Maryland

WASHINGTON – A statewide computer system to track Maryland child support payments — mandated by the federal government a decade ago to help find dead-beat parents — is five years behind schedule and still not ready

WASHINGTON – The recent Pfiesteria outbreak has sparked a congressional panel to investigate the response of state and federal agencies to the mysterious toxic microbe

ANNAPOLIS – Governors and officials of six states met Friday and signed an agreement to cooperate in their efforts against outbreaks of Pfiesteria piscicida

WASHINGTON – More Marylanders are earning their high school diplomas than ever before, reflecting the document’s increasing value in the business world, officials say

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WASHINGTON – Scientist-turned-congressman Roscoe Bartlett is worried that scientific research is not a priority on board the Russian space station Mir

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers should expect tough questions about voting themselves a pay raise when they hit the campaign trail next year, political analysts said Thursday

WASHINGTON – Clinton administration officials, federal lawmakers and state officials preliminarily agreed Thursday on a $150 million plan to turn two dangerous sections of a major Eastern Shore beach route into a four-lane divided highway

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s horse racing industry needs to find long-term solutions to its financial woes, not just fiscal “band- aids,” industry insiders told members of the General Assembly Wednesday

WASHINGTON – Marylanders spend less of their income on public education than most other Americans, according to a Census Bureau report released today