WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said it will “fully scrutinize” a plan to deepen the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, a move that was hailed by opponents of the project as a major victory

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Smart Growth initiatives will get a $228 million boost under the budget Gov

ANNAPOLIS – A child growing up in Maryland has the best chance for good health and happiness in Howard County, according to results from a state survey of factors affecting a child’s well-being released Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – Despite a much smaller surplus than last year, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – There’s no such thing as casual Friday in the Maryland Senate, some senators say, even when the home team is playing in the AFC championship game

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s decision last week limiting the federal government’s efforts to protect wetlands through the Clean Water Act is likely to have little practical effect in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, say those involved in state wetlands protection efforts

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is backing a bid by U

ANNAPOLIS – Legislators from Southern Maryland debated legislation Friday to allow rural electricity cooperatives to sell varied services like Internet access and cable television, as well as power outside their jurisdiction

WASHINGTON – A Mount Rainier man who made bomb threats against Prince George’s County schools and directed racially harassing statements at the system’s superintendent called in sick to his scheduled sentencing Friday