Expanded Health Care Covers More Young Marylanders

WASHINGTON- The percentage of young Marylanders with health insurance rose to 81

County Execs Tout Gambling’s Benefits to Economic Development, Education

SILVER SPRING — Using Saturday’s University of Maryland Terrapins football game as a metaphor, county executives Rushern Baker III, Ike Leggett and Ken Ulman on Thursday framed the referendum on expanding gambling in Maryland as a conflict between economic development and out-of-state interests

Expanded Health Care Covers More Young Marylanders

The percentage of young Marylanders with health insurance rose to 81.7 percent last year from 75 percent in 2009, a rate much faster than the national average, census data shows.

County Execs Tout Gambling’s Benefits to Economic Development, Education

Three county executives lent their support Thursday to an expansion of gambling in Maryland that goes before voters in November.

Early Voting Faces Crucial Test in November

Maryland voters can skip Election Day lines by voting between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1, but early voting — meant to make the ballot box more accessible — has spawned a debate over costs, benefits and partisan bias.

Good-For-You Snacks Make Good Business

ANNAPOLIS — One local company has found that providing snacks that are good for you can also be good for business

Early Voting Faces Crucial Test in November

WASHINGTON — Early voting in Maryland was meant to make the ballot box more accessible by giving voters additional chances to cast their ballots, but instead, the perceived shortcomings of the program have spawned a debate over costs, benefits and partisan bias

C-SPAN Bus Gets High Schoolers’ Attention

Reservoir High School students learned about the 2012 election using touch-screen TVs inside C-SPAN’s million-dollar bus.

With Rosen Out, LaFerla Jumps Write in

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party has a new challenger to Rep

Rosen Out, LaFerla Moves Write-in for Democrats

The Democratic Party has a new challenger to Rep. Andy Harris in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District, after voter fraud allegations ended the previous candidate’s bid, but the odds of his beating the incumbent are slim.