ANNAPOLIS – A record number of students are enrolling in Maryland colleges and universities, according to new figures released Wednesday, but the increase has caused housing crunches, parking congestion and other problems on some campuses

ANNAPOLIS – It’s time to change Maryland’s child support guidelines to reflect the real cost of raising children, said researchers working on a legislative study

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland agencies will have to tighten their belts to confront the downturn in the nation’s economy said lawmakers at Wednesday’s Senate Budget and Taxation Committee briefing

WASHINGTON – The number of bad ozone days decreased in the Baltimore- Washington region from 1999 to 2000, even as another dangerous pollutant in the region remained higher than national standards

TAKOMA PARK – Victoria Amaya planned to go to the polls here Tuesday because she thinks it is important to vote and because she hopes to see the city to provide more services to the community

WASHINGTON – Maryland joined eight other states that signed on Tuesday to a proposed Justice Department settlement of its antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp

ANNAPOLIS – Garrett County Medicaid recipients will still be able to participate in managed care this January, officials confirmed Tuesday, thanks to United HealthCare’s decision to expand service into the county

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are taking careful interest in a new legislative proposal crafted by a federal health interest group to give state governments the power to take coordinated and far-reaching action during public health crises

ANNAPOLIS – Key points to the model state bill proposed by the Center for Law and the Public’s Health include:

– Governor may declare 30-day state of public health emergency, and extend it if needed

WASHINGTON – It is Cheryl Gross’s job to deal with death