Senators questioned the head of Novo Nordisk in a hearing about the prices of the company’s diabetes and weight-loss medications.
Cannabis tax receipts reach new heights in Maryland
As Marylanders take advantage of legalized personal use of cannabis over the age of 21, the recent spike shows the industry’s potential impact on the economy.
Maryland sues ship owners for fatal bridge disaster
The Maryland attorney general is filing suit against the owners and operators of the container ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Planes, trains and luxury stays: Despite reforms, lobbyists still involved in House travel
Congressional reforms passed nearly 20 years ago were supposed to severely restrict the role of lobbyists in congressional trips. A new investigation shows those reforms aren’t working.
When House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too
The spouses, children and siblings of U.S. House members are traveling around the world on trips paid for by special interest groups. Critics say the practice amounts to “influence-peddling vacations.’’
Think tanks, often funded by foreign governments, send House members on trips around the world
Private funders paid for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or their staff to travel overseas more than 4,000 times in the past decade. The bill for the vast majority of those trips was footed by nonprofit organizations, including prestigious think tanks that receive foreign government funding.
Maryland lawmakers ask NASA why it’s cancelling Goddard spacecraft project
Nine Maryland lawmakers wrote a letter earlier this week to NASA demanding answers regarding the agency’s termination of OSAM-1.
Experts see AI contributing to election misinformation with little federal government response
Capital News Service spoke to multiple experts about the role AI will play in the election as Americans prepare to cast their ballots.
Lobbyists use nonprofits to sponsor trips for House, revealing blind spot in ethics rules
U.S. representatives and their staff have taken at least 17,000 trips since 2012 that were paid for by private parties, many of them nonprofits with deep ties to lobbyists and special interests.
Getting Ready With Us: Maryland Election Day
As Maryland voters get ready to head to the polls on Nov. 5, Capital News Service is here to provide answers about how, when and where to vote.