Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – People around the country are interested in Maryland’s next step in fighting sprawl, Smart Codes, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – If gunmakers have smart gun technology now, why give them years to put guns using it on the market, the Governor’s Task Force on Childproof Guns decided Thursday

WASHINGTON – After years of trying to get the Department of Housing and Urban Development to repair five houses it owns in the town of Cheverly, local officials finally found a way to get the agency’s attention: They sued

ANNAPOLIS – The competition between nursing homes and senior living facilities continues as the nursing home industry fights two bills to allow more senior citizens to live out their years in continuing-care communities

WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant is secure and regulators found no safety concerns that would keep the plant from getting its license renewed

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland House Judiciary Committee members were glued to the TV set as a lawyer and former delegate explained how two-way video conferencing could change civil court testimony forever

COLLEGE PARK – Hundreds of students and faculty members rallied Wednesday at the University of Maryland College Park to denounce “particularly repellent” hate mail that was sent to black leaders and organizations on campus this week

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court decision mandating “a meaningful hearing” on the relicensing of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant will have “minor, if any” effect, a Baltimore Gas & Electric spokesman said Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Drug arrests have increased steadily in Maryland for the past two years after a sharp drop in 1996, as police agencies have become “more aggressive” in pursuing drug crimes

COLLEGE PARK – A piece of American history is being kept alive in about 30 baby-food jars lining the bottom shelf of a fluorescent-lighted, pristine white storage tank in the back of a lab at the University of Maryland