Maryland Merchant, Others Say Federal Agencies Are Ignoring Small Businesses

WASHINGTON – Mike Tucker remembers when the Internal Revenue Service, the Postal Service and other federal agencies hired his office supply business and other small businesses on a regular basis

Reform Group Proposes First Step Toward Universal Health Care Coverage

ANNAPOLIS – It’s up to the state to create competitive and affordable insurance programs if all Maryland residents – especially the working poor – are to have adequate health care coverage, says a prominent health care reform advocacy group

All Sides Agree: Save the Surplus

ANNAPOLIS – Republicans and Democrats agree, for now, that Maryland’s $153 million in newfound budget surplus should remain in the bank

UMCP Student Found Dead on Fraternity Porch

COLLEGE PARK — A University of Maryland student died Wednesday morning – in the middle of the Greek system’s rush period – after he was found outside his fraternity house, according to Prince George’s County Police, which will lead the investigation into the cause

Indians Target Harford County in Campaign Against School Nicknames

ANNAPOLIS – Harford County will be the next Maryland stop in the campaign against the use of American Indian symbols as school mascots, according to county education officials and Native American groups

Maryland Fines Five HMOs $1.4 Million

ANNAPOLIS – Aetna U

Can the Straw that Stirs the Drink, Stir Trouble? College Park Cops Think So

COLLEGE PARK – Put down the straw and back away from the cup

Fatal Shark Attacks Pose No Threat on Delmarva Beaches, Experts Say

WASHINGTON – Delmarva beachgoers should be more concerned about dangers like surfing accidents and rip tides than sharks, even in the wake of two fatal attacks over the holiday weekend, experts said

White House Formally Taps DiBiagio as Nominee for U.S. Attorney for Maryland

WASHINGTON – The White House formally announced the nomination Tuesday of a former federal prosecutor who specializes in white-collar crime to be the next U

Census Says Maryland is Still One of Wealthiest States in Nation

WASHINGTON – Maryland had one of the lowest poverty rates in the country and one of the highest median household incomes in 1998, according to poverty estimates released Friday by the Census Bureau