Maryland

Despite Thinning Field of Sarbanes Challengers, GOP Claims Optimism

WASHINGTON – Several Maryland Republicans are still weighing challenges to Sen

Scientists Look to Long-Term Benefits in Floyd’s Wake

WASHINGTON – Scientists assure Marylanders that there is a softer side to Floyd, the storm that swept across the state Thursday leaving five people injured and 660 homeless

Small Number of Marylanders Account for Large Amounts of `Soft Money’

WASHINGTON – A dozen Marylanders contributed a combined $432,000 in “soft money” to political parties in the first half of this year, a practice congressional reformers have targeted as unfair

Hurricane Threat Throws State Emergency Center into Operation

PIKESVILLE – With Hurricane Floyd bearing down on Maryland, officials from about 40 government agencies, volunteer organizations and utilities gathered Thursday in the Pikesville bunker of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency

Hurricane Floyd, Liberal Leave Policies, Fail to Shutter Government Offices

WASHINGTON – With the chance to take liberal leave in the face of Hurricane Floyd, many state and federal government workers apparently got up and went to work anyway Thursday

Capitol Tourists Brave Weather that Chased Off Half of Congress

WASHINGTON – Dripping-wet tourists trudged through the slippery halls of the Capitol on Thursday, seemingly unconcerned about the looming hurricane that sent many members of the House scurrying home

Court of Special Appeals OKs Chestertown Wal-Mart Plan

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Tuesday approved a subdivision plan for a Chestertown Wal-Mart store, but the decision may just create another roadblock in the company’s nearly seven-year quest to build a 107,000-square-foot facility

Far-Off Hurricane Hassles Commuters and Travelers in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Hurricane Floyd was still several hundred miles from Maryland Wednesday, but it was powerful enough to force the cancellation of Amtrak and MARC rail service in the state and foul up commuting and travel plans

Senate Subcommittee Restores Cuts that Threatened Goddard Jobs

WASHINGTON – A Senate subcommittee Wednesday restored more than $267 million for the Goddard Space Flight Center, reversing a House cut that could have threatened 1,500 jobs at the Maryland center