a new stadium somewhere in the region, pledged Tuesday that the team would partner with a minority-owned operator if it is granted permission to have a sports gaming operation at FedEx Field.