Homeland Security Gives Green Light to Biodefense Lab in Frederick

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will move forward with planning and construction of a new biodefense laboratory at Fort Detrick, after the project cleared its environmental review

Washington Ban on Toxic Rail Traffic Has Maryland Officials Wary

WASHINGTON – When the Washington, D

4th Circuit Says Federal Courts May Have Bigger Role in Arbitration Disputes

WASHINGTON – An appeals panel has ruled that federal courts can intervene in certain arbitration disputes, reversing years of case law and overturning a thorny jurisdictional anomaly in the process

Appeals Court Reverses Lower-Court on What Constitutes ‘Advertising’

WASHINGTON – A user manual posted on a firm’s Web site can be considered advertising, a federal appeals court has ruled, overturning a lower court on the question and stepping in where the state’s courts have yet to tread

State Lawmakers Hail Themes of Bush’s Speech, But Worry About Details

WASHINGTON – Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation generally praised the uplifting rhetoric and sweeping themes of President Bush’s inaugural address Thursday, but Democrats said they want to see the details behind his designs

Maryland Businesses, Businessman Pony Up Big Money for Inaugural

WASHINGTON – Maryland companies and individuals had given more than $1 million for this week’s inaugural festivities, joining more than 100 other businesses and individuals that had kicked in more than $17 million by Friday

Court Upholds Conviction in String of D.C.-Area Bank Robberies

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man who committed a string of bank robberies in the Washington area and carjacked an undercover police officer in 2001

Mikulski Maintains Commanding Lead in Funds, Polls Over Pipkin

COLLEGE PARK – Democratic Sen