WASHINGTON – Scientists say this summer’s drought may have been a blessing in disguise for the Chesapeake Bay, blunting the record spring rains that flooded the bay with freshwater and pollutants

WASHINGTON – The federal government began to release $40 billion worth of newly redesigned $20 bills Thursday on what appeared to be a largely unsuspecting public

WASHINGTON – Maryland has the third-highest household income in the nation but it also has a significant number of people living in poverty, according to reports released Thursday by the Census Bureau

ANNAPOLIS – A proposed crackdown on pit-bull ownership in Maryland’s capital is drawing criticism for its attempt to bar young adults from owning the dog and for singling out one breed for the restrictions

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ANNAPOLIS – The Board of Public Works moved this week to bring another auto processing plant to the Port of Baltimore despite concerns raised by spokesmen from plants already in the port

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency imposed new smog limits Thursday that will likely mean a crackdown on nitrogen oxide emissions from Maryland’s smokestack industries

ANNAPOLIS – The agency that regulates the state’s utility companies says Maryland must broaden its taxing powers for future deregulation to be a success

WASHINGTON – Human ailments associated with long-term exposure to pfiesteria-infested waters seem to disappear within six months, according to new studies by University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University researchers

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