House Passes Bill Mandating Gun Safety in School, Senate Expected to Agree

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland students in grades seven through 12 could learn how to handle firearms as part of their school curriculum, under a proposal passed Thursday in the House of Delegates

Maryland Official Urges Congressional Caution on Health Care Tax Credits

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s insurance commissioner warned Congress Wednesday that tax credits are not the panacea for the 43 million Americans who lack health insurance

Governor Heeds Students’ Plea, Vows to Study Terrapin

GRASONVILLE – A group of students joined Gov

International Survey of Science, Math Test Scores a Mixed Bag for Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland eighth-grade students had the lowest science test scores and the second-to-lowest scores in math among students in 13 states that participated in a far-ranging study of those skills in 1999

Republican Lawmaker Says Both Armenians and Slaves Should be Recognized

ANNAPOLIS – If Maryland is going to recognize the killing of 1

County Gives Domestic Violence Victims A Lifeline

ANNAPOLIS – Old, deactivated cellular phones may seem useless, but for victims of domestic violence, they can be a lifeline

Boy-Band Idol Eclipses His Own Message At Capitol Hill Cancer News Conference

WASHINGTON – A teary-eyed Backstreet Boy, Kevin Richardson, came to Capitol Hill to push for insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening Wednesday, saying his “life was changed” when his father died of colon cancer in 1991

Reluctant Senate Approves Glendening’s Budget

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate grudgingly gave final approval to Gov