ANNAPOLIS – A decision may be near on the final resting place for the partial remains of about 500 Maryland Piscataway Indians held for more than 50 years by the Maryland Historical Trust and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are expected to reopen the abortion debate during the coming General Assembly session, particularly focusing on the recent approval of the abortion drug mifepristone

WASHINGTON – Expanding a federal health care program to cover low-income parents, not just their children, will be among the top issues for state legislatures nationwide next year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures

ANNAPOLIS – It takes years for the Maryland Board of Nursing to take disciplinary action against negligent nurses, including four whose actions resulted in patient deaths, according to a study of probation records done by Capital News Service

ANNAPOLIS – Six years ago, Debra Shantz Liebrecht was the only registered nurse for about 70 residents at Sunrise at Kensington, an assisted-living facility in Kensington

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate will begin televising chamber deliberations and committee hearings in February

ANNAPOLIS – A new regional transportation authority is one of the top priorities for House Speaker Casper R

ANNAPOLIS –

Police officers must have a strong reason to stop and frisk a suspect, the Court of Special Appeals ruled Wednesday in a Rockville case

ANNAPOLIS – This Thanksgiving, some Maryland American Indians are hopeful their bid for state recognition is nearing a close

ANNAPOLIS – With leases of voting equipment in most of the Maryland’s jurisdictions ending within the next four years, the state is in an excellent position to go for a standardized statewide voting system, said election officials