Across Maryland, Bare-bones Household Budgets Soar Above Salaries

A Montgomery County family of three — an adult, a preschooler and a school-age child — needs about $78,000 just to make ends meet, a new report shows.

Sixth District Congressional Race Features Crowded Field

More than a dozen candidates will contend for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District seat, now held by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, D-Frederick.

Fracking Commission to Recommend Making it Easier for Landowners to Sue

A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to bring claims against drillers regarding water contamination and other damages near hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” sites.

Maryland Weighs Fracking’s Potential Impact

The public debate over fracking has swept across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Colorado and Wyoming, where reserves of natural gas lie deep underground, trapped bubble-like in shale formations