Bill would require financial disclosure forms posted online

A special committee on ethics reform set up by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller will propose legislation that would put the financial disclosure forms of legislators and top state officials online next year and eliminate a requirement that filers be told the names of people who examine those...

Senate panel considers indoor tanning ban for teens

A state senator wants to prevent teenagers from using electric tanning beds.

Groups find some localities lag in Bay cleanup plans

A coalition of environmental groups has handed out mixed grades for the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plans every county in Maryland prepared late last year.

Former Ehrlich aide announces support for same-sex marriage

The only GOP lawmaker to support same-sex marriage so far is Sen. Allan Kittleman, of Howard County, but some influential Republican Marylanders are beginning to weigh in.

Maryland Politics: Bill would put ethics disclosures online

A special committee on ethics reform set up by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller will propose legislation that would put the financial disclosure forms of legislators and top state officials online next year and eliminate a requirement that filers be told the names of people who examine...

Board OKs razing prison buildings

The Board of Public Works gave the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services approval Wednesday to dismantle 14 of the 16 buildings that made up the old House of Correction in Jessup.

State workers to get new pharmacy plan

Board of Public Works awards contested $2.4 billion contract

State taxes to go 'virtually paperless'

Comptroller Peter Franchot said Wednesday that he planned to make the process of filing income taxes in Maryland "virtually paperless" by 2014.

Lawmakers debate ban on arsenic in chicken feed

Chicken farmers nationwide have stopped feeding their flocks a drug containing arsenic since a 2011 government study suggested the cancer-causing metal may be tainting poultry, but Maryland lawmakers are still struggling with whether to ban the once-widespread practice.

MD's GOP pols in DC get low grades from greens

Maryland native at center of Komen controversy steps down

The resignation of Maryland native Karen Handel from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation on Tuesday could be a first step toward the organization's recovery from a week of negative headlines, comments and tweets. But crisis communications experts say Handel's departure alone won't be enough...

Md. bill aims to strengthen distracted driving laws

Maryland lawmakers want to enable police to pull someone over if they are talking on a handheld cell phone while driving.

Henson trial to begin after judge declines to dismiss case

Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in the election fraud case against veteran political consultant Julius Henson after a Baltimore judge rejected a defense request to throw out the charges.

Annapolis Alderman Kirby to appear in election board inquiry

Annapolis Alderman Kenneth A. Kirby will appear Wednesday night before the city's election board as the panel investigates whether Kirby, who does not have a permanent home, is meeting residency requirements.

O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage

Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees.

In video, Al Sharpton supports same-sex marriage in Maryland

MSNBC commentator Rev. Al Sharpton cut a web video supporting same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland and hosted MD Gov. Martin O'Malley on his cable show this evening to talk about the issue.

O'Malley says California ruling could help push for Maryland's same-sex marriage bill

Gov.Martin O'Malley said a federal court's ruling that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional could buoy his push to legalize the unions in Maryland.

Md. Politics: Senator's office backtracks as Nittany Lions roar

Even in the throes of the worst scandal in the university's history, fans of the Penn State Nittany Lions are capable of rising up in defense of their school's name.

Bill would OK table games and casino site in P.G. Co.

A measure introduced in the Maryland Senate on Monday night would allow table games like blackjack at casinos and make it possible to build a casino in Prince George's County.

Franchot takes aim at gas tax

Roundtable will showcase industry foes of O'Malley plan