WASHINGTON – The Maryland program that provides health insurance to thousands of low-income children in the state will take a double budget hit this week, with a cut in federal funding and the loss of transferred funds from other states

WASHINGTON – President Bush could remove millions of residents from Annapolis with the stroke of a pen — and possibly save the town’s transit system in the process

BALTIMORE – One day after the first head-to-head meeting of the Maryland gubernatorial candidates, analysts agree Democratic Lt

WASHINGTON – A divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the state cannot be sued by a citizen for damages stemming from violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON – Maryland had one of the lowest death rates in the nation from home injuries last year, according to a study released Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – Fifteen minutes of focused attention from a parent every day can make a significant difference in the learning rate of young children, studies have found

WASHINGTON – The bill creating a Department of Homeland Security has not even passed yet, but local officials are already squabbling over where to put the headquarters of an agency that could have up to 170,000 workers nationwide

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland public schools will be rewarded for minority and special education achievement, instead of total school improvement, under a change to Maryland State Board of Education policy

WASHINGTON – James Motsko worries that Ocean City will lose its title as the “White Marlin Capital of the World” if the government does not take action against foreign countries whose fishermen are threatening the sport fish

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