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.

Maryland lawmakers push for new power amid concerns about high costs

Regional supply-demand issues and a coming leap in energy prices have lawmakers concerned about consumer energy costs and reliability.

Maryland wrestles with blow to the state schools budget

Maryland lawmakers are scrambling to figure out their education budget after learning expected federal funding for public schools may not arrive.

It’s a tough budget year, but Maryland lawmakers are moving toward a plan to deal with it

Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly have passed their versions of a new state budget for the next fiscal year, setting the stage for a potential agreement in the coming days.

Legislation seeks to protect Maryland immigrants from Trump’s deportation push

Three bills, collectively known as Maryland’s Immigrant Justice Protection Package, aimed at protecting the rights of Maryland’s immigrant community are moving through the Maryland General Assembly.

Loss of federal funds could leave migrant children in the lurch

The withdrawal of federal support for legal representation of immigrant children comes as immigration courts struggle to manage a staggering backlog of cases.

Trump wants the Panama canal back, but Afro-Caribbeans are staking a personal claim

For the community around the canal, this is not just a dispute over who may run the historic passageway. It’s about who rightfully shares in its legacy. 

Former NIH director urges patients to speak out against Trump’s health cuts

The former director of the National Institutes of Health warned that cuts to the agency under President Donald Trump’s administration could affect more than just employees and their families.

Lawmakers seek to ban gender-affirming medication for those under 18

The bill, Protect the Kids Act, would prohibit licensed medical professionals from prescribing cross-sex hormone therapy like hormones or hormone blockers.

Maryland lawmakers target the tranquilizers behind recent overdose deaths

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is attempting to push Maryland’s Department of Health to restrict the distribution of two veterinary tranquilizers that play a growing role in the state’s overdose crisis.

Lawmakers battle between cracking down and easing up on prison sentences

One measure under consideration would help offenders reduce their sentences for demonstrating good behavior. The other would crack down on violent offenders seeking time off their sentences.