Maryland

County Execs Tout Gambling’s Benefits to Economic Development, Education

SILVER SPRING — Using Saturday’s University of Maryland Terrapins football game as a metaphor, county executives Rushern Baker III, Ike Leggett and Ken Ulman on Thursday framed the referendum on expanding gambling in Maryland as a conflict between economic development and out-of-state interests

Expanded Health Care Covers More Young Marylanders

WASHINGTON- The percentage of young Marylanders with health insurance rose to 81

C-SPAN Bus Gets High Schoolers’ Attention

Reservoir High School students learned about the 2012 election using touch-screen TVs inside C-SPAN’s million-dollar bus.

Early Voting Faces Crucial Test in November

WASHINGTON — Early voting in Maryland was meant to make the ballot box more accessible by giving voters additional chances to cast their ballots, but instead, the perceived shortcomings of the program have spawned a debate over costs, benefits and partisan bias

Good-For-You Snacks Make Good Business

ANNAPOLIS — One local company has found that providing snacks that are good for you can also be good for business

With Rosen Out, LaFerla Jumps Write in

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party has a new challenger to Rep

Convention Tweet-O-Meter 2012

Compare the Twitter-world reactions of notable speakers from this year’s national political conventions in this interactive graphic.

Md. Court Decision Making Pit Bulls Harder to Adopt

More owners are surrendering their pit bulls since the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled the dogs “inherently dangerous.”

Students, Cardin Test Drive 1812 War Interactive Game

BALTIMORE — Maryland Sen

Obamas Single Out Maryland Olympians at White House Ceremony

WASHINGTON – The president, vice president and first lady welcomed this year’s summer Olympians and Paralympians to the White House Friday, and gave a special acknowledgment to some of Maryland’s most accomplished athletes