Martin O'Malley News

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.

Assault rifles-banned. Gun buying-limited. The governor signs Maryland's tough new gun law, and it's already meeting major resistance.

Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that Frank Weathersbee, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney, will take a new role on the Maryland State Parole Commission in June.

Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, announced Thursday he has renewed his invitation for gun manufacturer Beretta USA to move from Maryland to Indiana.

A Maryland woman who says she lost work because she was pregnant became the voice for a new law protecting mothers in the workplace.

Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law the "Restroom Access Act". It allows those living with inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, to have easier access to bathrooms in restaurants, outlet malls and places where a public restroom isn't easily accessible.

A five-and-a-half year roller coaster ride of emotions for Lynn Dodenhoff comes full swing with the signing of the Sheddy-Bennett Act.

Maryland State Senate President Thomas "Mike" Miller Jr. , left, and Speaker of the House Michael Busch , right, flank Maryland Gov.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on May 16 signed into law a bill to fund low-cost sterilization of cats and dogs in the state.

Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed a bill recently passed by the General Assembly that gives Maryland some of the country's strictest gun-control laws.

O'Reilly vs. O'Malley. The governor is taking heat from the cable news host because of corruption in Maryland jails - and both men are fighting back.