WASHINGTON – Local governments would be the first to respond to terrorist attacks and need federal support — perhaps as much as $3 billion — to do the job right, county government officials said Friday

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are revisiting the policy that keeps thousands of Maryland residents from participating in the electoral process

ANNAPOLIS – The cost to attend a public college in Maryland continues to be one of the highest in the country, although it hasn’t increased as much as the national average, according to a recent report and state higher education statistics

WASHINGTON – A cough, a sniffle, a mild fever: It looks like the flu, but it could be anthrax

WASHINGTON – Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp

ANNAPOLIS – Managed care for the poor in Garrett County may be in jeopardy next year, health professionals warned legislators this week

WASHINGTON – The soul of America weighs 50 pounds, is 30 by 34 feet and lies on a table behind a monstrous glass wall at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History

WASHINGTON – Ocean City Mayor James Mathias defended the city’s development and beach replenishment efforts Thursday to a panel of coastal scientists and urged them to fight for continued federal funding for coastal programs

Inspectors fanned out across Maryland Wednesday to test businesses and postal facilities for the presence of anthrax, after mail was rerouted to the state from a contaminated District facility

WASHINGTON – Communications and evacuation plans were the biggest problem areas in local governments’ response to the Sept