WASHINGTON – A large and dirty problem continues to percolate underneath Maryland’s towns and cities, unseen and out of mind, flowing into the Chesapeake Bay: aging sewer systems

ANNAPOLIS – Six municipalities across Maryland had budget deficits going into fiscal 2009 that are by and large still being paid off, according to an audit report presented by Robert Garman of the Office of Legislative Audits

WASHINGTON – Swine flu vaccines are now available to all Marylanders, state health officials announced Tuesday, discarding the protocol that gave priority to the groups most in need

BALTIMORE – The Mattawoman Creek — and planned construction of the Cross-County Connector in Charles County — will, for some, be an indication of the effectiveness of the latest round of Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts

WASHINGTON – Immunization against the new swine flu virus became even more important this week after the discovery of antiviral-drug-resistant infections in Maryland, experts said

ANNAPOLIS – Even with all the painful reductions to this year’s budget, next year’s revenue shortfall is predicted to be nearly twice as large, as much as $2 billion, creating a real challenge for Maryland legislators assigned to draft a budget the state can afford

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WASHINGTON – Marylanders will not see any immediate changes to their health insurance coverage in light of the new breast cancer screening recommendations, health officials and insurance companies said

BALTIMORE – Malcolm Clark worked as a nurse support technician in the operating room of an area hospital when he first began using and selling drugs

EDMONSTON – This tiny town of 1,500, is soon to join the ranks of the country’s environmentally elite — towns like Seattle and Portland — with the reconstruction of Decatur Street into a new green street