Maryland Women Come to Washington to Drum Up Support for Million Mom March

WASHINGTON – Most of the elected officials had already had their say, but when Carole Price got up to speak Wednesday in the shadow of the Capitol, the crowd got a little more attentive and the applause grew a little more enthusiastic

Study Shows Low-Income Maryland Taxpayers Face More IRS Audits

WASHINGTON – For the first time in modern history, low-income Maryland taxpayers have a greater chance of being audited than higher-income individuals, according to a study released this week

Moms Who Lost Their Children Fight to Keep Their Rights on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Roberta Roper and Teresa Baker had already lost their most precious possessions when their children were murdered in separate incidents

Bowie Man Sentenced to 10 Years for 1997 Cross Burning at Bowie High School

WASHINGTON – A Bowie man has been sentenced to 10 years without parole for his part in a 1997 cross burning at Bowie High School, federal prosecutors said Tuesday

What Price for Privacy? Motor Vehicle Administration Puts It at $1.1 Million

WASHINGTON – A new law restricting the release of personal information from drivers licenses will cost Maryland about $1

Open Parole Hearing Gives Domestic Violence Victim a Chance to Face Abuser

BALTIMORE – Shaune Tilghman came face to face Friday with James Ray, the man who she said menaced her with a butcher knife last year and who is now serving a prison sentence for abusing her

Experts Say Internet, TV Are Breeding a Younger Generation of Couch Potatoes

WASHINGTON – Bethesda mom Paula Kaplan, a school health volunteer, said she and her husband have always exercised and have encouraged their three sons to be active

Catonsville Dad Asks Congress to Help Families as Autism Cases Rise

WASHINGTON – Kenneth Curtis of Catonsville talks for a living, but the radio personality said it was difficult to tell a congressional committee Thursday about his son’s autism and ask for more government research and support

Religious Freedom Has a Prayer in Washington After Waldorf Man’s Court Win

WASHINGTON – Maryland evangelist Pierre Bynum said he will return to the Capitol to lead tourists in prayer aimed at the government, after a federal judge this week upheld his First Amendment right to do so

Maryland Hospitals Anxious Over House Action on Organ Transplants

WASHINGTON – All eight members of Maryland’s congressional delegation voted against a bill Tuesday that would derail a Clinton administration plan to send more organs to areas where they are most urgently needed for transplant