Former Md. Official Nominated For Secretary Of Labor
President Barack Obama nominated Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to the position of Labor Secretary. Perez is a former member of Governor Martin O'Malley's cabinet.
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President Barack Obama nominated Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to the position of Labor Secretary. Perez is a former member of Governor Martin O'Malley's cabinet.
A House panel voted 15-4 on Monday for a gas tax measure to raise hundreds of millions of dollars per year, but with some changes to the plan initially submitted by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
Former Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold is now in jail, but he's facing more court challenges from his time in office.
After years of trying, Gov. Martin O'Malley finally has won legislative approval of two priorities of his administration: a ban on capital punishment and a measure to develop offshore wind.
According to our media partner, the Baltimore Sun, Dr. Ben Carson is retiring.
She's an outspoken feminist and former social worker. He's a cigar-smoking Kentucky lawyer.
Maryland is about to become the 18th state in the nation to abolish the death penalty.
When it comes to the family budget, the cost of gasoline is as volatile as the fuel itself. In Annapolis, legislators have now taken up a bill to increase the gas tax for the first time in 20 years.
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved the state's budget, which is about $37 billion.
An effort in Congress to eliminate funding and scrap the proposed design for a national memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower drew strong opposition Friday from the American Institute of Architects, which said lawmakers should not censor an architectural work.
Former Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold was led out of the courthouse in handcuffs after being sentenced to 30 days in jail for misconduct charges. He will also serve 30 days on house arrest.
Grass is getting greener in the Maryland General Assembly, as more lawmakers seem willing to vote in favor of changes to the existing law on marijuana.
The House of Delegates on Wednesday night advanced legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland after delegates rejected nearly 20 amendments, mostly from Republicans, aimed at keeping capital punishment for heinous crime.
The vice president's office has apologized to a University of Maryland journalism student after he was forced to delete photos of a Joe Biden event.
The Maryland House of Delegates has voted to maintain a much-debated state law that allows police to take DNA samples from arrestees without a warrant.
