ANNAPOLIS – Tourism officials tout Washington County as a Western Maryland, small-town, vacation spot known for streams, orchards, mountains and waterfalls — but it could also be known for putting people behind bars

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to give immunity to desperate mothers who abandon their newborns died when lawmakers couldn’t agree on how to treat firefighter protests before the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the year Monday

ANNAPOLIS – The first 100 disabled people are being processed for moves from nursing homes to community-based programs now that funding has come through for a relocation program that began April 1

ANNAPOLIS – Old, deactivated cellular phones may seem useless, but for victims of domestic violence, they can be a lifeline

ANNAPOLIS – For Maryland Sen

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates passed the gay rights bill Friday, almost assuring it will become law, sending the chamber into a round of applause and bringing tears to the eyes of one delegate

ANNAPOLIS – Despite a Republican filibuster lasting to nearly 3 a

ANNAPOLIS – House leaders introduced legislation Thursday to clarify Maryland’s open records law and to create a task force to study how to make public documents more accessible, after a media study turned up numerous problems with agency compliance

ANNAPOLIS – A Senate panel infamous among gay rights advocates for killing anti-discrimination legislation approved Gov

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Tuesday unanimously passed its version of safe haven legislation – just a day after the Maryland House of Delegates doused firefighters’ protests and passed the measure 115-19