Maryland

WASHINGTON – Consumers will soon be able to receive approval of mortgage loan applications within minutes, the head of a nationwide mortgage loan provider said Thursday

WASHINGTON – Eighth graders in Maryland ranked fifth in the nation in the amount of improvement they have shown on math scores, but still ranked slightly below the national average in 1996, according to a report released Thursday by the U

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s athletes will be roaming the halls of government Tuesday demanding that the Legislature decide which sports the state should recognize as its own:

* Jousting, which has held the honor exclusively since 1962

ANNAPOLIS – Touting her administration’s accomplishments in New Jersey, Gov

WASHINGTON – Tax exemptions enjoyed by three dozen special- interest groups that have offices in the District would be eliminated under a bill introduced Thursday by D

ANNAPOLIS – A 2-year-old dispute arising from projects in Chestertown nearly cost James R

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate Thursday unanimously passed legislation introduced by the governor to give employers a tax credit for hiring individuals with disabilities

ANNAPOLIS – Rejected earlier this month for pursuing what the Court of Special Appeals called a “breach of promise to marry” suit, lawyers for a Montgomery County woman spurned by her fiance have asked Maryland’s highest court to review their case

BALTIMORE – Calling it a work in progress, the Maryland State Board of Education Wednesday approved a design and tentative calendar for high school competency testing

ANNAPOLIS – Del