Charles R Boutin

The young guns Dels. Dereck E. Davis of Prince George's County and Peter A. Hammen of Baltimore, the youngest committee chairmen in the legislature, got stuck with two of the toughest issues - BGE rate increases and stem-cell research, respectively. The...

The national debate over same-sex unions lands squarely in Maryland this month, as legislators and lobbyists mobilize for a series of noisy battles over how gay couples will be treated in the eyes of state law. Lawmakers on both sides of the issue are...

Years will pass before young Joshua Taylor Ehrlich realizes that not all newborns receive embroidered bibs from the White House or balloon bouquets from actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. By then, Joshua will have outgrown the University of...

Four gay Marylanders wed this week in San Francisco say they want their marriages recognized in this state and have been contacted by the American Civil Liberties Union about becoming test cases in a judicial showdown, though none plan to file a lawsuit...

Del. Dan K. Morhaim doubts Maryland restaurants would go to the dogs if dogs could go to Maryland restaurants. Inspired by Europe, where pets often accompany their masters as they dine out, the Baltimore County lawmaker has introduced a bill that would...

Measures that would reaffirm marriage in Maryland as valid only between a man and a woman sharply divided a House committee yesterday. Hours into the 22-member Judiciary Committee's hearing, a session marked by accusations of bigotry and religious...

Maryland lawmakers are considering clamping down on the fancy meals, theater tickets and expensive trips lavished on doctors by pharmaceutical companies trying to persuade health care professionals to prescribe their medications. "The system bothers me,"...

Recap of The Sun's endorsements for the Nov. 5, 2002 election GOVERNOR Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) -------------------- ATTORNEY GENERAL J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) -------------------- BALTIMORE CITY YES to Questions A through N, P -------------...