Maryland

Editors: Writes thru throughout to incorporate information from Senate vote Wednesday night.

WASHINGTON – The Senate’s passage Wednesday night of a measure giving the president power to delete items from federal spending bills came without the help of Maryland’s two members

Postmaster General Commended on Delivery Improvements

WASHINGTON – Mail is being delivered as quickly in Southern Maryland as it is in other parts of the country for the first time in years, Rep

Railroads Urged to Install Equipment to Prevent Collisions

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board called on railroads and a federal agency Wednesday to set a timetable for installing high-technology train control systems that would make collisions close to impossible

Maryland Representatives Back Line-item Veto

WASHINGTON – A measure giving the president power to delete items from federal spending bills is garnering the support of Maryland’s seven House members

With Help, Renters Are Becoming Home Buyers

WASHINGTON – Daniel Ray said his previous realtor made him feel like a fool

Crawford Wants to Protect Jobs, Balance Budget

WASHINGTON – Most people can tell you where they were on Nov

Lawmaker Vows Action on Sex Abuse Task Force Report

ANNAPOLIS – The sponsor of a law that set up the Maryland Task Force to Study Health Professional-Client Sexual Exploitation has pledged that its report will not be left to gather dust in the state archives

Md. Trade Schools in Danger of Losing Student Loan Programs

WASHINGTON – Five Maryland trade schools will lose funds from national student aid programs because of students’ failure to repay their loans, according to a report released Friday by the U

Members of Panel on Doctor Abuse Found Experience Cathartic

Active with a support group for victims of sexual abuse by health professionals, Linda Herlehy and Sherry Russell were busy healing themselves

Two Marylanders Vote to Repeal Assault Weapons Ban

WASHINGTON – Only two of Maryland’s seven House members voted Friday to lift a two-year-old ban on semiautomatic assault weapons