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: ANTON VAN DE MOTTER AND AMANDA ALLEN Some college students have experienced difficulty adjusting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, facing elevated rates…
By Jennifer Mandato The Maryland congressional delegation is pushing legislation to protect and enhance the natural resources throughout Southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay…
By Callan Tansill-Suddath A bill that would require the Maryland Department of Health to create and implement a two-year plan for COVID-19 recovery by…
By Rachel Logan, Julia Arbutus and Pierce Panagakos When Novavax Inc. received $1.6 billion last year from the federal government to speed testing and…
By Audrey Decker Signing up to speak at a bill hearing or file written testimony on pending legislation got harder — and for some,…
By Laina Miller, Clara Longo de Freitas and Aneeta Mathur-Ashton On a bipartisan vote of 56-44, the U.S. Senate Tuesday asserted the constitutionality of…
By Ryan McFadden Lawmakers are pushing for a statewide mandate requiring every police department in Maryland to equip officers with body cameras. But the…
By Ryan McFadden Over the last 10 years, Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services has seen a decline in admissions into its seven detention facilities…
By Maria Trovato and Kamisha Walker Outside Henderson-Hopkins School in East Baltimore every Friday, cars line up for blocks and people pushing carts walk…
By Kimberly Escobar and Megan Sayles A year ago, Katherine Banegas-Bonilla, 17, had to worry only about managing her classes at Baltimore City College,…