Maryland Swine Flu Deaths Hit 30

WASHINGTON – Eleven more H1N1-related deaths have been reported in Maryland, bringing the state’s total to 30, according to the Maryland Public Health Services, but there is evidence the illness is in decline here

O’Malley: Port Deal Will Bring Larger Ships, 5,700 Jobs

BALTIMORE – A new long-term partnership between the Port of Baltimore and the largest terminal operator in the country, Ports America, will bring 5,700 jobs and $15

Frederick Cattle Farmer’s Barn Shortlisted for Soup-Up

UNION BRIDGE – For most of his life, Jay Mackenzie wanted to own a farm

Board of Public Works Cuts Spending by Additional $364 Million

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Public Works cut an additional $364 million from the fiscal 2010 operating budget Wednesday, pushing the total reductions to $1

Md. Couple Bolsters Senate Dems’ Call for Middle-Class Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON – The struggle to maintain affordable health care coverage may end a Maryland family’s 14-year “good run” of operating their own businesses

Ashes to Ashes — Burial Becomes Environmentally Conscious

WASHINGTON – Norma Hooks described laying her sister, Leona Miller, to rest in the Chesapeake Bay as a “wonderful experience

Weather Scuttles Interpretive Buoy’s Launch Party

ANNAPOLIS – A new buoy about to be set at the mouth of the Severn River off the coast of Annapolis will be the seventh in a series of high-tech buoys able to transmit real-time water and weather condition data to scientists

State Looks Forward Past Grim Budget Outlook

ANNAPOLIS – State revenues may be on the rise after plummeting over the last two years, according to the Maryland Department of Legislative Services

Cardin: Keep Abortion Rules Out of Health Care Reform Bill

WASHINGTON – Abortion prohibitions do not belong in a health care reform bill because they are two separate issues, said Maryland Democratic Sen