Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland would not be allowed to join a multistate milk pricing organization under a tentative agreement reached Thursday in Congress, temporarily blocking a move dairy farmers had seen as crucial to their existence

ANNAPOLIS – Increasing the amount of care patients receive and boosting Medicaid reimbursement to hire more workers were recommendations highlighted by a legislative panel on quality nursing home care in Maryland Thursday

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

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 – 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

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