WASHINGTON – Anyone wanting to understand why proposals to reform Social Security have been described as “a political hot potato,” probably need look no further than their neighbors

WASHINGTON – Maryland community college officials urged the state’s congressional delegation Tuesday to save one grant program targeted for elimination in President Bush’s proposed budget and boost funding for another

WASHINGTON – While some schools worry about money for their students’ textbooks, Talbot County officials may soon be fretting about money for their students’ laptop computers

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration’s plan to cut about $2 billion from community and economic development programs in its fiscal 2006 budget is “sad, irresponsible and dishonest,” local officials from Maryland said Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Cynthia Ware faces a difficult choice every month — whether to clothe and feed her five children or heat her Baltimore home

WASHINGTON – Sandra Richardson was recently able to approve a family for the Section 8 housing voucher program — the first time in months she has been able to take a name off the Westminster Housing Office’s waiting list of 872 families

WASHINGTON – Maryland public high schoolers outperformed students from every state but one on the Advanced Placement exams last year, an achievement that officials attributed to an aggressive effort to enroll students in AP classes

WASHINGTON – Lanny Lancaster knows that bitter-cold weather means his Lexington Park homeless shelter will likely be filled to capacity this week

WASHINGTON – Jessica Slatten isn’t a particularly big fan of President Bush’s

WASHINGTON – Maryland Rep