For people with chronic health conditions, heat and humidity is more than a summer nuisance.
No trees, no shade, no relief as climate heats up
Poor neighborhoods in Baltimore have far less tree canopy than wealthier neighborhoods.
Global warming will be costly and neighborhoods must do more
Are government leaders and residents ready to act?
A summer in Baltimore’s hottest neighborhoods
A look at how and why we reported the series.
Despite #MeToo era, most top colleges share little about sexual assaults
WASHINGTON – Despite the rise of the #MeToo movement, most of the nation’s largest public universities are less than transparent about how they handle sexual assault cases on campus. A six-month-long investigation by Capital News Service found that among the…
Opening the curtains: The data behind 90 days in Annapolis
Capital News Service gathered data from the 2019 legislative session and conducted an analysis to report on some of the most striking takeaways from the General Assembly.
Md.’s consumer advocates push for new debt collection laws
Some of Maryland’s debt collection laws haven’t been updated since the Reagan administration. Lawmakers and consumer advocates are trying to update the law to protect low-income Marylanders from punitive collection tactics like wage garnishment and body attachments.
Former Md. Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services secretary: No regrets about leaving
The former secretary of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said he has no regrets about leaving his job in March, two months into Gov. Larry Hogan’s second term. His successor, Robert Green, former Montgomery County director…