Legislator Fights for Banking Access

ANNAPOLIS – Though Maryland sports the second highest family income and the lowest unemployment in the country, many lower-income residents still can’t afford basic checking accounts and end up paying a good chunk of their money just to cash a check

Maryland Delegation Votes 6-2 for $1-an-Hour Increase in Minimum Wage

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation voted 6-2 Thursday night to raise the minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years, after splitting along party lines on an offsetting tax break for businesses

Glendening: Cancer, Anti-Smoking Initiatives Non-Negotiable

ANNAPOLIS – With legislators haggling for a piece of the state’s $4 billion tobacco settlement, Gov

Postal Service, Maryland Food Bank Aim for Record Food Collection

BALTIMORE – Inside the dingy warehouse of the Maryland Food Bank, shelves that were once crowded with cans of soup, boxes of cereal and other foods are bare

Senate Votes for Task Force to Study Nursing Shortage

ANNAPOLIS – An overwhelming majority of Maryland senators agreed Thursday to find the cure for the disease that’s infecting the state’s entire health care industry – the increasing shortage of qualified nurses

Lawmakers Hope to Bridge `Digital Divide’ with $1.3 Billion Program

WASHINGTON – Before the Living Classroom Weinberg Education Center opened, some disadvantaged youth in the heart of Baltimore had never sat in front of a computer, let alone surfed the Web

20 Years After Scandal, Bauman Comes Back to Congress — Briefly

WASHINGTON – Former Maryland Rep

Verdict Still Out on GOP Experiment with Open Primary in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Political observers agree that the Maryland Republican Party’s experiment with an open primary had little effect on Tuesday’s election

Wilson Bridge Project Officials Sink Tunnel Proposal a Second Time

WASHINGTON – An effort to revive plans for a tunnel to replace the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge was shot down Wednesday by project officials who favor moving ahead with a 12-lane bridge approved three years ago

12 Maryland High Schools Rank Nationally

ANNAPOLIS – A dozen Maryland high schools ranked among Newsweek magazine’s top public secondary schools in the country based on the size of their rigorous academic programs