ANNAPOLIS – When Garrett County Chamber of Commerce President Charlie Ross sees the spike in sales taxes the county has sent to the state over the last five years, he does not see money going out of the county

ANNAPOLIS – Four of Maryland’s smallest counties saw some of the biggest increases in sales taxes per person between 2001 and 2006, according to figures from the Maryland Comptroller’s Office

ANNAPOLIS – Things just got a little brighter in Annapolis, but not because all the politicians have left town until January

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland faces “a critical shortage of electricity capacity that could force mandatory usage restrictions, such as rolling blackouts, by 2011 or 2012” unless action is taken soon, a state panel warned Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland needs to change its mortgage laws, improve outreach to vulnerable borrowers and create emergency funds for families in mortgage trouble if it is going to stem a rising foreclosure rate, a task force said Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – Retailers are not the only businesses who reap big profits on the day after Thanksgiving — for plumbers, it’s known as Black Friday, too

ANNAPOLIS – As soon as she started taking down the Halloween decorations from her Annapolis crafts store, Natalie Silitch replaced them with silver-frosted pine cones, grinning reindeer with evergreen antlers, and angel tree-toppers

ANNAPOLIS – What kids want, kids get

ANNAPOLIS – The House pushed forward major bills on slot machines and Medicaid expansion Saturday, as lawmakers began a rush to finish a mountain of work left in the special session, perhaps as early as Sunday

ANNAPOLIS – The House Ways and Means Committee voted Friday to add three new brackets to the personal income tax structure and increase the corporate income tax to 8