Martin O'Malley News

The board of directors of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation approved the Commission's recommendation to fund 31 new proposals with the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund's FY2013 budget.

Transit advocates got a mixed bag of news about the Purple Line, a proposed light rail system that would connect Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.

Gov. Martin O'Malley is swearing in a new head of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base.

New state-wide outreach programs have helped more than 15 child victims of human trafficking in the past five months alone, according to the governor's office.

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley recently announced that the show had returned to production in the state, as producers take advantage of a tax credit it offers to film productions.

A television ad will begin airing in the Baltimore area that praises the gun-control measure recently signed by Gov.

Governor O'Malley signs new gun control legislation into law this week, but the fight over firearms is far from over.

A new law in Maryland aims to increase the likelihood that people's lives will be saved by smoke alarms during a fire, officials said.

By Patch Staff It was a big week for Maryland, with a visit by the first lady and a heads up for a sixth casino in the state.

Now that the 2013 legislative session has wrapped - including gubernatorial action on all the bills - it's time to review the term by the numbers.

US president Barack Obama talked about his belief in "rising and thriving" middle class as "the true engine of economic growth" at his ordinary weekly address.

Two of the most controversial bills Maryland state lawmakers grappled with this session became law Thursday.

It's the year of the cicadas. Soon these dormant pests will emerge from their holes in the ground to start making their annoying mating sounds.

Gov. Martin O'Malley finished last among a field of 2016 Democratic Presidential hopefuls, according to a poll released by New England College .

Two sponsors of the Maryland Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights are defending the 2010 law against FBI criticism that it was ineffective in deterring alleged corruption at a state-run Baltimore jail.

Is better electricity service in the future for Montgomery County? Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner-chair of the council's Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee-is pushing to make that happen.

Gov. Martin O'Malley signed Maryland's increased gas tax into law Thursday, and announced $1.2 billion of new road and transit projects that would be built with the new revenue.

The HOPE initiative, a program started by the administration of Gov. Martin O'Malley to preserve homeownership by helping prevent foreclosures, was awarded the Maryland Access to Justice Commission's Executive Branch Award for 2013.

Obama is to fly by helicopter Friday about 40 miles north to Baltimore, which has had its share of tough times in the move from an industrial to service economy.