Annapolis

Located blocks from the Statehouse, the CNS Annapolis bureau has more reporters dedicated to covering Maryland politics and policy than any other news organization in Maryland.

Governors, EPA address restoration failures, path forward

A report released by the EPA last week said only West Virginia and Washington are on track to meet their pollution reduction objectives.

Adnan Syed returns home, neighbor “prayed” for his return

Betty Gaskins was sitting at her kitchen table Tuesday morning when she saw the news that Syed, her neighbor and the subject of the nationally popular podcast “Serial,” was finally free after the Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office dropped all charges and declared his innocence.

Adnan Syed free as Baltimore prosecutors drop charges

Charges were dropped after the Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office tested DNA evidence in the case, which it said confirmed Syed’s innocence.

Appeals court rejects Cox effort to halt early mail-in count

Following early morning arguments, the Court of Appeals of Maryland ruled Friday against Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox’s effort to halt the early counting of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 8 general election.

Appeals court hears Cox continued effort to halt early mail-in count

The Court of Appeals of Maryland listened on Friday to the repeated effort by Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox to halt the early counting of mail-in ballots.

“Now the object is finding an outfit”

Carmen Amedori is one of the people attending the $1,776-per-person fundraiser former President Donald Trump is throwing at his exclusive Florida resort for Dan Cox, the Republican candidate for Maryland governor.

Maryland, bay states criticized before big environmental meeting

Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, the states with the largest runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, are not on track to meet their goals to restore the nation’s largest estuary by 2025.

Moore widens lead over Cox in governor’s race

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore holds a 32-percentage-point lead over Republican opponent Dan Cox in the governor’s race on Nov. 8, according to a University of Maryland-Washington Post poll.

Maryland educators eye better pay following new Baltimore County deal

Baltimore County’s $76 million compensation package plan looks to improve teacher pay and increase teacher retention rates.

Maryland teachers quitting, larger exodus could follow

In the last academic school year, 9.1% of Maryland teachers left the profession altogether, according to the state department of education. Consequently, at the beginning of this year, county school systems across the state reported hundreds of teacher vacancies they needed to fill.