Census Says State Had Long Average Commute, High Number of ‘Extreme’ Commutes

WASHINGTON – On the days that she doesn’t telecommute, Sharon Cook said it takes her more than an hour to get from her home in Boonsboro to work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg

Maryland’s Per Capita Personal Income Remains Among Highest in Nation

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s per capita personal income grew 4

Court Says Water Company Cannot Block Calvert County from Providing Service

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that Chesapeake Ranch Water Co

Kids Quiz Capitol Hill Staffers on Constitution, Stump Some, on ‘Liberty Day’

WASHINGTON – They swarmed the offices of U

State Would Get $3.38 Billion in Highway Funds Over Six Years in House Bill

WASHINGTON – Maryland would receive $3

Census Says State’s High School Population Grew at Faster Rate than Nation’s

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s high-school age population grew by 10,598 people from 2003 to 2004, making it one of the fastest-growing age groups in the state, according to Census Bureau estimates scheduled to be released Thursday

National Report Rates 45 Percent of Maryland Urban Roads Poor or Mediocre

WASHINGTON – Nearly half of Maryland’s major urban roads are “poor” or “mediocre” as well as congested, according to a report card on the nation’s infrastructure scheduled for release Wednesday

Bankers and Businesses Support Federal Bill to Restrict Bankruptcy Protection

WASHINGTON – Supporters of a federal bankruptcy reform bill say the plan’s tougher regulations would only apply to people who make more than the median income in their state — which, in Maryland, was $82,363 for a family of four in 2003

State’s Foreign-Born Population Continues to Climb, Analysts Say

WASHINGTON – The number of foreign-born Maryland residents grew by as many as 249,000 people between 2000 and 2004, according to one estimate, an influx of immigrants that is forcing local governments to respond