Maryland

Uncertainty Rules Detainees’ Lives at Guantanamo Bay Prison

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Time in a prison here is much like any other in America — long, monotonous days behind razor wire and concrete walls — with one key difference: An inmate on American soil knows when imprisonment will end

House “Gun Day” Highlights Stalemate in Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – When the House Judiciary Committee meets next week, just days after it finished wrestling with a contentious same-sex marriage proposal, lawmakers will be greeted by another lighting rod issue: Guns

Guantanamo Military Tribunals Differ from U.S. Trials

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – The vast majority of the more than 170 detainees at Guantanamo Bay’s prison camps, including a former Baltimore resident, have not been charged with any crime

Westboro Church Plans Anti-picketing Law Challenges, in Wake of Supreme Court Victory

WASHINGTON – Emboldened by Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision, Westboro Baptist Church attorney Margie Phelps said she will challenge statutes all over the country that restrict picketing at funerals

Howard County Pilots Easier, Web-based Health Insurance Application

WASHINGTON – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman attended a health care conference in Phoenix three years ago to learn more about improving coverage options for his constituents, a trip that ended up yielding an ideal solution to his district’s health insurance woes

Uncertain Future for Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS — The future remains uncertain for same-sex marriage in Maryland after the House Judiciary Committee again failed to vote on the bill Thursday

O’Malley Touts Offshore Wind Farms

ANNAPOLIS — Gov

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation May be Back on Track

ANNAPOLIS — Same-sex marriage in Maryland may be back on track now that two delegates who skipped votes earlier this week said Wednesday that they will vote on the bill when it comes up in the House Judiciary Committee

Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Gay Church’s Protest Rights in Md. Case

WASHINGTON – The First Amendment that 20-year-old Marine Lance Cpl

Maryland’s Hill Democrats Join Federal Workers’ Rally

WASHINGTON – Led by Democrats from Maryland’s congressional delegation, hundreds of riled federal workers from across the nation rallied Wednesday on the lawn of the U