WASHINGTON — A Senate investigation found that Medicare spent millions of dollars for stents implanted by a Maryland doctor accused of putting them in patients who didn’t need them, according to a report released Monday. The investigation also found that ...

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WASHINGTON — Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell set a state record by spending more than $6.1 million in her losing Senate campaign against Democrat Chris Coons. Delaware elections commissioner Elaine Manlove said she is confident no one has spent more in ...

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WASHINGTON — If a summary of pension-plan benefits fails to notify employees of a benefit reduction, what relief can those employees seek? And must they prove detrimental reliance? Those were the issues the Supreme Court justices grappled with during Tuesday’s ...

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TRENTON, N.J. — Smaller casinos and Internet betting moved closer to reality in New Jersey on Monday as lawmakers voted to create big changes in the way people can gamble in Atlantic City and beyond. Sports betting could be on ...

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Short work weeks make Mondays that much more bearable. Get a little more enjoyment out of your Monday with some law links below: Maryland’s top court is studying whether the court can alter the contributory negligence standard through a rule ...

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WASHINGTON — In the recent midterm elections, voters gave Republicans control of the House and slimmed the Democrats’ majority margin in the Senate. Those results could have a big impact on legislation affecting attorneys in a host of areas. Employment ...

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WASHINGTON — The Senate’s Republican leader has a simple postelection message for President Barack Obama: Move toward the GOP or get no help from its lawmakers. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday offered an aggressive assessment of the election ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will look for ways to control global warming other than placing a ceiling on greenhouse gases. “Cap-and-trade was just one way of skinning the cat; it was not the only way,” Obama ...

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REISTERSTOWN — Maryland congressman-elect Andy Harris says he’s not changing his conservative style of statesmanship as he prepares to switch from the state Senate to the U.S. House. The Baltimore County Republican beat freshman Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil by 13 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Ulysses Currie, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in September, is no longer unopposed in November’s election for his Senate seat. Sixty-three-year-old Jennifer Lowery-Bell said Wednesday she decided to run as a Democratic write-in ...

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