From the Maryland Reporter website:

KANE DEBUTS Ehrlich would have his new LG candidate Mary Kane handle criminal justice and small business if they win in November, reports Annie Linskey of the Sun. Read John Wagner's Post story on Kane's first day on the campaign trail here. The two visi...

By Patrick Madden

The number of people traveling for the July 4th holiday is expected to be up dramatically this year. AAA Mid-Atlantic is predicting a nearly 20 percent increase from a year ago. At a gas station in Maryland 's Montgomery County some travelers are getting out of town early...

By Matt Bush

Former Maryland governor Bob Ehrlich is hoping his running mate will help him make a bigger splash in Montgomery County.

The Republican tapped Mary Kane to be on his ticket. Kane lives in Potomac, and served as Ehrlich's secretary of state during his term as governor. She...

By Sylvia Carignan

Baltimore’s proposed zoning code could mean more jobs and fresh, locally-grown food for city residents. The new code would introduce community gardens and farm stands into the city’s recognized land uses.

Although the city will not proactively create spaces for urba...

By Patrick Madden

The number of people traveling for the July 4th holiday is expected to be up dramatically this year. AAA Mid-Atlantic is predicting a nearly 20 percent increase from a year ago. At a gas station in Maryland 's Montgomery County some travelers are getting out of town early...

By Matt Bush

Former Maryland governor Bob Ehrlich is hoping his running mate will help him make a bigger splash in Montgomery County.

The Republican tapped Mary Kane to be on his ticket. Kane lives in Potomac, and served as Ehrlich's secretary of state during his term as governor. She...

By Sylvia Carignan

Baltimore’s proposed zoning code could mean more jobs and fresh, locally-grown food for city residents. The new code would introduce community gardens and farm stands into the city’s recognized land uses.

Although the city will not proactively create spaces for urba...

Yesterday afternoon, on the eve of the Fourth of July recess, the House passed yet another extension of unemployment benefits.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...

By Jonathan Wilson

Virginia's Governor Bob McDonnell is hoping to attract more trucking firms to title and register their fleets in the Commonwealth.

McDonnell issued a proclamation this week that expedites the safety inspection process for commercial motor vehicles traveling on Virgi...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) Three Russian spy suspects are scheduled to return to court this afternoon. Federal authorities arrested Mikhail Semenko, Michael Zottoli and Patricia Mills at their Arlington, Va., homes this week and charged them with being foreign agents. They were among 11 people taken...

By Natalie Neumann

After a mother and daughter drowned in the Potomac River on Memorial Day this year, the Potomac River Safety Task Force is taking extra precautions to prevent any river accidents this holiday weekend.

In the past 15 months the Potomac River has claimed the lives of...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) A federal judge has set a November 1 trial date for the former head of a major mortgage lending company accused of scheming to steal more than half a billion dollars from the government's financial bailout fund.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema set the date despite p...

By Sabri Ben-Achour

187 million pounds. That's how much nitrogen can safely be allowed into the bay, say scientists at the EPA. Last year, the bay got about 50 million pounds too much. Nitrogen, along with other nutrients, most notably phosphorous - flow into the bay and create giant corrid...

By Natalie Neumann

Maryland's Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland are still under water restrictions, including no outdoor water use and limited indoor use.

Crews working to repair a 96-inch pipe in Potomac say the burden on customers could have been much worse if sens...

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) President Barack Obama on Friday cast the state of the economy in upbeat terms, declaring that it was headed in the right direction even as employers slashed payrolls last month for the first time in half a year. The unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent.

By David Schultz

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is demanding more authority over how Metro spends the Commonwealth's money. He wants to appoint his representatives to Metro's Board of Directors. But McDonnell is backing off threats to withhold funding from Metro until it agreed to his dema...

By Natalie Neumann

Maryland's Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland are still under water restrictions, including no outdoor water use and limited indoor use.

Crews working to repair a 96-inch pipe in Potomac say the burden on customers could have been much worse if sens...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) A federal judge has set a November 1 trial date for the former head of a major mortgage lending company accused of scheming to steal more than half a billion dollars from the government's financial bailout fund.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema set the date despite p...

By Jonathan Wilson

In Virginia, Prince William County's top elected leader says President Obama's speech on immigration did nothing to slow his push for tougher immigration enforcement across the Commonwealth.

Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chair Corey Stewart says the Pre...

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I’m Elizabeth Wynne Johnson of Capitol News Connection.

This Week in Congress…

In his final years, his appearances at the Capitol grew increasingly rare. But each time he arrived, a frail Senator Robert C. Byrd never failed to croak out a certain familiar phrase – part g...

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) President Barack Obama on Friday cast the state of the economy in upbeat terms, declaring that it was headed in the right direction even as employers slashed payrolls last month for the first time in half a year. The unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent.

By David Schultz

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is demanding more authority over how Metro spends the Commonwealth's money. He wants to appoint his representatives to Metro's Board of Directors. But McDonnell is backing off threats to withhold funding from Metro until it agreed to his dema...