Maryland

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

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Tuesday passed a bill granting domestic partners the same medical visitation and decision-making rights as married couples, including riding with a loved one in an ambulance or granting permission to have someone moved to a different health care facility

WASHINGTON – An Afghani roadside bomb finally claimed the life of a Maryland National Guard soldier from Nottingham Friday in a Texas military hospital