WASHINGTON – A Maryland congressman is coming to the defense of the top officer at the Army’s scandal-rocked Aberdeen Proving Grounds

ADELPHI, Md

ANNAPOLIS – State housing officials have suggested a cheaper and more efficient version of a lead abatement tax credit proposal that died in the 1997 General Assembly

WASHINGTON – Faced with mounting criticism over National Airport’s aging radar system, the government said Thursday it will install a new computerized radar system by next June – 2 1/2 years ahead of schedule

ANNAPOLIS – Demand for Maryland nonprofit services is ballooning even as private charitable giving in the state lags behind national rates, according to a report released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations

WASHINGTON – When President Clinton in his State of the Union address called for national educational standards, Maryland Gov

WASHINGTON – Two Montgomery County residents received presidential nominations to positions in the Department of Commerce within two weeks of each other, according to the White House

ANNAPOLIS – It takes money to raise money, goes the political adage

ANNAPOLIS – Can state legislators legally spend campaign money on dues for anything from fraternities to the NRA? Or how about donations to charities and organizations?

Under current regulations, questions of legality and ethics are a gray area

ANNAPOLIS – Politicians may cite the cost of running for office to justify massive money-raising efforts, but a Capital News Service study of two years’ expenditures by General Assembly leadership found that when the lawmakers weren’t giving campaign money to their peers, many were using it for flowers, gifts and rounds of golf