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

TRANSPORTATION • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline before House and Senate committees Wednesday, saying Maryland needs to address

BIZ BUZZ • BY SARAH KRAUT Scroll to the bottom of the page to see a slideshow. In the basement of an unassuming Latino-owned cyber store on University Boulevard

ECONOMY • BY CAITLIN JOHNSTON and CARL STRAUMSHEIM, CNS Special Report A Montgomery County family of three — an adult, a preschooler and a school-age child — needs

CONGRESS • BY MARK MILLER, CNS Eight of the 10 members of Maryland's congressional delegation voted Friday to reject a bipartisan compromise on extending the payroll tax cut

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 • DAVE NYCZEPIR, CNS A bipartisan group of delegates wants to amend Maryland's constitution to prohibit the transfer of dedicated funds to the General Fund,

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 TIM EBNER, CNS Cash-strapped Maryland county leaders say they can't afford to pay their share of rising costs for schools and are asking

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.

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ED LEVY January 11, 2012, marks the beginning of the Maryland Legislature’s 430^th session.  The legislature has met since 1635, and its annual

Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged his commitment to job creation and solicited input from business leaders Friday on what he said will be a package of regulatory reforms and

HEALTH • Smokers in Maryland aren't provided enough help to quit, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. Maryland ranks third from the bottom of all

SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI A few weeks ago, I was on the Beltway half-listening to NPR when I heard something about the US economy

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen still wants to "go big" with the congressional "supercommittee," favoring $4 trillion in total deficit reduction over 10 years, even as he's unsure

In Maryland, a state with the nation's second-highest concentration of millionaires, there are a lot of eyes on President Obama's push for a "Buffet Rule" tax on the