BALTIMORE – The shelves within the interior of the vast, run-down warehouse have seen better days

WASHINGTON – Interest groups from across the ideological spectrum are giving the first session of the 106th Congress a resounding ho-hum — as are some Democrats in Maryland’s congressional delegation

ANNAPOLIS – If gunmakers have smart gun technology now, why give them years to put guns using it on the market, the Governor’s Task Force on Childproof Guns decided Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – People around the country are interested in Maryland’s next step in fighting sprawl, Smart Codes, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Increasing the amount of care patients receive and boosting Medicaid reimbursement to hire more workers were recommendations highlighted by a legislative panel on quality nursing home care in Maryland Thursday

WASHINGTON – Maryland would not be allowed to join a multistate milk pricing organization under a tentative agreement reached Thursday in Congress, temporarily blocking a move dairy farmers had seen as crucial to their existence

WASHINGTON – A reward fund grew to $10,900 Thursday for information on the anonymous author of racially charged hate mail directed at black students and student groups at the University of Maryland College Park

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against a Rockville company and its supplier, who are accused of smuggling more than 18,000 pounds of caviar into the country over a four-year period

BALTIMORE – Proposed regulations of Maryland waste incinerators are a good first step, but they are not stringent enough, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group

WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant is secure and regulators found no safety concerns that would keep the plant from getting its license renewed