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

ANNAPOLIS – Come Sept

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

ANNAPOLIS – After three days of emotional and lengthy debate, Maryland is close to passing a controversial resolution recognizing the World War I killing of 1

WASHINGTON – If a new plant fueled by chicken waste is approved in Dorchester County, only about half of the power it generates is expected to be used by its owner, poultry processor Allen Family Foods

WASHINGTON – Maryland has seen a boom in applications for new or expanded power plants since deregulation, despite predictions that suppliers would shun the state and its low-cost energy prices

ANNAPOLIS – Within five to 10 years, scientists believe they will be able to predict who might be at risk for a genetically linked disease

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to temporarily halt executions in Maryland quietly received a preliminary favorable vote in the Senate after a week of intense and emotional political maneuvering

ANNAPOLIS – The first 100 disabled people are being processed for moves from nursing homes to community-based programs now that funding has come through for a relocation program that began April 1