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WASHINGTON – A House subcommittee Thursday considered selling the House annex building on First Street SE, in what some Republicans said would be “a symbolic gesture” of reducing government surplus

Committee Hears Impact of Tax Breaks for Volunteers

ANNAPOLIS – Volunteering may save you some money come tax time in Maryland

Court Overturns Child Abuse Convictions

ANNAPOLIS – An appellate court Wednesday cut 30 years off the 60-year prison sentence of Stephen Bruce Leak, the co- defendant in last year’s James Kowalski child sex abuse and pornography trial

Hoyer, Others Fault GOP Efforts to Cut Funding for Lobbying

WASHINGTON – Democratic Rep

State Welfare Computer Implementation Derailed in Montgomery

ANNAPOLIS – A $100 million computer system that pays child support checks and determines welfare eligibility continues to hit snags in Montgomery County, delaying its statewide implementation

State Republican Caucus Opposes Casino Gambling

ANNAPOLIS – More than 20 members of Maryland’s House Republican Caucus stood together Wednesday to officially oppose casino gambling in the state

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WASHINGTON – Washington National Airport had some of the most punctual airplane departures in August, according to a Transportation Department report issued earlier this month

Democrats Criticize GOP Budget Cuts on Federal Workers

WASHINGTON – Washington-area Democrats in Congress attacked Republican budget proposals Friday that they say unfairly target pay and benefits of federal workers