WASHINGTON – While many working families nationwide continue dropping below the poverty level, Maryland’s families fare better than those of most states, according to a study by the Working Poor Families Project

WASHINGTON – Maryland children could be healthier if their parents were more educated and had higher incomes, but the gap between the upper-class and the average family is smaller than in most states, according to a study released Wednesday by the Commission to Build a Healthier America

WASHINGTON – Two Maryland members of Congress decided to give the financial bailout a second chance Friday, helping the House pass it on to President Bush who quickly signed it into law

WASHINGTON – Montgomery County has one of the premier pre-kindergarten programs in the country, and still some children enter kindergarten unprepared because the programs aren’t mandatory and are underfunded

WASHINGTON – Three Maryland House members voted against the $700 billion financial bailout plan Monday because it failed to protect taxpayers, so Tuesday they introduced plans of their own that would

WASHINGTON – President Bush asked Congress last week to approve a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street’s plummeting markets, but some Marylanders have significant reservations about this solution

WASHINGTON – University of Maryland, College Park, men’s basketball coach Gary Williams has led his team to a national championship; now he’s looking to help win another battle — against cancer

WASHINGTON – Maryland has the lowest child poverty rate in the country, with just one out of every 10 children falling below the threshold, according to a non-partisan group calling attention to children’s issues in the upcoming elections

WASHINGTON – Theodore Anderson has worked for a small Cambridge crabbing company for 44 years, and he’s afraid that stint will soon end