ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House and Senate likely will have to work out differences in measures designed to give domestic abuse victims 24-hour access to court protective orders, if the House passes its version of the bill

WASHINGTON – A San Francisco man Wednesday sued the University of Maryland Medical Systems, claiming he was not permitted to see his partner who died at the Shock Trauma Center from AIDS-related complications

ANNAPOLIS – Even facing the possible loss of federal highway money, some House lawmakers said Wednesday they couldn’t support a prohibition on open containers of alcohol in cars, arguing the measure punishes responsible drivers

ANNAPOLIS – The Board of Public Works Wednesday approved the $4

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that High’s of Baltimore did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when the convenience store chain temporarily shifted a worker with a back injury into a lower-paying job

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers concerned that red-light-runner and speeder-nabbing cameras are more cash cows for cities and counties than crime busters argued for their bills to restrain the use of the technology before a Senate panel Tuesday

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a Maryland death row inmate’s charge that his murder conviction was based on evidence derived from an illegally taped cell-phone conversation

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland campaign finance reformers are hoping attention surrounding the bankrupt Enron corporation and investigations into its ties to the Bush and Clinton administrations will boost efforts to strengthen state contribution laws

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s share in funding anti-smog efforts in the region would come from the state’s $9 billion Transportation Trust Fund, state officials said Friday

BALTIMORE – Predatory mortgage lending grew from 8 percent to 14 percent of all refinanced mortgages in Maryland between 1998 and 2000 and has spread to every corner of the state, according to a study released Friday