WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of a handful of states taking steps to track and combat the growing threat posed by drug-resistant bacteria, the state’s epidemiologist told a congressional subcommittee Thursday

ANNAPOLIS- Maryland’s second most powerful court last week settled a bitter dispute in which a fourth-grade teacher jumped into a parking space to win a spot then was injured by another car vying for the same space

ANNAPOLIS – Two hog farmers in Frederick and Carroll counties face stiff opposition from environmentalists and local residents who don’t want odors and pollution in their back yards

ANNAPOLIS There was some snickering in the General Assembly when Delegate Rushern L

WASHINGTON – A Hagerstown businesswoman said Thursday that the federal estate tax “steals a lifetime of work” from small business owners and family farmers

ANNAPOLIS A Senate Finance Committee hearing Friday was packed with supporters of a bill to require all newborns in Maryland hospitals have a hearing test before they are discharged

WASHINGTON – Rural residents in Maryland are more than twice as likely to be killed in a car accident as the state’s urban dwellers, according to an analysis of 1997 fatal crash data

WASHINGTON – The political ideologies of Reps

COLLEGE PARK – It is 8:30 on a recent Tuesday evening — a half-hour before closing — and the bleary-eyed stragglers are filtering out of the National Archives II building after a full day’s work

ANNAPOLIS – Successful welfare reform is directly tied to adequate public transportation, experts say