Federal Salaries Increase; So Does Cost of Living, Say `Semi-Happy’ Workers

WASHINGTON – Federal employees got a raise this week, good news for the more than 100,000 civil servants who live in Maryland and will be taking home an additional $2,867 a year, on average, with the increase

Federal Tax Plan Could Hit State Revenues; Backers Say Cuts Help in Long Run

WASHINGTON – Maryland could lose $345 million in corporate taxes over the next three years under an economic stimulus package being pushed in Congress, according to one budget policy group

President Pitches Economic Stimulus Plan to Glen Burnie Factory Workers

GLEN BURNIE – President Bush touted his economic stimulus package to a Glen Burnie factory full of workers Wednesday, reassuring them that he will not allow the American economy to become a victim of terrorism

Federal Judge Upholds Charles County’s Downzoning of Potomac Development

WASHINGTON – A federal judge found that Charles County was within its rights when it rezoned a tract of land on the Potomac River to allow 43 homes instead of the originally approved 252

Colleges Fear Visa Measures Could Slam the Door on Deserving Foreign Students

WASHINGTON – Local universities and language schools are anxiously waiting to see how stricter immigration policies likely to come in the wake of the Sept

Shares of Maryland Companies Begin to Inch Back Up in Month After Attacks

WASHINGTON – One month after the terrorist attacks of Sept

Police Get Cold Shoulder From FBI; Feds Say Time Not Right for Local Help

WASHINGTON – The FBI has refused to cooperate with local police in the war on terrorism, even though “the life of the nation may depend on it,” Baltimore officials said Friday

Affordable Rent Out of Reach of Low-Income Earners, Gap Widening, Study Says

WASHINGTON – Affordable housing remains far out of the reach of Maryland workers who earn the minimum wage, and the gap between income and housing costs just keeps getting wider, according to a new report

Federal Judge Rules State Care of Mentally Disabled Patients Adequate

WASHINGTON – Maryland did the best it could in caring for brain-damaged or developmentally disabled patients over the past decade and cannot be forced to provide community placement for those patients, a federal court has ruled