No Wonder Washington’s Not Smiling: Bartlett Calls New-Coin Ad a ‘Disgrace’

WASHINGTON – Change happens, but not if Rep

Senate Approves Special Education Extension

ANNAPOLIS – A bill to standardize graduation times for special education students is on its way to Gov

New Report Shows Work and Quality Time with Kids Do Mix for Moms

WASHINGTON – Miriam Harris can’t help but remember the time her mom spent with her, and she wishes she could spend the same amount of time with her kids

Shelters Push Skeptical Homeless People to Fill Out Census Forms

BETHESDA – The Bethesda Cares homeless outreach center where Larry Sutton spends his afternoons is cluttered and virtually claustrophobic, and that’s probably the way he would describe his life

Urban Highways Need Help, But Groups Differ on the Best Solution

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s urban roadways are in bad shape and in dire need of repair, according to separate studies done by two transportation groups

Student’s Experiences With Poverty Help Her Help Others

ANNAPOLIS – Seven years ago, a fire left Sahlah Lawson and her family homeless after their landlord deliberately set the place on fire to collect insurance payments

Glendening Plays Hardball to Win Gun Bill’s Passage

ANNAPOLIS – To get his gun control bill through the Maryland House of Delegates, Gov

Maryland Woman Tells Congress It Is Time to Rein In Bounty Hunters

WASHINGTON – Five bounty hunters beat, pepper-sprayed and spit out racial slurs at Chinelle Moore inside her Laurel home, then drew a gun on her 5-year- old daughter — before realizing the man they were looking for was not home

Maryland Senate Reverses; Allows Nurse Practitioners to Be Primary Care-givers

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland senators reversed themselves Thursday, approving by one vote a bill to allow nurse practitioners to serve as primary-care providers after nearly killing the bill by two votes the previous day

Fewer Frogs in Maryland Could Foreshadow Deeper Environmental Problems

WASHINGTON – Frog populations are declining as their habitat disappears in Maryland and frogs with deformities have also been found in the state, making it part of a nationwide trend of troubled amphibian populations, researchers said Wednesday