WASHINGTON – Education, clean water programs, low-income home energy assistance and other key programs will suffer under the president’s proposed 2008 budget, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found in an analysis released Wednesday

WASHINGTON – Teachers are still overworked and underpaid, two Maryland educators told senators Thursday, despite various improvements in school programs and implementation of new classroom strategies

WASHINGTON – Maryland boasts the second-highest percentage of 2006 graduating seniors scoring 3 or higher on an advanced placement test, and contains the school with best performance among black students on key science tests, according to a College Board report released Tuesday

WASHINGTON – One in four registered Maryland voters approves of the job Bush is doing, his lowest approval rating in the state, and fewer than one in five support his handling of the Iraq war, according to a survey released Wednesday by a Maryland polling firm

WASHINGTON – Maryland collects less in taxes and fees than most other states relative to its economy, according to a study released Wednesday by the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute

WASHINGTON – Mental health patients deserve the same treatment under insurance plans as other medical patients, according to Rep

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WASHINGTON – A bill to force retail giant Wal-Mart to provide more health insurance for its workers was once again ruled invalid in a 4th U

WASHINGTON – The region’s three top leaders formally met Friday morning for the first time to discuss regional security strategies for the high-risk National Capital Region

WASHINGTON – Nearly 8,000 homeless people live in Maryland, according to an estimate released Wednesday by the National Alliance to End Homelessness — a population that is concentrated in Baltimore City and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties