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Larry Hogan says he is committed to access to birth control but calls the Hobby Lobby decision a manufactured political issue.

The Hobby Lobby case may not affect Maryland directly, but the next governor's views on women's reproductive health matter.

Misreporting the Hobby Lobby decision

Asking employers to pay for contraception makes it their business, along with the business of taxpayers and a bunch of bureaucrats in Washington.

The Hobby Lobby decision makes the case for Supreme Court term limits.

The Hobby Lobby ruling is in effect the imposition of religion masquerading as freedom of religion, writes Leonard Pitts Jr.

Two laws sunset this year no longer requiring law enforcement to provide Maryland with information on traffic stops and SWAT operations

The court was right in Hobby Lobby decision

With Hobby Lobby decision, extremist views are now mainstream

Renovation could make the Havre de Grace Opera House a star attraction

Hobby Lobby ruling an affront to women's rights

There's no constitutional right to free contraceptives

Hobby Lobby decision is about denying women health care

Judicial activism at work in Hobby Lobby decision

Every year, the Towson Fourth of July Parade picks a local community to spotlight. This year's honoree is more than a single community. It's more like a village. The Orokawa Family Center Y in Towson, 600 West Chesapeake Avenue, serves 10,000 people annually, the better to do so after an extensive renovation.

Atholton High School's Miles Walker recently captured the state's top prize in an American Legion national government instruction program, an accomplishment that for the 16-year old rising senior is nearly 16 years in the making.

Majority opinion in contraceptive case correctly upheld religious faith

City in zone between Germans, English and Scotch-Irish

At Planned Parenthood of Maryland, we are deeply troubled by the roll-back in access to reproductive care that the court's decisions represent. Bosses are now able to interfere with their employees' access to birth control. Picketers can continue to harass women seeking care including birth control, breast health exams and the many life-saving services that women's health centers provide. It is hard to believe that in 2014 we are still struggling to provide women even the most basic health care

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report:

14 communities in north Baltimore have partnered to create the Baltimore Broadband Campaign. We want to demonstrate that, through the intelligent use of existing fiber infrastructure and the installation of new fiber where necessary, an economically viable, competitive broadband service is possible in the city. And it need not come from Comcast or Verizon: there are over 800 fiber optic providers of various types in the United States. Apparently, though, none have yet seen adequate economic

Allowing for-profit companies to opt out of contraceptive mandate sets troubling precedent that extends religion's reach and diminishes individual rights

Gov. Martin O'Malley sharply criticized Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that certain corporations can cite religious grounds in refusing to pay for employee's contraception coverage.

Tuesday, the University of Maryland officially joins the Big Ten athletic conference. This is a winning moment for both athletics and academics at Maryland.

"My America" consists of 21 monologues on such hot-button topics as race and religion and has been picked up by the streaming service Fandor

At just 24 years old, Ryan Nicotra is changing Harford County¿s theater scene.

Jose Arriaga has run out of excuses for missing work to watch the U.S. men's soccer team in the World Cup.

The Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case will determine whether government can force its beliefs on private citizens.

On June 10, Caves Valley Partners, a Towson-based development firm, announced a plan to build a $250 million mix of offices, apartments and stores on a three-block stretch of largely commercial properties in Sharp-Leadenhall. News of the project brought excitement to a community long overlooked for investment, while also reviving memories of the history of the broader neighborhood, where about 3,000 people were relocated and more than 300 inhabited homes demolished as part of urban renewal

Maryland voters head to the polls Tuesday to resolve the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor, and to nominate scores more politicians for November's general election.

A Catonsville jeweler seduced by the beauty of a 19th century mansion is to sell the Owings Mills property at auction next week.

Move from Power Plant Live! will allow the club to book bigger acts, seat a larger audience and serve dinner entries for the first time.

For members of the Romano family, Tuesday night was the start of trying to let go of the anger that has burdened many of them since the brutal rape and murder of Dawn Marie Garvin nearly 27 years ago.

Decision denying trademark to Redskins underscores the need to rename an NFL franchise that so many find offensive

In a nasty Republican primary, veteran Del. Steve Schuh has the edge over incumbent Laura Neuman because of his vision for Anne Arundel's future.

Five of the seven seats on the Anne Arundel County Council have contested primaries this year.

The Sun makes endorsements in selected Baltimore City races.

Formulating teas, tinctures, powders and creams will become routine for Donna Koczaja by summer's end. That's when her classes end and she begins her practice as a Western herbalist — on top of holding down her day job, that is. The Laurel resident has worked as a mechanical engineer for 18 years at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, which is located next door to the Maryland University of Integrative Health, the former Tai Sophia Institute.

Gansler attacks Mizeur over college record, lobbying

A r4ecap of the June 10 season premiere of "Pretty Little Liars," as Ezra awakens with some important news

The president of Harford County's Army Alliance told community leaders Tuesday that federal budget cuts and the uncertainty of any future BRAC process raise plenty of questions about the future of Aberdeen Proving Ground.