Disaster Aid Showdown Looms On Capitol Hill
The Democratic leader of the Senate says he'll try this week to add almost $7 billion in disaster aid to must-pass legislation to avert a government shutdown.
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The Democratic leader of the Senate says he'll try this week to add almost $7 billion in disaster aid to must-pass legislation to avert a government shutdown.
Six Democratic mayors were joined by a Republican mayor in urging President Barack Obama and Congress to work together to create jobs and rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure.
Baltimore Police are investigating a burglary at the home of the former Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Prince George's County voters are choosing a replacement for Councilwoman Leslie Johnson.
Officials at the nation's major military academies say repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy won't cause any fundamental changes in daily operations at the schools, and students say they are welcoming and ready for a positive and uneventful transition.
Simultaneous vigils are being planned in New York and Washington for an American imprisoned in Cuba for nearly two years.
A former Maryland state delegate has been released from prison after serving almost three years for possessing child pornography.
Maryland suffered nearly $16 million in damage from Hurricane Irene. The federal government will reimburse state and local governments 75 percent of reconstruction costs.
Drivers now taxed 23.5 cents a gallon could see that raised between five and 10 cents a gallon. Tacking the 6 percent state sales tax to the wholesale price is another option.
President Barack Obama is delivering his annual back-to-school speech at a Washington high school later this month.
The measure includes $500 million in immediate, emergency funding to make sure FEMA won't have to cut off help for victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee at the end of the month.
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski says a bill passed by a Senate committee includes funding for the James Webb Telescope.
Two members of Maryland's congressional delegation are questioning the impact of visa changes that will increase wages for migrant workers at seafood processing plants.
House Republicans have introduced legislation to immediately infuse $1 billion into federal disaster aid accounts as part of a stopgap funding bill that's required to keep the government running past the end of the budget year on Sept. 30.
Turnout was just 23 percent, the lowest in Baltimore's modern history. Less than a quarter of eligible voters showed up.
