HEALTH • BY LUCAS HIGH Capital News Service People who live in areas with higher rates of gun ownership are more likely to commit suicide, whether by gun or by

ENVIRONMENT • BY JESSICA WILDE Capital News Service Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill is on its way to his desk for a signature, having passed in the House

VIDEO • BY CAROLINE WOODALL Capital News Service Members of a Maryland House committee hear arguments on a number of bills seeking to limit and, in some cases, eliminate, the

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • By JULIE BAUGHMAN, CNS; ANNAPOLIS – Comptroller Peter Franchot, resident of Takoma Park, prides himself in being what he calls,

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE STAFF The 2012 General Assembly session closed without an agreement between the House of Delegates and the Senate on an operating

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.

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • KELSEY MILLER, CNS Grabbing another person's neck to stop their breathing -- an act usually associated with domestic violence cases — is extremely difficult

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

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

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS A Senate panel voted 7-4 Tuesday to advance same-sex marriage legislation to the entire chamber, where members hope to move

EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS While Barack Obama and his Republican opponent will capture national headlines this November, Maryland voters will turn their attention to in-state policy

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS [View the story "Md. Same-Sex Marriage" on Storify] After a year of highly contested debate and political wrangling, the

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Shortly after a debate on same-sex marriage legislation was again postponed Thursday morning, Gov. Martin O'Malley met privately with House

ENVIRONMENT • BY AMANDA YEAGER, CNS Depending on whom you ask, John Congedo has poured his energy and savings either into one of Maryland's most promising sources of economic

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS In an unusual two-committee vote Tuesday evening, delegates grappled with several proposed amendments before voting 25 to 18 to send

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TOM MCPARLAND, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday evening on MSNBC that he hopes a federal appeals court decision repealing a California ban

VIDEO • BY ANNIE EMBERLAND, CNS TV Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, joined by O'Malley and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy P. Beaudreau,