WASHINGTON – Scientists say this summer’s drought may have been a blessing in disguise for the Chesapeake Bay, blunting the record spring rains that flooded the bay with freshwater and pollutants
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Epstein Wins GOP Nomination For Comptroller By 8 Votes
ANNAPOLIS – After almost two weeks of uncertainty, Larry Mark Epstein was told Friday he had won the Republican nomination for comptroller by eight votes, nudging out Timothy R
Medical Coverage Program for Needy Children Successful in Early Months
BALTIMORE – In the three months since it was launched, a state program bringing health care to needy children and pregnant women has exceeded expectations
State Officials and Educators Outline Plans to Combat School Violence
BALTIMORE – The shootings get the headlines, but when U
Lease Clears the Way for Anne Arundel to Run Fort Meade Airport
WASHINGTON – Officials from Anne Arundel County and Fort Meade have agreed to a lease that clears the way for the county to take over the fort’s Tipton Airport
Summer’s Drought Robbed Maryland Forests of Their Fall Colors
WASHINGTON – The brilliant reds and golds of fall will be replaced by bare trees in Maryland this autumn because of the summer’s drought
$10 Million Cumberland Airport Loan Gets Preliminary OK
WASHINGTON – The Greater Cumberland Regional Airport took a step closer Friday to approval of a $10 million loan that airport officials say they desperately need for expansion
Maryland Income Third-Highest in Nation, But Poverty Persists
WASHINGTON – Maryland has the third-highest household income in the nation but it also has a significant number of people living in poverty, according to reports released Thursday by the Census Bureau
New $20 Has Banks, Businesses Scrambling — Or Confused
WASHINGTON – The federal government began to release $40 billion worth of newly redesigned $20 bills Thursday on what appeared to be a largely unsuspecting public
Maryland Targets Smokestack Emissions For New EPA Smog Limits
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency imposed new smog limits Thursday that will likely mean a crackdown on nitrogen oxide emissions from Maryland’s smokestack industries