Barring a last-minute infusion of cash by bankers or owner Ira Rennert – or an improbable sale to a new company – RG Steel LLC and its flagship plant, Sparrows Point, seem fated for a sad ending. I make this ...

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Maryland senators say a farm bill passed by the Senate retains important bay conservation programs. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, meanwhile, says it is encouraged by the bill passed Thursday. The foundation says the Senate had originally eliminated $50 million a ...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic bill calling for equal pay in the workplace. But President Barack Obama and his congressional allies aren’t finished appealing to women on the No. 1 concern for all voters: the cash ...

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WASHINGTON — A $250,000 grant will help design and build a new hiking trail in Garrett County. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced the grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission on Thursday. The 10-mile Meadow Mountain Trail will begin ...

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Home Builders Association presents Awards of Excellence The Sales and Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of Maryland presented dozens of Awards of Excellence at its annual ceremony this week, honoring companies and individuals in the industry for their ...

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Can Roland Park group buy BCC land? Residents of the well-groomed, historic Roland Park community are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to help purchase 17 acres of rolling open space at the Baltimore Country Club as part ...

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HAGERSTOWN — U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski says she’s seeking $43 million in federal funds to keep a spy plane production line running in Hagerstown. Mikulski said Tuesday that the appropriation would prevent a shutdown of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s production of ...

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The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge George Levi Russell III by voice vote to a seat on the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. Russell will succeed Judge Peter J. Messitte, who took senior status in ...

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WASHINGTON — A Senate bill aimed at saving the U.S. Postal Service would make it harder to close thousands of low-revenue post offices and end Saturday mail delivery, even though the struggling agency says those moves are just what’s needed ...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $1.8 million for cleanup costs in St. Mary’s County following Hurricane Irene. Sens. Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski announced the grant on Tuesday. The county is one of a number across ...

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