Online Contracts Turn State Procurement from Bid-and-Wait to Point-and-Click

WASHINGTON – Small business owner William Block Jr

Artist Shreds Maryland Flag to Raise Death Penalty Awareness

ANNAPOLIS – Thirty-eight states have capital punishment, and Randall Sinner, 48, plans to visit the capitals of every one to raise awareness about the issue through his art

Police Protect World’s Oldest Operating Airport

ANNAPOLIS – Local police agencies have rescued the world’s oldest operating airport from obscurity

Maryland Schools Look to Veterans to Bring Veterans Day Alive for Students

WASHINGTON – When Windsor Knolls Middle School staff and students gather around the flagpole for a special Veterans Day ceremony Friday morning, they will be joined by 100 veterans who are coming to the school to share their experiences with the children

World War II Vets Who Left School for Service Get Long-Delayed Diplomas

WASHINGTON – Geraldine Cripe has two reasons to fly from Pensacola, Fla

As Anthrax Hysteria Fades, Counties Begin to Shut Down Bioterror Hotlines

WASHINGTON – Just weeks after they set up special hotlines and clinics to handle an expected flood of anthrax fears, some county health departments are already wrapping up the services, as calls and visits have fallen to a trickle

Maryland National Cemeteries Running Out of Room for Military Veterans

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland veterans won’t find burial space in the state’s national cemeteries – they’re out of room – but there are still some options for an in-state interment

Southwest Turns to Troubled Security Firm to Screen Its Passengers at BWI

WASHINGTON – Southwest Airlines has hired a security firm with a history of violations to provide passenger and baggage screening at Baltimore/Washington International Airport beginning Thursday

National Group Gives Maryland Passing Grade for its Election Reform Efforts

WASHINGTON – Maryland was one of 12 states to improve on a national report card evaluating election policies, going from a grade of D to a B for its progress on election reform in the year since the troubled presidential election

State Hopes Court Ruling Pushes Feds to OK Next Phase of Wilson Bridge Project

WASHINGTON – The Glendening administration applauded a federal judge’s ruling Wednesday that the White House cannot ban project labor agreements, a sticking point in one of the largest portions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge reconstruction