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"A year into a new effort to expand health coverage, recession-weary Marylanders are flocking to the state's Medicaid program in numbers far greater than expected, costing the state $50 million more in the process," The Baltimore Sun reports.

By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic News Service BALTIMORE - As the state prepares a public review of newly drafted protocols for administering the death penalty, the leader of the Maryland Catholic Conference has vowed to speak out about how capital punishment is applied.

Marylanders may be bucking a holiday travel trend. Despite predictions that July 4th travel will be down nearly 2 percent nationwide, the number of Marylanders expected to travel this holiday weekend will dip -- but only by about half a percent, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. About 709,000 Maryland residents will travel 50 miles or more round trip ...

A new poll shows that despite the struggling economy, voters support expanding health coverage to more Marylanders.

The Maryland Office of Legislative Audits says Kent County's Circuit Court Clerk didn't properly report convictions for serious driving violations to the state's motor vehicle administration.

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Public Health Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 5:00 PDT An elderly Baltimore metro area resident with serious underlying medical conditions and a novel H1N1 influenza virus infection has died, according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ...

While Maryland Vehicle Emissions testing can be a little frustrating due to the fees, meeting the due date, and taking the time out of your day to get it done, it is beneficial to our environment.

The National Organization for Women has chosen a new president. Terry O'Neill was elected at the organization's 3-day national conference in Indianapolis.

Question : What ever happened to John Leopold, a former state legislator and Hawaii's unsuccessful 1978 Republican candidate for governor? Answer : Leopold is now holding public office in Maryland and battling charges of sexual harassment.

Marylanders are celebrating the state's 375th birthday at Historic St. Mary's City in southern Maryland.

Maryland health officials said they've confirmed 305 cases of swine flu in the state.

In this 2006 photo, racers fly down the hill during a Central Maryland Soap Box Derby Association's American Rally at the Park and Ride on East Patrick Street.

Maryland lawmakers began a review of the state's electricity markets, hearing from the state's top utility regulator who criticized reliability auctions designed to ensure adequate supplies during peak demand periods.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot says state tax collections were down nearly 20 percent last month compared to May 2008.

The chamber rejected a Republican-led effort to alter proposed restrictions on capital punishment in Maryland and have advanced a plan that death penalty opponents say will help guard against the possibility of executing an innocent person.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch have asked a government trade group to remove Maryland from the company of Tennessee and Oklahoma in its Southern region and place it with New York and Vermont in the Eastern division.

Little by little, Republican women are losing their voice in the General Assembly, part of a larger trend in which fewer women are serving in the Maryland legislature.

Maryland Rep. Roscoe Bartlett isn't happy about getting passed over for the new top Republican position on the Armed Services Committee.

Maryland has joined with other states in opposing Chrysler's unlawful efforts to terminate dealerships, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said Tuesday.