Campaign Spending Went to Polls, Consultants, Ads — And Doughnuts

WASHINGTON – How did Maryland’s eight House members spend just under $6

More Holiday Parties Expected This Year Despite Sluggish Economic Recovery

WASHINGTON – The number of office holiday parties is up this year but Maryland caterers and corporations say they are not likely to be the lavish events of the late 1990s, as businesses keep a wary eye on an economy still in recovery

Lawsuit Against EPA Aims to Force State to Enact Chesapeake Bay Protections

WASHINGTON – An environmental umbrella group said it will sue the Environmental Protection Agency today for allowing the state Maryland to fall behind on the establishment of pollution limits for Chesapeake Bay waters

Bartlett Bucks Maryland Delegation, Votes Against Intelligence Reform Bill

WASHINGTON – Frederick Republican Rep

Bay Bridge Backups Spawn Task Force to Seek Solutions

ANNAPOLIS – State officials have named a task force to find solutions to the worsening traffic problems on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, with a new bridge or bridge span among the top crowd-clearing options

Court Refuses to Reinstate Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Frozen Embryos

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a 1999 lawsuit that was filed on behalf of frozen embryos in an effort to block stem-cell research, saying Bush administration policies make the case moot

Report Recommends Manned Mission to Rescue Hubble, Not Robots

WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Sciences questioned NASA’s plans to use robots to rescue the Hubble space telescope, saying Wednesday that the space agency should rely on a manned mission to do the job instead

Developer Defends Role in Failed Land Deal

ANNAPOLIS – Efforts to sell state forest land to developer Willard Hackerman went forward without secrecy and with preservation a priority, Hackerman said in his first public statement since the land deal sparked controversy two months ago