ANNAPOLIS – Young drivers would be prohibited from carrying teen passengers for their first six months behind the wheel under a bill that won a Senate committee’s approval Friday, ending seven years of frustration for one Southern Maryland lawmaker

ANNAPOLIS – A controversial highway project in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties moved one step closer to reality Thursday when federal transportation officials gave it fast-track status for environmental study

ANNAPOLIS – It’s all natural, physician-recommended and good for children, but in the state of Maryland, it’s not protected by law

ANNAPOLIS – A proposal to expand arrest powers for Montgomery County arson investigators sailed through the county’s House delegation Friday, minutes after a public hearing that few people, including some lawmakers, knew was scheduled

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ANNAPOLIS – Angered, incredulous, disappointed, shafted

ANNAPOLIS – Colleagues praised him for “thinking outside the box,” for bringing a serious traffic issue to public attention, even for crafting his first piece of original legislation

ANNAPOLIS – Kathryn Orosz remembers the January day four years ago when her 17-year-old son died, along with his girlfriend and stepsister, behind the wheel of a yellow Ford Mustang in Calvert County

ANNAPOLIS – Will Smith knew the drill

ANNAPOLIS – When Marylanders see white these days, the State Highway Administration sees red