ANNAPOLIS – The competition between nursing homes and senior living facilities continues as the nursing home industry fights two bills to allow more senior citizens to live out their years in continuing-care communities
Small Town’s Lawsuit Gets Results — Finally — from Big Bureaucracy
WASHINGTON – After years of trying to get the Department of Housing and Urban Development to repair five houses it owns in the town of Cheverly, local officials finally found a way to get the agency’s attention: They sued
Hundreds Rally to Denounce Racist Hate Letters on College Park Campus
COLLEGE PARK – Hundreds of students and faculty members rallied Wednesday at the University of Maryland College Park to denounce “particularly repellent” hate mail that was sent to black leaders and organizations on campus this week
Electronic Testimony Considered for Maryland Courts
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland House Judiciary Committee members were glued to the TV set as a lawyer and former delegate explained how two-way video conferencing could change civil court testimony forever
Maryland Drug Arrests Climb for Second Year in a Row
WASHINGTON – Drug arrests have increased steadily in Maryland for the past two years after a sharp drop in 1996, as police agencies have become “more aggressive” in pursuing drug crimes
BG&E Officials Brush Off Impact of Court Ruling on Calvert Cliffs Relicensing
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court decision mandating “a meaningful hearing” on the relicensing of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant will have “minor, if any” effect, a Baltimore Gas & Electric spokesman said Tuesday
Liberty Tree is Gone, But Ideas Flourish on How to Carve Up its Wood
WASHINGTON – How do you preserve the legacy of a 96-foot-tall tulip poplar that stood for liberty and justice for centuries?
Some people think croquet mallets are the perfect answer
Maryland Colleges Hope Bill Can Boost Enrollment of D.C. Students
WASHINGTON – Maryland public universities hope to jump-start lagging enrollment of Washington, D
Environmentalists Say Hoyer Has Turned a Lighter Shade of Green
WASHINGTON – Maryland environmental groups that have in the past supported Rep