Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland has seen a “dramatic” increase in the income gap between its richest and poorest families over the past two decades, despite the relative prosperity of the period

WASHINGTON – Maryland has one of the highest household income levels and one of the lowest poverty rates in the nation, according to Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s mediator in the Potomac River feud between Maryland and Virginia said an arbitrator’s recent ruling will not affect his handling of the case, but he acknowledged that the decision could pressure the states to act on the issue

ANNAPOLIS – With leases of voting equipment in most of the Maryland’s jurisdictions ending within the next four years, the state is in an excellent position to go for a standardized statewide voting system, said election officials

ANNAPOLIS – The honeymoon may be over

WASHINGTON – Joyce Kimble lost her Democratic primary bid for Congress earlier this year and now she has lost a round in her far-ranging legal battle against Montgomery County and county school officials

ANNAPOLIS – A recommended new residency policy for the University System of Maryland allowing in-state students to pay for college with out-of-state money could have the greatest impact on the state’s largest campus, a spokesman for the University of Maryland College Park said

ANNAPOLIS – At least one clinic in Maryland will have the abortion pill mifepristone available by Thanksgiving, after shipping from the manufacturer begins Monday

ANNAPOLIS – A draft order by the state judiciary system to limit access to computerized criminal court records is raising eyebrows among freedom of information and privacy advocates

WASHINGTON – After grappling with an early season flu vaccine shortage, Maryland health officials now face a shortage of the adult tetanus and diphtheria toxoid shot, even though supplies are currently in good shape