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

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  • BY AMANDA YEAGER, CNS In testimony before a Senate committee Tuesday, Gov. Martin O'Malley stressed the importance of balancing the freedom of Maryland's religious

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS A group of lawmakers wants to expand on current restrictions and place an outright ban on the use of artificial

EDUCATION • BY ROB BOCK, CNS Maryland education leaders mostly praised President Obama's comments on education in his State of the Union speech, but they worried about his

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ED LEVY January 11, 2012, marks the beginning of the Maryland Legislature’s 430^th session.  The legislature has met since 1635, and its annual

Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged his commitment to job creation and solicited input from business leaders Friday on what he said will be a package of regulatory reforms and

HEALTH • Smokers in Maryland aren't provided enough help to quit, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. Maryland ranks third from the bottom of all

MARYLAND — In the 14 years since the Maryland legislature approved red light cameras, about 200 of the ticket-issuing machines have been installed in the state, according

Maryland is one of 23 states that has been lax in reporting mental health and substance abuse records to a national database used to run background checks on

HEALTH & FITNESS CNS — Federal officials have praised Maryland for leading national efforts to implement health care reform, but critics caution against spending limited funds on a

Maryland's college-bound students managed to maintain high scores in each of the SAT's categories — critical reading, mathematics and writing — bucking a national trend of sinking scores,

MARYLAND — Descendants of Harriet Tubman and supporters from Maryland and New York gathered Wednesday, September 14 on Capitol Hill to press for legislation that would create a

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ — September is a busy time for many of you, with work and school taking up most of your time. Do not ignore