A group of Democratic senators is organizing to "wake up Congress" to the dangers of climate change, in particular how it can harm the Chesapeake Bay area.
Due to problems with Maryland's Health Benefit Exchange, legislators are considering emergency measures to ensure residents have health insurance.
The day's top stories from Maryland politics.
One gun was said to be sold to a man later accused of using it in a carjacking.
A lack of planning, testing time and infighting all contributed to problems on the Maryland health insurance exchange website, according to a Washington Post investigation.
The rest stop on Interstate 95 near Aberdeen will reopen in mid-January.
Check out the top political stories from around the state.
Maryland hopes to save $330 million in health care spending through changes to the system, including capping hospital expenses.
“The ‘haves’ don’t understand how tough the ‘have-nots’ have it at this point in time,” one delegate to the Maryland General Assembly said.
Gov. Martin O’Malley welcomed lawmakers back to Annapolis for the 434th legislative session.
The Japanese government is offering the U.S. billions to help pay for the cost of constructing a high-speed rail line from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.
"I've seen what drug addiction has done to the people of our state." - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley
Montgomery County Del. Al Carr's new state house bill would level the playing field for those testifying against utility rate increase requests.
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Doug Gansler, Maryland’s Attorney General, distributed an open letter asking his rival’s running mate not to fundraise while the Maryland General Assembly is in session.
The 90-day General Assembly session is scheduled to begin Wednesday in Annapolis.
An attorney reveals two situations that could mean legal liability for pit bull owners.
E-file and Free File can speed refunds, IRS says.
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State employees include University of Maryland physicians, college coaches, agency heads and legislators. Who earns the biggest paycheck?
One state delegate offers a preview of what he thinks may be the hot-button issues for the 2014 legislative session.
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says a lab in College Park is working on a super computer to crack encrypted files.
Authorities are investigating allegations that more than 50 graves were disturbed by workers at Cheltenham Maryland Veterans Cemetery.
Opponent Del. Pat McDonough called it a sign that "Maryland has become the Disney World of America for illegal aliens."
The year in politics in Maryland.
Congress may revisit the issue when members return from recess.
Jobs have moved to the suburbs but finding mass transit is a challenge.
A Virginia lawmaker wants to boost film tax credits to bring more filmmaking to his state.
A tax break for Maryland bus and MARC train riders will expire in January, costing commuters hundreds of dollars unless Congress acts to restore the benefit.
Thousands of Maryland commuters could wind up paying more because a federal tax credit wasn’t renewed, The Baltimore Sun reports.
A 2010 Maryland law gave homeowners in foreclosure the right to mediation. But three years later, legal advocates say mediation has done little to help.
"Now when I need my government it seems that I have been totally abandoned and forgotten," Warren Weinstein says in a video purported to have been released to some U.S. news organizations.
"I witnessed acts that I think no child should witness." -- Documenting the treatment of juveniles in the Maryland justice system.
State rules say lawmakers must include information about their campaigns on their social media profiles. The Washington Post says only half are following the rules on Twitter.
State officials accused Ocwen Financial Corp. of systematic misconduct in handling mortgages.
The state's largest business group also wants to clarify the so-called "rain tax" and oppose an increase in the minimum wage.
State authorities have approved a $2.13 monthly increase for BGE utility customers. And, Pepco has asked the state for permission to raise its rates.
The first date Maryland residents can file their state tax return has been delayed a week or two because of the federal government shutdown.
Governor says more than 5,000 Maryland residents have signed up for health insurance through the state health exchange.