Bush Calls the Union `Stronger Than Ever’ in Face of Foreign, Domestic Crises

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers who had hoped for President Bush to address both the nation’s domestic and foreign challenges in his State of the Union speech Tuesday said they got most of what they wanted

Maryland Lawmakers Like Bush’s Promises, Worry About the Details

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers who had hoped for President Bush to address both the nation’s domestic and foreign challenges in his State of the Union speech Tuesday said they got most of what they wanted

Increased Security Taking a More Visible Role at BWI; Passengers Coping

LINTHICUM – One week into the latest upgrade of security at airports across the country found Waymon Reddy standing in yet another line at Baltimore- Washington International Airport on Friday, waiting to have his luggage X-rayed for bombs

Democrats Give Themselves the Edge in New Congressional District Map

Democrats would gain an edge under a new congressional district map unveiled Thursday by Gov

Whitman Promises Changes Won’t Gut Clean Air Act, Reveals Little Else

WASHINGTON – Maryland Attorney General J

Industry-Funded Report Hails Air Quality Improvements, Says More Work Needed

WASHINGTON – Marylanders are breathing much cleaner air than they did 30 years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the Foundation for Clean Air Progress

Sweeping Lead-Paint Cleanup Pact to Affect More Than 5,800 Maryland Apartments

WASHINGTON – More than 5,800 Maryland apartments will be inspected for lead-based hazards and cleaned up, if necessary, under an agreement announced Wednesday by federal regulators and a Denver-based management company

U.S. Ocean Policy Commission Makes Chesapeake Bay Its First Stop

ANNAPOLIS – Rapid residential development along the Chesapeake Bay threatens the 3,600 species that live there, witnesses told the U

Court Orders Back Pay for Domestic Kept in `Slavery-Like’ Conditions by Couple

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a Gaithersburg man who harbored an illegal Brazilian immigrant under slavery-like conditions for almost two decades, and further ordered the man to give her 14 years of back pay