ANNAPOLIS – Maryland still does not have a state registry of assisted living providers or a standardized training program in place for caregivers almost a year after recommendations to develop both were made to the Maryland General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly filled key leadership slots this week as freshman legislators began to get ready for the opening of a 2007 session little more than six weeks away

BALTIMORE – It’s a chilly afternoon in Baltimore’s Highlandtown, but inside a modest corner tavern, Rob Aull is getting hot under the collar

BALTIMORE – It’s a chilly afternoon in Baltimore’s Highlandtown, but inside a modest corner tavern, Rob Aull is getting hot under the collar

ANNAPOLIS – He worked in relative obscurity in a tiny, cramped office in the basement of the State House

WASHINGTON – It started with a face lift, in Malaysia

ELLICOTT CITY – Regina made the apple-pumpkin crisp, Debra brought the butternut curry carrot soup and Marty put together the pasta salad

WASHINGTON – A coastal storm hitting the mid-Atlantic region this Thanksgiving will mean danger for Maryland drivers, especially those heading south along the East Coast for the holiday

ANNAPOLIS – Though the person in the governor’s office is changing from a pro-business Republican to a mainstream Democrat, leaders of Maryland’s business community are cautiously optimistic about working with Gov

WASHINGTON – Enrollment at the University System of Maryland is up 5 percent from last fall, with most of the additional students concentrated at the University of Maryland University College, which serves nontraditional students