ENERGY • ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Republicans and Democrats are at odds in the General Assembly over whether Maryland should pursue offshore wind or natural gas fracking as a

TRANSPORTATION • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Scroll down for an interactive map of the path of the proposed Purple Line. Proposed construction on the Purple Line will not begin

ENVIRONMENT • BY NICK FOLEY, CNS Divya Chandra was seeking relief when she entered the Allergy Clinic at the University of Maryland Monday morning. Her nose running constantly,

ENVIRONMENT • BY CLAIRE SARAVIA, CNS The mild winter and warm spring may have helped area plants and trees bloom faster, but it could come at a price:

TRANSPORTATION • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline before House and Senate committees Wednesday, saying Maryland needs to address

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS In a roundtable discussion today at the U.S. Department of Education, Maryland's best teachers evaluated and discussed innovative ways to recruit, prepare,

TEENS: BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS Of the 279 female youth committed to residential treatment centers in Maryland in 2010, approximately 80 percent were accused of nothing more serious than

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Prohibiting cars that run solely on gas from parking at electric vehicle charging stations is elitist, according to Maryland Sen.

IMMIGRATION • BY JAMIE FORZATO, CNS Florinda Lorenzo-Desimilian was a stay-at-home mom in Prince George's County. She was in need of extra income so she started selling phone

MONTGOMERY COUNTY • BY JAMIE FORZATO, CNS Montgomery County prosecutors urge the legislature to approve an expansion of interpreter services in the state's courts for non-English speaking victims

MARYLAND • BY KATELIN WANGBERG, CNS A Baltimore federal judge has ruled that Maryland's handgun permit law, restricting handguns to homes, is unconstitutional. In his opinion, Judge Benson

EDUCATION • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS In the wake of recent incidents that gained state and national attention, the Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would put

FAMILY • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Even as Gov. Martin O'Malley capped a major legislative victory Thursday by signing a bill that allows same-sex couples in Maryland to

HEALTH • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS At Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, nutrition information is posted to a bulletin board for students to peruse as they stand

ENVIRONMENT • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Legislators questioned Gov. Martin O'Malley about whether the jobs created from his offshore wind legislation will actually go to Marylanders during a

FAMILY • BY KARA ROSE, CNS For Maryland same-sex couples like Erin and Kat McGonigle, getting legally hitched required a short trip

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • TOM MCPARLAND, CNS A long time coming In an historic 25-22 vote Thursday night, the Maryland Senate approved a highly controversial same-sex marriage bill, sending

ECONOMY • BY AMALIA EHRMANN, CNS Special Report Families with young children in Montgomery County must earn at least $64,000 a year just to cover their basic needs

ECONOMY • BY CAITLIN JOHNSTON and CARL STRAUMSHEIM, CNS Special Report A Montgomery County family of three — an adult, a preschooler and a school-age child — needs