Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s health department plans to take back $20 million to $26 million in nursing home money as part of an emergency Medicaid budget reduction package due to take effect next month, officials said

ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore/Washington International Airport officials hope to have four state-of-the-art explosive detection machines in place before Thanksgiving, making it the first East Coast airport to have such technology

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highly educated population and creative technology community puts it in a strong position to benefit economically when the nation pulls out of the current recession, according to two reports released by organizations monitoring state economies

ANNAPOLIS – It’s up to the people to determine whether the Maryland public school system will be adequately funded, said the chairman of the commission assigned to overhaul the state’s school financing system

WASHINGTON – A year after the Florida presidential recount debacle, Rep

WASHINGTON – Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are national leaders when it comes to graduating African American and Latino students from high school, according to a new study of the 50 largest school systems in the country

BALTIMORE – A Maryland payday lender is avoiding a state cap on interest rates by fudging the definition of the type of loan it offers and partnering with an out-of-state bank, a coalition of consumer advocacy groups charged Tuesday

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to take up the case of a Maryland physician who claimed she was subjected to workplace discrimination because she is an Orthodox Jew

WASHINGTON -Traces of anthrax were detected in the offices of two Maryland congressional delegates over the weekend, but staffers and Capitol Hill officials said they are confident the situation is under control

ANNAPOLIS – Local police agencies have rescued the world’s oldest operating airport from obscurity