Big Crowd, But Not A Record Seen For Inauguration
Oscar Moreno doesn't want to miss this presidential inauguration, even if it won't be the history-making event that drew 1.8 million people in 2009.
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Oscar Moreno doesn't want to miss this presidential inauguration, even if it won't be the history-making event that drew 1.8 million people in 2009.
Maryland's newest congressman, Democrat John Delaney, took his House seat Thursday with a pledge to make restoring U.S. competitiveness his top priority.
The fiscal cliff is averted after a late-night vote in Washington finally brought Congress together for a deal, but it's a compromise that leaves both sides disappointed.
A newspaper is reporting that a former delegate to the Maryland state House declared bankruptcy while she was running for her seat and just before using state money for personal expenses.
Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's booked for the next four years. Still, inauguration-goers have a range of lodging options -- from crashing on a friend's couch to rooms that cost thousands of dollars a night.
Maryland Del. Don Dwyer faces a number of charges after operating a boat over the summer while intoxicated. He has released a statement in response to those charges.
Perceived state interference in local growth issues drew fiery language from Frederick County commissioners, with one saying leaders in Annapolis should "stay the hell out of our business."
More Maryland muscle in the U.S. Senate. Senator Barbara Mikulski assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday.
A prominent state delegate is now officially charged for a serious boating accident. Police say he was drunk while operating that boat.
Court records show the civil rights director for Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler has been charged with violating his probation in a 2010 drunken driving case.
A former congressional candidate from Maryland is facing charges that she illegally voted in the state in prior elections.
There's a nationwide call for fast action to reduce gun violence. On the heels of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., new plans are introduced at a state and national level to tackle the urgent issue.
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski is set to become the first woman to chair the prestigious Senate Appropriations Committee, a position left open this week by the death of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Maryland lawmakers unveil a plan for gun control.
The Washington Times published a story regarding same-sex couples having problems filing taxes jointly in Maryland. Comptroller Peter Franchot is now responding to that story.
