Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – Increased sales taxes, revenue from legalized gaming machines and freezing tax reductions could be used to fund the $1

WASHINGTON – If they aren’t already carving the turkey at home this holiday, Marylanders will want to escape to places as far away from the big city as possible — and straight into fantasy worlds removed from the events of this past fall

BALTIMORE – Women, children and single-parent families are most often the victims of hunger in Maryland, according to a study released Wednesday by the Maryland Food Bank

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