ANNAPOLIS – Two weeks ago, some Maryland lawmakers decided they did not need laws to regulate crematories – they had had no complaints from the public

ANNAPOLIS – The increased use of genetic testing in criminal cases has prompted politicians, police officers and lawyers to push for laws expanding and safeguarding genetic evidence

ANNAPOLIS – CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield’s proposed conversion to a for- profit entity faced some of its toughest opposition yet as a flurry of bills aimed at the health insurer were heard by a House panel Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – Backers of a state panel’s school reform plan stepped up pressure on the General Assembly Wednesday, calling for its full funding

BALTIMORE – Hundreds of workers rallied with state and federal elected officials at the United Steelworkers union hall Wednesday, demanding a 40 percent tariff on cheap foreign steel that they say is threatening their livelihood

ANNAPOLIS – A meeting with the mayor, a high-powered lunch with some delegates and an afternoon of testifying — just a typical day in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS – Forget Oreos

LANDOVER – Reina Cruz wishes she could move away from Hunter’s Ridge Apartments in Landover to a real house where her 10-year-old granddaughter could have her own room and to a neighborhood where sirens do not pierce the night

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s system of tracking birth defects “is at the bottom rung of acceptable,” according to a report Wednesday by a nonprofit health advocacy group that ranked the states

ROCKVILLE – Montgomery County plans to boost its emergency preparedness by housing transportation management and emergency response centers in the same building