With BRAC Approved, Biggest Gainers Try to Corral Wide-Open Expansion Options

WASHINGTON – It was good news last month when Congress officially approved plans to send thousands of defense jobs to Maryland’s two largest military installations, but before the economic boost is toted up, the adjacent communities must find a way to build and pay for infrastructure expansions

More Cell Phones Lead to More Complaints

ANNAPOLIS – Matthew Robb has a problem with his cell phone – he has trouble hearing the person on the other end, and often can’t even place calls

Horsemen, Track Owners Reach Tentative Deal on Racing Days

LAUREL- The Maryland Racing Commission approved a tentative agreement on live racing Tuesday between horsemen and track owners, ending for at least a year the threat that racing could be sharply cut back in Maryland

Experts Disagree on Immigrant Employment Puzzle

WASHINGTON – Around Hoopers Island there is a shortage of labor

Gift-Givers Put Philanthropy on Shopping List

WASHINGTON – In lieu of giving expensive gadgets, ugly sweaters or sure-to-be-returned gifts during the holidays, more people are donating to charities and nonprofits for those on their gift lists

Running Mates From PG in High Demand

ANNAPOLIS- Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley became the first of the three major candidates for governor to pick his running mate Thursday with his choice of an African American legislator from Prince George’s County who is regarded as a rising star in Maryland politics

As Geese Return, So Do Shore Hunting Guides

ANNAPOLIS- This time of year, Jay Bradshaw wakes up before dawn, jumps into his camouflage pants and shirt, and heads out into the great outdoors with his black lab, Bear, before most of us have even reached for our first cup of coffee

Tighter Sex Offender Laws High on Assembly Priority List

ANNAPOLIS – Stricter monitoring and longer sentences for sex offenders who live in Maryland are shaping up as top priorities for lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session

Bartlett: Oil Depletion Requires ‘Man on the Moon’-scale Solution

WASHINGTON – The decline in world oil reserves is such a pressing and enormous problem that it will take a project of the same magnitude as putting a man on the moon to solve it, Rep

Two Farm Commissions, Two Missions

ANNAPOLIS-Maryland Agricultural Commission, meet the Agricultural Stewardship Commission