Supreme Court Set to Decide Gay Rights Case; Md., Va., D.C., Take Sides

WASHINGTON – The area’s homosexual community and the governments of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia have taken sides in the controversy over a Colorado state amendment limiting gay rights

Federal Government Shutdown Would Cost Maryland Millions

WASHINGTON – A shutdown of the federal government would cost Maryland’s economy more than $109 million a week in lost pay and purchases, a federal employees’ union estimated

Board Approves Contract for New BWI Fire Station

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Public Works Wednesday paved the way for Baltimore-Washington International Airport to get a new rescue and fire fighting station

Maryland Workplaces Smoke-Free?

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s new workplace smoking law got some legal teeth Wednesday, though no one got bitten by fines

Baltimore Woman Burned by Acid Will Get Jury Trial, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Baltimore woman burned by sulfuric acid in an on- the-job railroad accident two years ago must be given a jury trial in her case against CSX Transportation Inc

Federal Economic Aid Cuts Would Trickle Down to Md. Programs

WASHINGTON – Hagerstown Junior College used $1

Tuition Hikes Proposed at Nine UMS Campuses

Carla Beckford works 30 hours a week at three jobs to pay out-of-state tuition at the University of Maryland Baltimore County

Judgment Reversed,495

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals, voting 2- 1, on Friday overturned the conviction of a Capitol Heights man sentenced to life in prison for a 1991 murder

Billboards Could Soon Come to Scenic Highways

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 217 miles of designated scenic byways, leading to areas such as Assateague State Park on the Eastern Shore and the U