Maryland’s new lieutenant governor winds up a speech at a Baltimore high school, touching on the importance of hard study, of perseverence

ANNAPOLIS – Among the ethics bills passed in the final hours of the 1995 legislative session was a measure tightening rules for trips lawmakers take at the expense of special interest groups

ANNAPOLIS – State lawmakers received $43,000 worth of trips from special-interest groups in 1993, state records show

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WASHINGTON – Irene Viti first touched a computer in high school, where she learned how to program it using punch cards

WASHINGTON – Every time a heavy truck drives over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, the catwalk beneath the deck shivers from the impact

WASHINGTON – More than a third of Maryland bridges requiring replacement are located along the state’s Eastern Shore

WASHINGTON – The bridge rating system used in Maryland was established by the Federal Highway Administration following the fatal 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge between Ohio and West Virginia

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WASHINGTON – While an overwhelming majority of Maryland’s bridges are structurally sound, at least 229 require repairs or replacement, state records reveal