Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Officials are crediting two state programs for a decline in the number of Maryland children in “out-of-home” care, after a steady rise in such situations throughout the 1990s

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court decided Tuesday not to open an inquiry into four top Senate Democrats on charges of attempting to influence judges on political redistricting

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers applauded a Senate compromise on worker’s rights that could clear the way for a Homeland Security bill, but union officials remained “very concerned” Wednesday that the agreement is not strong enough to protect workers in the proposed Cabinet agency

WASHINGTON – Maryland police agencies will send up to 240 officers as early as Thursday to help control expected protests this week against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, D

WASHINGTON – While the nation’s poverty rate rose for the first time in four years and median household income declined last year, those figures remained level in Maryland, according to Census reports released Tuesday

POPLAR ISLAND – Squatting on a muddy, slippery bank with a group of schoolchildren, Maryland’s governor planted clumps of sea grass into small holes by a shallow marsh pool

ANNAPOLIS – Former Maryland House of Delegates minority leader and two- time candidate for governor Ellen Sauerbrey is awaiting Senate confirmation to a United Nations ambassadorship post, the White House confirmed Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Enrico Esposito of White Marsh never thought he could afford to buy a house

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Maryland’s drought may cause trees to shed leaves sooner than normal, but those that keep their foliage should produce their usual cornucopia of colors this fall

WASHINGTON – Gov