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Secret Service to Build in Beltsville

WASHINGTON – A House transportation subcommittee has authorized funds for a new Secret Service facility to be built on the agency’s training campus in Beltsville, Md

Bill Making State-Aided Businesses Accountable Nears Passage

ANNAPOLIS – A bill raising the standard of accountability for businesses that receive special state loans or grants in exchange for bringing jobs and capital investment to Maryland moved a step closer to final passage Thursday

Woman Injured in Go-kart Accident To Get Jury Trial

ANNAPOLIS – A Davidsonville woman whose scalp was torn off while racing a go-kart has the right to have a jury decide if the race organizer and the go-kart’s manufacturer and seller were to blame for her injuries, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday

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