ANNAPOLIS – It has been little over a week since Martin O’Malley was elected governor, but already environmental groups around the state are gearing up to press his new administration to limit growth and take bold steps to restore the health of the bay

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation is likely to gain more power from the Democratic takeover of Congress, giving the state a corresponding increase in clout, analysts and delegation members said

WASHINGTON – As the top two Democratic House leaders head into contentious intraparty elections today, a former U

WASHINGTON – English is the official language of Taneytown, the City Council declared Monday night, joining the ranks of a few cities nationwide that have recently announced the same policy

WASHINGTON – A buoyant Rep

ANNAPOLIS – Several Maryland environmental groups said Tuesday they will go to court in an effort to block Gov

BALTIMORE – Catholic bishops approved by a large margin Tuesday a plan for ministering to gays and lesbians in the church with “respect, compassion, and sensitivity,” while maintaining that homosexual acts are “always wrong

WASHINGTON – A high-profile Baltimore law firm has joined a University of Maryland law professor and his students to demand that suspects have a lawyer present when they first appear before a District Court commissioner

WASHINGTON – The Rev

BALTIMORE – Sheila Dixon says that when she becomes Baltimore’s mayor in January, her first priority will be a clean city