Maryland

SILVER SPRING – Angela Newman’s job loss could have meant a health care crisis for her and her children

ANNAPOLIS – “Maryland, My Maryland,” the state song which “spurns the Northern scum,” stings the legislators, too, even if some don’t know the words

WASHINGTON – Each of Maryland’s House Democrats voted Friday to approve a $787 billion spending and tax cut package that could bring billions to the state for transportation projects and support for schools, unemployed workers and businesses affected by the downturn

TOWSON – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents approved a textbook policy Friday designed to cut student costs by allowing them to shop around

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation won one and lost one in the negotiations over the $790 billion stimulus package awaiting a vote on Capitol Hill

ANNAPOLIS – The state slots commission Thursday voted unanimously to throw out bids for parlors at Laurel Park racetrack and Rocky Gap State Park, leaving just four proposals in what was expected to be a lucrative bidding process

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ANNAPOLIS – The House Republican leader wants to block a movement to give Maryland’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate receiving the most votes nationwide, saying such a move might disenfranchise voters and violate the spirit of the U

WASHINGTON – Maryland members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, which came to Capitol Hill Wednesday calling for comprehensive federal reform, criticized Montgomery County’s toughening policy on illegal immigrant crime

ANNAPOLIS – Lorenzo Smith never thought he’d be penalized for growing taller, but his HMO insurance plan says he has to pay