ANNAPOLIS – As if dogs and furballs aren’t bad enough, now your pet cat might have to worry about the estate tax

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly has already raised Maryland’s minimum wage by a dollar an hour this year, to $6

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists led by a Johns Hopkins University researcher has pinpointed two long-sought Pluto moons, and they hope the discovery will help unlock clues to the formation of the solar system

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County Executive Douglas Duncan announced Thursday that the county is suing the Bush administration in an effort to force the federal government to allow county residents to import low-cost prescription drugs from Canada

ANNAPOLIS- A series of bills designed to protect witnesses and victims in Maryland criminal cases set off heated debate between proponents and legislators Wednesday, mirroring a battle from last year’s session

WASHINGTON – It was a sunny December day in Miami, but all Maury Chaput could see was snow

ANNAPOLIS – A Baltimore County lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require Maryland’s governor to apologize for the state’s historical involvement in slavery, despite repeated defeats of similar proposals in the House of Delegates over the last six years

ANNAPOLIS – Anti-smoking activists and legislators are backing a bill that would increase Maryland’s cigarette tax by $1 per pack, in an effort to curb smoking and fund an expansion of health care to the state’s uninsured

WASHINGTON – Key state lawmakers have begun preparing for the possibility that the company producing Maryland’s electronic voting machines might exit the ballot business

ANNAPOLIS – Senior quarterback and co-captain of the 2005 Navy football team Lamar Owens has been charged with raping a female midshipman late last month in her dorm room at the U