Despite Spirited Challenge, Hoyer’s Lock on 5th District Likely to Continue

WASHINGTON – Steny Hoyer is standing on a playing field at Martin Luther King Jr

Green, Constitution Party Candidates Make Ballot in 5th District Race

WASHINGTON – Third-party candidates Steve Krukar and Bob Auerbach do not expect to win the 5th District congressional race

Number of Federal Workers With Disabilities Drops Sharply Over Decade

WASHINGTON – Disability rights activists say the government is not moving fast enough to remedy a precipitous drop in the numbers of federal employees with disabilities

Ban on Domestic Partners’ Benefits Puts Feds at Odds with Private Sector

WASHINGTON – It could take an act of Congress for Lisa Polyak to get her partner of 24 years covered by her health insurance plan

Study Finds Same-Sex Black Couples More Likely to Have Kids, Be Veterans

WASHINGTON – They’re here, they’re queer, they’re typical

Montgomery County Drops Demand That Guardsman Repay $32,000

WASHINGTON – Patrick Beam gave 13 months to his country

Washington Area Gets First-in-Nation Wireless Network for Emergency Crews

WASHINGTON – Washington-area emergency response agencies showed off a first-in-the-nation wireless system Tuesday that lets them communicate with each other and share information quickly and securely in emergencies

Congress, White House at Odds Over Plan to Put Some Federal Jobs Out to Bid

WASHINGTON – Congress is one step closer to a showdown with the White House over an administration program that forces some federal workers to compete for their jobs against private contractors

Cumberland Looks Past Abu Ghraib Scandal, Welcomes Home Local Reservists

WASHINGTON – When the 372nd Military Police Company came home in August after a scandal-tainted tour guarding Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the Western Maryland-based unit only got a low-key welcome at Fort Lee, Va