WASHINGTON – Tina Cartwright suffers from reflux-esophagitis, better known as acid reflux, but she said the pain in her stomach is coming from a health insurance industry that refuses to cover her disease

WASHINGTON – Few Maryland inmates are prepared to re-enter society when they are released from prison, a problem that affects not only the individuals but the already disadvantaged neighborhoods where they often end up, a recent study said

WASHINGTON – Plans to burn chicken manure to produce energy have pooped out for the time being

WASHINGTON – The House passed President Bush’s fiscal 2004 spending plan on a largely party-line vote early Friday, and Maryland lawmakers followed suit, with all the state’s Democrats voting against the measure

ANNAPOLIS – A proposal exempting building records from Maryland’s public information act in the name of national security has set real estate groups and state agencies at odds with the media

ANNAPOLIS – It’s free, it’s healthy, and it’s so easy to do that House lawmakers voted Friday to make it synonymous with Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers moved one step closer to fixing the state budget Friday as the Senate advanced a limited proposal to legalize slot machines and the House of Delegates passed a balanced budget

WASHINGTON – Jerome Goodman didn’t need the American Diabetes Association to tell him that it’s getting more expensive to be a diabetic — he sees it every month when he looks at his bills for medication and supplies

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled that the government did not have sufficient evidence in a Baltimore-based drug case to convict Vernon Ray of conspiracy to distribute drugs and killing while engaging in narcotics conspiracy

WASHINGTON – Baltimore lawyer Blaine L