Maryland

WASHINGTON – Garrett County Commissioners have opened the door to wind turbines on Allegheny Mountain ridge tops — and they’re getting slammed by local residents for it

ANNAPOLIS – To see a list of the state’s budget cuts, go to http://dbm

ANNAPOLIS – State leaders dropped the budget guillotine Wednesday, slicing nearly $350 million from hospitals, jails and a slew of other programs – even school chess

WASHINGTON – The University of Maryland, College Park, graduates 79 percent of its student-athletes, but almost half of its teams have rates that fall below the national average in their sport, according to figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tuesday

WASHINGTON – Four Maryland law enforcement officers were memorialized in an annual Wreath-laying Ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wednesday

WASHINGTON – A threat to make counties responsible for teacher pensions has made slots backers out of agitated educators

ANNAPOLIS – For the past year, as the economy worsened, Maryland’s government had a burst of revenue from an obscure securities lending program

ANNAPOLIS – The introduction of the Asian oyster and a temporary harvest moratorium are two alternatives proposed to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population in a joint federal and state environmental impact study released Tuesday

WASHINGTON – While many working families nationwide continue dropping below the poverty level, Maryland’s families fare better than those of most states, according to a study by the Working Poor Families Project

ANNAPOLIS – Gov