Quiz: Are these strange Maryland laws fact or fiction?

Maryland has some strange laws, but some of them are nothing more than urban legends. Can you tell fact from fiction?

Maryland faced coldest winter in six years

This past winter brought about 13 inches of snow and temperatures dipping down to the single digits. But how did this year’s Maryland winter compare to those in the past?

Schools face a shortage of social workers – but Howard University has a plan that helps

Project PRESS aims to motivate social work students to do something many of their predecessors have decided not to do: work in schools.

Allie Coyle becomes the first female to win a Maryland Boys’ Soccer State Title

Allie Coyle is the Boys’ Head Soccer Coach at Montgomery Blair High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. As a female coach of a boys’ soccer team, Coyle has been doubted for years, but that never deterred her pursuit of winning.

Loss of federal funds could leave migrant children in the lurch

The withdrawal of federal support for legal representation of immigrant children comes as immigration courts struggle to manage a staggering backlog of cases.

Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future

Suitcases and large cardboard boxes rolled across the pavement outside the Department of Education’s offices this week as recently fired federal workers packed up their desks.

Van Hollen, Subramanyam lead Democrats against Trump’s efforts to move federal agencies

Maryland and Virginia Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation aimed at preventing costly federal agency moves pushed by the Trump administration.

DOGE is cutting GSA leases across Maryland and D.C. Here’s why the market’s optimistic

The Department of Government Efficiency’s mission to dramatically reduce the General Service Administration’s federal portfolio has sparked a mix of cautious optimism in the Capital region’s real estate market.

Trump wants the Panama canal back, but Afro-Caribbeans are staking a personal claim

For the community around the canal, this is not just a dispute over who may run the historic passageway. It’s about who rightfully shares in its legacy. 

Van Hollen, other Senate Democrats call Social Security nominee unfit

Senate Democrats said President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Social Security Administration could jeopardize benefits for seniors and Americans with disabilities.