WASHINGTON – While Maryland’s overall welfare caseload has dropped sharply, a state official told Congress that many of those leaving the system still depend on government programs like food stamps and Medicaid

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that penalizes those who assist in suicides, after an emotional debate that included lawmakers’ personal experiences of watching people suffer

ANNAPOLIS – Just as they are not forced to immunize their children, Maryland’s 1,000 Christian Science families say they should not be forced to have their children tested for lead poisoning

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that government workers in Maryland cannot collect disability and retirement funds at the same time

ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals threw out a Montgomery man’s convictions on child abuse and sexual offenses against his nephew, saying a doctor was improperly allowed to comment on the child’s credibility

LAUREL – Eric Anderson wants to put his toilet on TV

ANNAPOLIS – House Democrats said politics is not driving their push for a bill that would strengthen Maryland’s law against illegal wiretaps

ANNAPOLIS – Judges can accept plea bargains even if it means a repeat offender will escape mandatory minimum sentences imposed under the state’s subsequent-offender law, a divided Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland’s population grew by 18

UPPER MARLBORO – Joe Duvall stood in a frigid warehouse filled with the pungent smell of tobacco and assessed the acre of brown, leafy bundles stretched out behind him