Security Tightens Around Trucking Industry

ANNAPOLIS- All trucks and commercial vehicles entering the southbound lanes of the Fort McHenry and Harbor tunnels in Baltimore are being pulled over and searched, while northbound vehicles were subject to random stops, said a Maryland Transportation Authority spokeswoman

Schaefer Presses Glendening for Terrorist Information

ANNAPOLIS – Comptroller William Donald Schaefer pressed Gov

New Agreement Aids Navy Technology Transfer Office

PATUXENT – Naval Air Warfare Center scientists Luis Gierbolini and Dennis Goss were searching for a simple solution to a challenging problem: find a way to clean aircraft oxygen lines without using Freon, which has been banned because it depletes ozone

Maryland Biotech Firms Expected at Front Line of New War

ANNAPOLIS – As the nation gears up for a war against terrorism, a handful of Maryland companies will play a major role in countering some of the most dangerous possible enemy weapons — biological and chemical agents

Terrorist Attacks Drive Investors to Safety of Gold, Treasury Bonds

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland gold dealers have been swamped with orders to buy gold coins and bars by nervous investors reacting to fears of a U

Maryland Model for States in Budget Trouble

ANNAPOLIS – With Maryland boasting a nearly $1 billion budget surplus at a time when the national economy is slumping, the state is one of the few that has not used temporary fixes and short-term gimmicks to alleviate its money woes, according to a Washington-based nonprofit organization that studies budgets

All Sides Agree: Save the Surplus

ANNAPOLIS – Republicans and Democrats agree, for now, that Maryland’s $153 million in newfound budget surplus should remain in the bank