TSA stops enforcing mask use after federal judge strikes down mandate

Passengers have mixed reactions to ruling that overturned mask mandates on public transportation.

Washington D.C. sees recent increase in cases of violent crime

Total violent crime is on the rise in 2022. By April 19, 2021, all violent crime in Washington D.C. was at 961 cases. By April 19 of this year, violent crime had already surpassed that at 1,230 cases, an almost 28 percent increase.

Higher education enrollment faced unprecedented drop during COVID-19 pandemic

Public higher education enrollment significantly declined despite a high unemployment rate during the pandemic, breaking a historical trend. As the country came out of the recession, enrollment plummeted even further.

Months after the launch of retail sports betting in Maryland, mobile options have yet to get off the ground

Nearly a year and a half after Maryland voters approved a sports betting bill, Maryland’s sports betting industry isn’t fully up and running.  Maryland entered the sports betting world in 2021 with Gov. Larry Hogan signing a sports betting bill…

After House approval of bill legalizing marijuana nationwide, attention turns to Senate

Earlier this month, The House passed a bill legalizing marijuana nationwide. Now the focus shifts to the Senate to see if the Democratic majority passes similar legislation.

Judge reinstates case against two police officers who handcuffed and yelled at a 5-year-old for leaving school

A judge has reinstated a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Board of Education and two county police officers who handcuffed and berated a 5-year-old for walking away from his elementary school.

Laura Neuman, the only female Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, leaves race, endorses Peter Franchot

Laura Neuman is the first to fall from the primary contest and shift support to another candidate.

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Maryland legislators say goodbye after years of service

As Maryland’s legislative session comes to an end, Capital News Service sat down with three representatives to talk about their time in the political sphere and ask what comes after their combined 52 years of service in the State House.

At clinics, patient escorts are low-profile figures on the front lines of abortion debate

Patients at clinics in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia are escorted in and out by volunteers with the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force shielding them from anti-abortion protesters outside the facilities.