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Ellicott City, Md.'s Main Street was turned into a raging river on Sunday, in a catastrophe that followed another flash flood in 2016. The water wrecked storefronts and left cars strewn amid debris on Monday.

Flash Flood Tears Through Maryland Town For Second Time In Two Years

5:57pm May 28, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Less than two years after what had been called a "once in a 1,000 years" flood in 2016, Ellicott City, Md., sees its historic downtown ravaged anew. One man remains missing.

Washington, D.C., is competing against its suburbs in Virginia and Maryland for Amazon's second headquarters.

D.C. Un-United: Amazon's Second HQ Pits City Vs. Its Suburbs

1:16pm May 04, 2018

Amazon is working on a whittled-down list of cities where it might build the second headquarters. Among the bidders, Washington, D.C., stands out for competing against two of its next-door neighbors.

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Maryland's overturned law restricted the price of generic drugs, and had been hailed as a model for other states. It's one of a number of state initiatives designed to combat rapidly rising drug prices.

Federal Appeals Court Finds State's Drug Price-Gouging Law Unconstitutional

1:10pm April 17, 2018

by Shefali Luthra

Legal analysts say the decision to overturn Maryland's law could slow momentum for other states that are attempting to take action to curb high drug costs.

Members of the Maryland House of Delegates convene at the state house in Annapolis, Md., on the first day of the state's 2018 legislative session.

Maryland Delegate Says Her Dad, A State Senator, Suggested Conversion Therapy To Her

8:25pm April 05, 2018

by Adrienne St. Clair

Maryland Senator Bryan Simonaire voted against a state ban on conversion therapy. Later, his daughter, Meagan, a state delegate, voted for the ban, saying her parents urged her to do it as a teenager.

Adnan Syed, subject of the podcast Serial, is escorted from a courthouse in February 2016. An appellate court has upheld a previous decision to vacate Syed's 2000 conviction

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'Serial' Subject Adnan Syed Deserves A New Trial, Appeals Court Rules

8:39pm March 29, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Maryland's second-highest court has upheld a ruling vacating Syed's murder conviction, which the hit podcast covered. Syed will be retried in a lower court, provided Thursday's ruling isn't appealed.

This image, provided by the Library of Congress, shows the cover of a collection of Confederate songs published in 1861, which includes "Maryland, My Maryland." State lawmakers want to retire it as Maryland's official state song but not erase it.

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Maryland Gets Closer To Retiring State Song That Calls Northerners 'Scum'

7:15pm March 16, 2018

by Amy Held

"Maryland, My Maryland," written early in the Civil War, praises the Confederacy. State senators now have voted to reclassify the song as "historical."

The Maryland Senate approved a bill on Monday that would require candidates on a presidential ticket to release their tax returns in order to appear on the state's ballot. The Maryland State House in Annapolis is seen here in 2007.

Md. Senate Passes Bill Requiring Presidential Candidates To Release Tax Returns

12:49pm March 06, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The bill follows President Trump's refusal to release his tax returns. Governors elsewhere have vetoed similar legislation, citing concerns about constitutionality.

Vasectomies are more common among men over age 36 and those with higher education.

Maryland's No-Cost Vasectomy Law May Leave Some Patients Behind

5:00am February 14, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

State officials seeking to cover birth control methods for both men and women are trying to make sure the new law doesn't conflict with federal rules for health savings accounts.

Ben Jealous was the NAACP's youngest president and one of Bernie Sanders' earliest supporters. Jealous then became a venture capitalist investing in startups. Now he is seeking office in Maryland.

The Left-Wing Tech Investor Running For Governor

5:48pm November 25, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

A man with an eclectic career — youngest president of the NAACP, Silicon Valley tech investor — wants to be the governor of Maryland. NPR spent two days with him on the campaign trail.

Workers use a crane to lift the monument dedicated to former Chief Justice of the United States Roger Taney in Annapolis, Md., early Friday. The State House Trust voted Wednesday to remove the statue from its grounds.

Maryland State House Removes Statue Of Judge Who Wrote Dred Scott Decision

1:57pm August 18, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The infamous 1857 decision upheld slavery and declared that blacks were not citizens. Maryland's State House Trust voted Wednesday to remove the statue from its grounds, where it stood for 145 years.