ANNAPOLIS – As the General Assembly’s 2001 session neared a close Monday night, one delegate’s fight to retain funding for firefighters across the state nearly cost the state critical money for mentally ill patients

WASHINGTON – A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a suit that a New Jersey man filed against his Delmar parents for injuries he said he received when a tree his father was trying to remove fell on him

HAGERSTOWN – The streets of this 230-year-old town in the heart of Washington County are humming with more people and cars than ever

WASHINGTON – A week after Prince George’s County police began airing video surveillance of rioters setting fires after the University of Maryland’s loss in the NCAA Final Four, the campaign has resulted in at least a half dozen tips and the arrest of four suspects

ANNAPOLIS – Beginning in October, children under age 16 likely will be required to wear a helmet while in-line skating or riding a scooter under a bill approved this session by the General Assembly

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ANNAPOLIS – Federal money, a strong Legislative Black Caucus and a determined governor persuaded two of the General Assembly’s most conservative committees to pass legislation this year they would easily have rejected in past sessions

WASHINGTON – More Marylanders would benefit under President Bush’s tax plan than taxpayers in most other states, but that benefit amounts to less than $300, according to a coalition that opposes the plan

ANNAPOLIS – Lobbyists for the Eastern Shore’s biggest industry, the poultry producers, and the Eastern Shore delegation enjoyed a successful 90-day General Assembly session, not only because of what happened, but for what didn’t by the time it ended Monday

ANNAPOLIS – More than 200,000 seniors and Medicare-eligible individuals will get some relief from the rising cost of prescription drugs starting July 1, when Maryland’s new prescription drug bill is scheduled to take effect