Maryland had the third highest increase in food stamp participation from June 2012 to June 2013, following Illinois with 15 percent and Wyoming with 11 percent.
Top Maryland health advocates endorsed a proposal to increase state cigarette taxes by $1 per pack, in a report released Wednesday.
One year later, the state receives $19 million in aid to help the hardest-hit communities.
Same-sex couples face legal issues in parenting that straight couples do not.
It's called the Maryland Society of Patriots.
The gubernatorial candidate attributes bad publicity to politics.
Republicans have strongholds where Democrats used to reign and vice versa, according to figures from the Sunlight Foundation.
Pay hike would be phased in over the course of four years, The Washington Post reports.
Have you tried to log on? So far, 2,400 households have reportedly enrolled.
The state senator who is also running for Howard County executive said the legislation puts the burden on business owners and is unnecessary.
David Fraser-Hidalgo sworn in Monday
The park is back in business.
The county executive traveled to Wall Street on Thursday to brief bond houses on the county's economy.
Congress votes to reopen government, raise the debt ceiling.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
Glen Echo Park remains closed during the shutdown.
The commuter rail service is adding two special trains, canceling two others and adding cars on the Penn Line to deal with the afternoon rush.
A possible government shutdown starting Tuesday would cause federal agencies in Maryland to close or seriously cut back operations.
In the last two years, Maryland’s increase in public health insurance coverage is higher than all but 13 states.
At a visit to the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Sen. Ben Cardin talked about his ideas for reforming the country's tax code.
The decision awaits approval from Gov. Martin O'Malley.
The Maryland news you may have missed before taking off for Labor Day.
The national organization represents county-level leaders.
The U.S. Postal Service has asked Congress to drop the requirement that it pre-fund retiree benefits.
Unpaid leave for hundreds of thousands of civilian Department of Defense employees began in July as part of federal budget cuts.
Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin would assume the highest post ever by a woman at Treasury.
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found bipartisan support for replacing Congress.
A Texas congressman introduced a bill that would return federal land to the state.
Council members say legislation will protect the county’s tree canopy.
The governor’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020.
The three-term Democrat from Baltimore County will seek the office currently held by Doug Gansler.
The Takoma Park resident was confirmed Thursday after a months-long delay.
The Takoma Park delegate will run in a crowded field of hopefuls for Maryland governor.
The Washington Post: Fallout over a tax credit for the poor exposes council in-fighting.
The Gazette: Property tax bills are about a week late this year.
Bethesda resident Marc Korman announced his campaign to become a District 16 state delegate in the November 2014 election.
An incentive program encourages Montgomery County government employees to come up with cost-saving plans—and sometimes they work.
A program to offer free lunch to kids over the summer now includes 115 sites throughout Montgomery County.