The automatic spending cuts that began Friday could result in longer lines at airport security checks and closure of air traffic control towers if Congress doesn’t agree on a way to reduce the budget.
Maryland Lawmakers Push for Park to Honor Harriet Tubman
Maryland’s lawmakers urged Congress Wednesday to pass legislation to create two national parks honoring the legacy of Underground Railroad leader Harriet Ross Tubman.
Maryland Marching Band Honored With Inaugural Parade Appearance
The trumpets are polished, the tubas are shined and the drumsticks are dusted as part of the last-minute preparation for the Mighty Sound of Maryland’s performance in Monday’s 57th Inaugural Parade.
Senator Surveys Sandy Recovery Progress in Crisfield
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin surveyed recovery progress in Crisfield, which was battered by superstorm Sandy in October 2012.
Maryland Online Sales Tax Ignored by Enforcers, Customers
As Marylanders join millions of others nationwide in the computer shopping blitz that’s become known as Cyber Monday, they should think about this: If they paid the sales tax they owe to the state for such purchases, Maryland would be $200 million richer.
Senate Gives Easton, Cumberland Mail Operations Reprieve
Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin added Maryland’s support to a postal reform bill in the Senate requiring the U.S. Postal Service to keep operating Easton and Cumberland mail processing facilities it had targeted for closure.
Delaney, Bartlett to Battle for 6th District in November
Maryland’s establishment Democrats — stung by the defeat of their favored 6th Congressional District candidate Rob Garagiola on Tuesday — began to make amends the day after the primary.
Muse Campaign Leaflet’s Jewish Reference Sparks Criticism
U.S. Senate candidate C. Anthony Muse, running to unseat Sen. Ben Cardin, defended campaign literature, which singled out Jews in the upper chamber, as “educational tools” designed to emphasize the low numbers of blacks in Congress.
EPA Cleans Up New Power Plant Standards
The Obama administration’s tightening of pollution regulations for new coal-fired power plants Tuesday is a step in the right direction, Maryland politicians and environmentalists said, but some said it doesn’t go far enough.
Baltimore Mayor, WSSC Reveal Water Woes
Cumbersome EPA mandates are driving up costs as municipalities and providers struggle to maintain and upgrade Maryland’s water infrastructure, Baltimore’s mayor and the state’s chief water utility officer told the Senate Tuesday.