ANNAPOLIS -It took 110 million years, and some help from a group of Maryland students who lobbied on its behalf, but the House gave final approval Friday to a bill naming Astrodon Johnstoni the official state dinosaur

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals on Tuesday upheld sex offense and child abuse convictions against a Harford County man, rejecting his claim that his victim should have been forced to testify in public

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Friday upheld the conviction of a Prince George’s County teen who served as a lookout while his friend placed a bomb at Bowie High School in early 1997

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate approved and sent to the House Friday a bill that would help poor Marylanders by giving an income tax break to families living below the federal poverty line

WASHINGTON – While Maryland’s overall welfare caseload has dropped sharply, a state official told Congress that many of those leaving the system still depend on government programs like food stamps and Medicaid

ANNAPOLIS – House Democrats said politics is not driving their push for a bill that would strengthen Maryland’s law against illegal wiretaps

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers and reproductive rights groups expressed fears Friday that the trend toward mergers of secular and religious-based hospitals could jeopardize women’s access to full health-care services, like abortions and birth control

BALTIMORE – Children, the elderly and the working poor are more likely than ever to turn to charitable organizations for food in Maryland, according to a new survey by the Maryland Food Bank

ANNAPOLIS – Same-sex marriages are already outlawed in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers said Tuesday that it’s wrong for a governor to spring surprises on the people — especially when those surprises could let a convicted murderer go free