ANNAPOLIS – Although legislators continue to spar over tobacco settlement spending and state aid to private schools, Maryland’s 2001 budget moved a step closer to passage Thursday with the House of Delegates approval of a $19

ANNAPOLIS – If its leaders have their way, the General Assembly could overturn a recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling barring health maintenance organizations from recovering money from patients who have received personal injury settlements

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Senate leaders called on parliamentary maneuvers to bring a stripped down version of Gov

WASHINGTON- House Republicans unveiled a plan to allocate $100 million to states that enact mandatory prison sentences for gun crimes, but Maryland might not qualify for the bounty, supporters of the tougher sentences said

WASHINGTON – Maryland teens drank less alcohol in 1998 than their 1988 peers did, but they smoked more, according to a survey prepared for the state Department of Education

ANNAPOLIS – The House of Delegates Wednesday passed a bill that could save Marylanders without bank accounts a little money when they go elsewhere to cash checks

ANNAPOLIS – Despite the early demise of one bill in the Maryland legislature this year, seniors may still get a break on what they pay to register their cars

WASHINGTON – After nine orthopedic surgeries, 10-year-old Adam Arnold has learned to follow a simple philosophy: If it has to be, it has to be

WASHINGTON – The number of Alzheimer’s disease cases in Maryland will increase by more than 62 percent by 2025, as more baby boomers reach their 70s, according to a national report released Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate, trying to preserve their right to make last-minute changes to legislation, agreed Tuesday to introduce two late bills to overturn a Court of Appeals decision