GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, It's dark down here. And quiet. But NOT QUIET ENOUGH. News about Takoma Park city budget talks is STILL seeping through our concrete budget-proof

BY MORGAN FECTO “I don’t think people my age are really aware enough or mature enough to vote,” said 16-year-old Takoma Park resident Isabelle

BY MORGAN FECTO The infamous “47 percent” video footage helped derail Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign last year, but it delivered one Takoma Park resident

COUNCIL VOICE • BY SETH GRMIES, Ward 1 Councilmember Mayor Bruce Williams has added discussion of two linked initiatives, a voting-rights resolution and Election Day voter registration (EDVR), to

by Dana Amihere and Hannah Morgan Religious beliefs have played a major role in the debates in Maryland over same-sex marriage, the Dream Act and gaming expansion. Capital News

EDUCATION • BY DARLENE REYES President Barack Obama’s June 15 statement on immigration policy, not surprisingly, evoked mixed responses, but it has also caused some confusion for local

EDUCATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF The April 3 Maryland primary helped narrow the field of candidates to the top two candidates in each race for the Montgomery County

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

MONTGOMERY COUNTY • SARAH KRAUT The Montgomery County Sister Cities board held a public hearing at the Executive Office Building Tuesday, March 13, to allow local residents input

POLITICS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS

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

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

VOX POPULI • BY ED LEVY I thought of this title before heading up to New Hampshire in early January a few days prior to the Republican Presidential

CONGRESS • BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS Scroll to the bottom to see a timeline of Harriet Tubman's life. After a failed attempt last year to put a Harriet

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOL, CNS A number of legislators are concerned that Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise the flush tax from $2.50 to $5

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts

CONGRESS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS President Obama set out a blueprint for an economy "built to last" -- calling for business tax reform,

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS After failing in last year's legislative session, Gov. Martin O'Malley is trying again with a new bill that would make offshore