Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – A bill outlawing the use of dead soldiers’ identities for commercial purposes is expected to reach the governor’s desk after being amended to alleviate free speech concerns

ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders accustomed to emptying their pool water into sewage drains and storm gutters at the end of sunbathing season could face new regulations, pending the report of a proposed task force

ANNAPOLIS – A bill pushed by Gov

WASHINGTON – The next couple of weeks are likely to be wet and cool followed by a slightly warmer and rainier spring than normal, say area climate experts

WASHINGTON – If statistics hold true, almost half of the Maryland guardsmen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will face mental problems within a few months of coming home

ANNAPOLIS – When a noose was found hanging outside of the Nyumburu Cultural Center on the University of Maryland’s College Park campus in September, police classified it as a hate crime but never named – or found – a suspect

WASHINGTON – Her anti-war stance helped her knock off the incumbent in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, and on Wednesday it made Donna Edwards one of the keynote speakers in a day of protests on the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers want to prohibit long-term care insurers from using genetic tests to determine coverage, but a compromise forged with insurance companies could allow limited use of previously taken tests

ANNAPOLIS – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a task force to study gypsy moth infestation and ways to control it before it gets any worse, but arborists and environmentalists want to be better represented

BALTIMORE – File a federal tax return and the rebate check really will be in the mail, lawmakers told citizens at a free filing center here Tuesday