Maryland

The Buddy Project Gives Computers to People with Disabilities

ANNAPOLIS – When Baltimore resident Julie Smith got the call that her daughter, Lindsay Smith, would receive a free computer, she did not believe it was true

Higher Ed Ideas May Be DOA With Economy

WASHINGTON – A plan released Wednesday to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fund Maryland higher education, elevate the status of historically black institutions and keep tuition low may be too ambitious in the current economic climate

O’Malley Announces Children’s Dental Care Advances

LARGO – When 12-year-old Deamonte Driver died last February from what began as an untreated toothache, Gov

Farmers Concerned about New Waste Regulations

FREDERICK – Many Maryland farmers, saying they are unfairly blamed for problems in the Chesapeake Bay, publicly voiced their frustrations Thursday over new regulations that attempt to stop poultry waste from entering the bay

Fourth Circuit Guaranteed Change Under Obama Presidency

WASHINGTON – One of the nation’s most ideologically conservative federal appellate courts could soon be making a left turn

Van Hollen’s Future Brightens After Election

WASHINGTON – Rep

Purple Line Advocates Hopeful about Obama Administration

COLLEGE PARK – State government officials and University of Maryland student leaders believe the future of the Purple Line is brighter following the election of Illinois Sen

Students Learn Life Lessons in Court

ANNAPOLIS – There are some things about the legal system that cannot be learned from watching “Law & Order,” so on Wednesday, Anne Arundel students got a close look at real-life court cases as part of a program designed to deter them from ending up in the defendant’s seat

Mikulski Proposes Plan to Help Automakers, Consumers

TOWSON – As the U

Maryland Citizens Health Initiative Unveils New Plan

BALTIMORE – A Maryland nonprofit group unveiled a universal health insurance program Wednesday to strong support from proponents, even with a controversial payroll tax attachment