Maryland unions seek influence in election beyond membership numbers

Capital News Service spoke to six Maryland-based union presidents and political leaders to better understand the impact of unions on politics in Maryland as the election nears.

Phones Off, Focus On: How Maryland schools are cracking down on cell phones this fall

At least a third of Maryland public schools have tightened up phone-use rules in class this fall, according to a Capital News Service survey conducted this month.

Baltimore dockworkers strike over contract talks

Dozens of dockworkers demonstrated outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal off the Port of Baltimore as part of a series of strikes that swept the coast from Maine to Texas.

Maryland revenues see “slight positive adjustment”

State officials revised their estimate of general fund revenues upward this month, making what state Comptroller Brooke Lierman called a “slight positive adjustment.” 

Black Maryland medic honored with Distinguished Service Cross for D-Day heroism

The Army posthumously honored Army Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. Woodson with the Distinguished Service Cross in a ceremony on Capitol Hill.

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.

Schumer crashes Maryland delegation breakfast, touts Alsobrooks candidacy

Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Ken Ulman called the delegation to order by hammering a crab mallet and introducing a surprise special guest to the stage.

Many Maryland delegates back Hogan’s decision to skip convention amid split with Trump

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running for the Senate, was not present as fellow Republicans from his state cheered Donald Trump’s third nomination as the GOP presidential standard-bearer.

GOP Convention Notebook: A cheese head, ceramic headwear, presidential shoes & more

MILWAUKEE — Attendees of the Republican National Convention are becoming more creative by the day, finding new ways to pay homage to their nominee. The Illinois delegation breakfast today offered a bust of the former president carved out of a…

Republican delegates hail Vance as right Trump veep pick

Delegates at the Republican National Convention certified Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, a pick that stirred resounding endorsements from Maryland and other state delegations.