Cherry Blossom Information A Mouse Click Away

WASHINGTON – You don’t need to come to the Tidal Basin at the Jefferson Memorial to get a look at the cherry blossoms

Baltimore School Deal Gets Nod from Senate Committees

ANNAPOLIS – After two committees excluded other localities from the Senate version of the Baltimore school settlement Wednesday night, the question remains whether the House will follow their lead or try to provide education money for the entire state

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Passes House Overwhelmingly With Help of Three Marylanders

WASHINGTON – Three of Maryland’s four GOP congressmen Thursday helped the House pass a ban on partial-birth abortions by a veto-proof majority

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WASHINGTON – Want to see what Kali the rhinoceros and her new calf are doing?

You don’t have to go to the National Zoological Park to check on them

Beware of Flu-like Symptoms — They Might Be Something More

BALTIMORE – The kidney-shaped cells of Neisseria meningitidis cling together, seeming to decide as a colony where to attack the body

Comptroller’s Web Site Makes Tax Season Less Taxing

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s comptroller is moving in the left lane of the information superhighway with innovations that are making tax season less taxing

Mikulski, Hoyer Cited By Government Waste Watchdog Group

WASHINGTON – A study released Wednesday criticized two members of the Maryland congressional delegation for adding to the problem of government waste

Bill Introduced to Protect the Battered from Losing Insurance

WASHINGTON – Insurance companies would be barred from denying coverage to victims of domestic violence under a bill introduced Tuesday by Rep