WASHINGTON – Collection agencies can invite people to pay off an old debt without running afoul of federal law, even if the debtors no longer have a legal obligation to pay it off, a federal judge has ruled

ANNAPOLIS – A lack of money brought defeat for dozens of school-related bills in the Maryland General Assembly session that ended Monday, slowing down education reform in the state

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ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County lawmakers Tuesday heralded the $573

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to give immunity to desperate mothers who abandon their newborns died when lawmakers couldn’t agree on how to treat firefighter protests before the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the year Monday

ANNAPOLIS – Despite a slowing economy, Montgomery County lawmakers congratulated themselves Tuesday on winning a sizable chunk of construction funds and passing many favorite bills during the General Assembly session that closed Monday

WASHINGTON- President Bush’s fiscal 2002 budget will be hit and miss for Maryland, which will benefit in areas such as health research and education, but may suffer from environmental and transportation spending cuts, lawmakers said

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ANNAPOLIS – It’s inevitable: West Nile virus will return to Maryland this summer, but the impact on humans should be minimal, state officials say

ANNAPOLIS – The filing deadline for income tax returns is looming, and more people are relying on their computers to reduce the time and effort it takes to file their tax forms