Maryland

Hogan signs budget, teacher retirement plans; Pugh visits

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed two bills on Friday, Baltimore mayor discusses veto of minimum wage increase, Maryland Senate urges Hogan to oppose Trump’s budget cuts.

Maryland’s Women’s History: Katie Ledecky

March is Women’s History Month and many influential women have called Maryland home. Throughout the month, we’ll honor Maryland’s women’s history. Katie Ledecky has earned the title “First Lady of Freestyle” by demolishing and setting world records in Olympic swimming.

Maryland’s Women’s History: Gloria Richardson

March is Women’s History Month and many influential women have called Maryland home. Throughout the month, we’ll honor Maryland’s women’s history. Gloria Richardson was the leader of the Cambridge Movement, that revolutionized the way African-Americans were treated in Cambridge,MD.

As Trump touts regulation rollbacks, CNS analysis shows Maryland coal jobs didn’t evaporate under Obama

A CNS analysis of coal mining employment and production shows that the number of coal jobs fell sharply in Maryland well before President Obama got to office, and stayed relatively constant during Obama’s first term.

Baltimore says its final goodbye to Cardinal William Keeler

Thousands gathered to honor the life and legacy of Cardinal William Keeler, Baltimore’s 14th archbishop, who led the Maryland Catholic community for more than twenty years. Tuesday was the last public viewing before Keeler’s body was laid to rest at the Baltimore Basilica.

Meet Maryland’s Superfoods: Elderberries

Each week, CNS will introduce you to a new “superfood” that is grown, raised, produced and sold in Maryland. This week’s superfood: Elderberries.

For Maryland Twitter users, the Lenten struggle is real

Maryland Twitter users voice the struggles with the 40-day self-sacrificial lead-up to Easter.

Black colleges face huge hit in Trump budget

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s so-called “skinny budget” proposes spending cuts that could have a severe impact on black colleges, according to advocates for those institutions.

Oyster sanctuary bill finds support in House of Delegates

The House of Delegates voted 102-39 on Thursday in favor of a bill that would keep intact existing oyster sanctuaries on the Chesapeake Bay.

New Harriet Tubman National Park opening on the Eastern Shore

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is opening this weekend in Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore.