Burden Mounts for Caretaker Relatives, Who Say State Does Little to Help

WASHINGTON – Joyce Edwards came home to her small Edgewater apartment after a day managing the operations of an Anne Arundel County post office, cooked herself an early supper and was ready to retire for the day

Minority Business Hopes Turn to Skittishness, As Wait for Investors Drags On

WASHINGTON – Minority small business owner John Huggins felt both relieved and victorious as he walked out of the small room at the Washington Convention Center, after 30 minutes spent pitching his Oxon Hill company to venture capitalists

Child-Care Assistance is Not Reaching Maryland’s Working Poor, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Federal child care assistance for low-income families is reaching only a fraction of the eligible children in Maryland, according to a report from the U

Heavy Federal Spending Offsets Maryland’s High Federal Taxes, Study Says

WASHINGTON – For every dollar a Marylander paid in federal taxes in 1999, the state got back $1

Maryland’s Income Gap Grows, As Service Jobs Replace Manufacturing

WASHINGTON – Maryland has seen a “dramatic” increase in the income gap between its richest and poorest families over the past two decades, despite the relative prosperity of the period

Food Pantries Give Thanks for Thanksgiving and the Flood of Food It Brings

BALTIMORE – A broad smile ran across the hollow cheeks of Edythe Gregory as she stared into the well-stocked emergency food cabinet at Perkins Square Baptist Church

Maryland Shows Mixed Progress in Women’s Issues, National Report Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland was among the top five states in the country when it came to women’s employment and earnings, economic autonomy and reproductive rights, according to rankings released Wednesday by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Congressional Losers At No Loss When it Comes to Reasons for Their Defeats

WASHINGTON- Kenneth Bosley is disillusioned

Kimble Puts Blame for 4th District Loss on Black Voters He Had Been Wooing

WASHINGTON – One day after he suffered his third straight defeat in Maryland’s 4th District, Republican nominee John Kimble lashed out at the very black voters that he courted during the campaign, saying he now believes “they lack morals