Maryland

Immigration Reform Plank Could Bring Out Latino Votes, Report Says

WASHINGTON – Candidates who call for comprehensive immigration reform in elections this year can expect a surge of support from voters of Latin American descent, according to a recent report

At Arlington National Cemetery Some Funerals Go on While Others are Postponed

ANNAPOLIS – Arlington National Cemetery’s perfect rows of white gravestones were completely covered with snow by Wednesday afternoon, but funerals for America’s fallen servicemen and women continued

Maryland’s Disaster Declarations Starting to Pile Up

COLLEGE PARK – As Maryland gets pounded again with double-digit snowfalls, state officials are still waiting for a federal response to a disaster declaration request submitted by Gov

A Century of Valentine’s Day Traditions

WASHINGTON – Roses, cards, chocolates, romantic dinners: Some people look forward to Valentine’s Day, but others complain it has become overly commercialized and places expectations on couples to spend too much money

Fewer Smokers Yields Less Cancer Treatment Money

ANNAPOLIS – Cancer research and substance abuse programs need to start looking for money elsewhere as the fund sustained by settlement money from lawsuits against three national tobacco companies gradually diminishes

As More Snow Falls, Debate Continues Over State Aid to Counties

ANNAPOLIS – As repeated snowfalls further erode county road budgets already decimated by large-scale state cuts, some legislators nonetheless feel counties have yet to bear the brunt of the economic downturn

After 2007 Death, Renovated Juvenile Center Wants to Expand

ANNAPOLIS – Bowling Brook Preparatory School opened its doors in Carroll County in 1957 as a small school for orphans

Delegates Want to Keep Mammogram Insurance Coverage Age Low

ANNAPOLIS – A Maryland House member is trying to preserve insurance coverage for early breast cancer screenings in the wake of a November report that disputed the usefulness of those tests

Captioning Mandate Held Again

ANNAPOLIS – Despite changes designed to alleviate bar-restaurant concerns, a bill requiring closed-captions to be displayed on televisions in public places was held up in committee Thursday