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Concerned about global warming, 75 percent of Montgomery County voters want to see their county council adopt a climate solution plan.
COVID relief package deal, vaccine distribution are cited by the governor as reasons for possible optimism, the report states.
This request for funding to address inequities in the system is the latest action in a long-running educational equity lawsuit.
A room in the U.S. Capitol has been named in honor of retired U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the first Maryland woman elected to the senate.
An associate of a powerful former state lawmaker is one of three new Circuit Court judges nominated by Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R).
A record number of Maryland residents signed up for health insurance using the Obamacare health portal during this year’s enrollment period.
For four hours Wednesday, Roy McGrath responded to questions from a General Assembly oversight committee.
The author talks about how drastically the pandemic has altered her life.
Rep. David J. Trone is headed to a coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee in the 117th United States Congress.
Judith Ekhelar works as a correctional officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup.
Len Foxwell is a veteran political strategist who until recently was the longtime top adviser to Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot.
U.S. Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.) wasted no time filling the top slot in his Capitol Hill office.
State Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) is cranking up his campaign for governor.
Votes during the 2020 session earned the Maryland Senate a dismal rating on a pro-business group's annual scorecard.
Hogan announced the National Guard will be deployed.
The General Assembly’s bill on education reform is more about "grabbing political power" than improving education, the author states.
A bipartisan panel of Maryland legislators has recommended tapping the state’s Rainy Day Fund to help close an anticipated budget gap.
Maryland leaders on Wednesday approved a plan to allocate an additional $250 million for the Purple Line.
After serving 42-years of a 60-year sentence, Maryland’s longest-incarcerated woman prisoner, Eraina Pretty, is to be released.
A top official in the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services has pleaded guilty to theft, bribery and procurement fraud.