House Passes Bill To Raise School Dropout Age
Maryland's high school dropout age would rise from 16 to 17 in 2015, under a measure that has passed the House of Delegates.
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Maryland's high school dropout age would rise from 16 to 17 in 2015, under a measure that has passed the House of Delegates.
The Maryland General Assembly has finished work on legislation to create the framework for a public marketplace to provide health care to the uninsured.
The state Senate is set to cast a final vote on a bill to ban a chicken feed additive containing arsenic.
Democrats got behind their nominee Wednesday to take on Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, after strong backing by the state's Democratic establishment for state Sen. Rob Garagiola wasn't enough to stop John Delaney.
With tempers flaring, the Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday approved authorizing $1.1 billion in borrowing for the state's capital budget.
A bill regulating where new residential septic systems can be installed is moving to the full House of Delegates.
State Sen. Jamie Raskin's attempt to put public officials' financial disclosure forms online may face a roadblock.
The stage is set for a big political race in Maryland. A face new to politics wins the GOP Senate primary. Daniel Bongino will challenge Democrat Ben Cardin for his Senate seat.
A proposed state sales tax increase is back in play. Gov. Martin O'Malley floated the idea in January, and now it's back as an alternative to adding the sales tax to the price of gasoline.
Republican Eric Knowles has won his party's nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd Congressional District.
A bill modifying a law that allows Maryland prisoners to ask the court to suspend their child support payments is scheduled for a final vote in the state Senate.
Democrat John LaFerla says he's not conceding to apparent nominee Wendy Rosen in the primary election in Maryland's 1st Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett defeated seven Republican primary challengers Tuesday and will face Democratic businessman John Delaney in the fall in what is expected to be a hotly contested House race.
A committee of lawmakers has put off a meeting to resolve budget proposal differences between the state Senate and House of Delegates.
The votes are in. Mitt Romney won the Maryland Republican primary. The contest wasn't even close, and it was unusually quiet.
