Capital News Service is a student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The service has bureaus in College Park, Annapolis and Washington.
By Brooks DuBose Jailing a person for an unpaid debt has been illegal for almost two centuries in the United States. But in Maryland,…
By Daniel Oyefusi and Jake Gluck Only 40 out of the 188 legislators in the Maryland General Assembly passed at least 50 percent of…
Wade Davis called Navient’s customer service in March, hoping to adjust the payment plan for his student loan. Davis, 36, a freelance musician seeking…
Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) will speak at a “Politics and Eggs” event in New Hampshire Tuesday morning as pundits wonder whether…
By JAY CANNON Maryland officials have joined a host of congressmen in opposing the Trump administration’s plan to start underwater seismic testing along the…
By JAY CANNON After nearly 150 years of calling Baltimore home, the Preakness Stakes could be leaving the city in 2021, a move that…
Justices on the Supreme Court questioned whether the Bladensburg Peace Cross is a religious symbol that must be removed or defended as a secular…
When Steven Lowe first saw a 40-foot cross in a median strip in Bladensburg 30 years ago, he was too busy to think much…
By Natalie Jones In the three months since its implementation, Maryland’s “red flag” gun safety law has prompted more than 300 protective orders across…
In the cinder-block group cells at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, you might find a defendant accused of murder sitting beside a…