POLITICS: Immigrant with big dreams hopes Dream Act passes
Like hundreds of undocumented high school graduates, Jose is waiting to see whether voters will uphold the Maryland Dream Act, which would allow some illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition at public two- and four-year colleges.
POLITICS: Where do Maryland churches stand on the ballot questions?
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
ECONOMY: In Silver Spring, immigrant looks for work, struggles without health insurance
ECONOMY • BY DAN JORDAN Special to Capital News Service Blanca Oliva, 61 years old, laughed remembering the first time she saw snow. It was 1988 and she had
EDUCATION: To educators, “doomsday” budget a disaster
EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK Though supporters praised Gov. Martin O'Malley and the legislature for an overhaul of year-to-year education funding requirements, education leaders are calling for a
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: General Assembly wrap 2012
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
EDUCATION: Advocates and opponents of in-state tuition bill gearing up for November
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: Victory! — Md. House narrowly approves same-sex marriage
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
MARYLAND: State of the State a prelude to tough legislative session ahead
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY DAVE NYCZEPI, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley made his case for job creation and same-sex marriage Wednesday, promoting his most ambitious agenda to date
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Possible doubling of flush tax worries some legislators
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
ENVIRONMENT: Park Service looks to expand Montgomery County deer killing to DC’s Rock Creek Park
ENVIRONMENT • BY VARUN SAXENA, CNS Rock Creek Park officials are waiting for National Park Service approval of a plan that allows to them employ sharpshooters to reduce
CONGRESS: Maryland delegation sets aside (most) partisanship for Obama speech
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: Gov. O’Malley considers tax hikes as General Assembly opens
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY DAVE NYCZEPIR, CNS Maryland's 430th General Assembly session convened Wednesday, promising more than a few tough votes in the coming weeks as Gov.
ECONOMY: Montgomery County’s new face of homelessness
VIDEO • REBECCA TARANTO, CNS TV Homelessness is becoming increasingly common among families, even in Montgomery County, Md., which is one of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods. One Silver
HOUSING: Take it back: students bring ‘right’ stuff to foreclosure residents
HOUSING — When Gabriel Rodriguez-Rico and Danielle Dean met one recent Saturday in Prince George's County to help residents of foreclosed homes, they ended up heeding, in a
ENVIRONMENT: Fracking commission to recommend making it easier for landowners to sue
ENVIRONMENT — A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to
TRANSPORTATION: Red light, speed cameras remain controversial even as numbers grow
MARYLAND — In the 14 years since the Maryland legislature approved red light cameras, about 200 of the ticket-issuing machines have been installed in the state, according
ENVIRONMENT: Offshore wind debate set to continue
ENVIRONMENT — Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the
CRIME: After Silver Spring flash robbery, stores seek harsher penalties
In less than 10 minutes, 78 teenagers and young adults cycled through a 7-Eleven and emptied the shelves of candy bars, snacks and drinks. Before police arrived, they
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Montgomery lawmakers push panhandling ban — again
Vanita Smith sat in the grassy median of New Hampshire Avenue, her body balled-up underneath her blue poncho to keep warm. When the traffic light at Lockwood Drive turned

























