ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s system of dealing with children’s issues is failing those it purports to protect, said the sponsor of several reform bills at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Anti-poverty activists rallied in front of the State House Thursday, trying to influence legislators to provide more money for programs for the poor in this tight budget year

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House and Senate likely will have to work out differences in measures designed to give domestic abuse victims 24-hour access to court protective orders, if the House passes its version of the bill

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland District Courts essentially would be open to victims of domestic violence day and night every day under two bills unanimously approved by the Senate Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – A meeting with the mayor, a high-powered lunch with some delegates and an afternoon of testifying — just a typical day in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS – Every two minutes, a sexual assault takes place in the United States, according to federal statistics, leaving thousands of women worried about the possibility of pregnancy

ANNAPOLIS – When legislators required some professionals working with children to report suspected child abuse and neglect, they never expected they would have to add penalties to get them to comply

ANNAPOLIS – Four years ago, milk became the official state drink, and the Astrodon johnstoni, the official dinosaur

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s state song – the refrain of an embittered Confederate sympathizer distraught at Union troops’ passage through his home state — has been a point of controversy for more than 20 years

ANNAPOLIS – The Rev