Maryland Turns In Disappointing Turnout

ANNAPOLIS – Despite reports of long lines at the polls and unusual voter interest in this year’s elections, Maryland’s registered voters did not vote in the large numbers officials expected

Legislators Favor Slate of New Ethics Laws

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislative leaders are predicting quick passage of a proposed bill requiring online reporting of lobbyists’ expenditures and stricter restrictions on their activities in the State House

Wynn Wins Expanded Custody After Wife’s Public Comments

PRINCE FREDERICK – In an increasingly acrimonious divorce, a Calvert County judge Wednesday gave U

Potomac Woman Seeks Peace, Recognition for Palestine

ANNAPOLIS – When Najat Arafat Khelil left Palestine in 1962, she never thought it would be the last time she would live in her homeland

Surrogates to Debate Presidential Issues at UMBC

The one-and-a-half-hour debate will take place at 7 p

High Court to Determine if Evidence is Garbage

ANNAPOLIS – Trash talk prompted a lively debate in Maryland’s highest court Friday over whether Cambridge Police improperly searched a woman’s garbage in order to find evidence of drug possession

New Law May Be A Sign of Things to Come for Maryland Lobbyists

ANNAPOLIS – The aftermath of ethics violations in the Maryland General Assembly continued as a new law tightening lobbyist reporting requirements went into effect this week and a panel prepared recommendations for even more restrictions

Maryland Gets Tough on Rapists, Gun Violators

ANNAPOLIS – Several new state laws calling for tougher sentencing of sex offenders who drug their victims and stricter restrictions on handguns become effective today, including ballistics fingerprinting for all new guns and mandatory sentencing for firearm violations

Police Take Station on the Road

ROCKVILLE – Cpl