think tanks

Some things are binary. They either are or they aren't. You can't be sort of pregnant or partially certifiable; it's one or the other — like being a Yankees or a Red Sox fan.

The job market is so terrible for young adults — and has been now for years — that it's reached crisis proportions, according to a new report from the Washington-based Brookings Institution.

Police agencies weigh officer-worn cameras

How will neo-cons justify a war with Iran now that it has a moderate president?

Nearly 1,000 guns were reported lost or stolen from federally licensed gun dealers in Maryland last year, the third-highest number of any state in the country, according to a federal report released this week.

More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called Monday for "bold reforms" to fix a looming financial shortfall, including requiring city workers to contribute to their pensions, charging residents for trash collection, asking firefighters to work longer hours and cutting the city work force by 10 percent over time.

Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith, a Bowie Democrat, is asking the Prince George's County Delegation to convene a task force to review current and best practices for the county school board, in regards to the composition, qualifications and compensation of board members

Think tank, Maryland attorney general's office differ over whether state is prosecuting enough Chesapeake Bay polluters

Geography and quirks of the tax code allow Gov. Martin O'Malley to spend with the support of the federal government.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has named an advisory panel to assist in the search for the city's next police commissioner following the retirement of Frederick H. Bealefeld III.

As Catholic institutions across the country sue the Obama administration over new health insurance rules, Baltimore's new archbishop is scheduled to speak in Washington this week at a conference focusing on "Rising Threats to American Religious Freedom."

A new report calls on the Baltimore region to rethink economic development, pointing to a worrying trend: a mounting share of low-wage jobs shutting more and more residents out of the middle class

A group of five Anne Arundel County mothers is trying to launch a national movement to push back the start time of high schools, saying the health, safety and educational achievement of their children is at stake.

Scientists, economists, politicians, educators and even an artist gathered in Annapolis Monday to mark the launch of an unusual new University of Maryland think tank that aims to bring academic disciplines together to tackle thorny environmental issues.

Mark Pincus tops list of Greediest Americans

Columnist and her right-wing cohorts should leave Maryland for less-green pastures

An FBI subcommittee made recommendations Tuesday at a meeting in Baltimore to create a new federal definition of rape, moving the agency a step closer to updating the way it counts sex crimes for the first time in more than 80 years.

Howard County residents will soon add banana peels, egg shells and even old pizza boxes, in addition to bottles and cans, to their recycling through a new county collection program starting in September.

A string of GOP heavyweights, including several presidential candidates, have campaigned in Maryland in recent months, despite the state's reputation as a Democratic stronghold. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is to visit this week.