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A House of Representatives hearing into the scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service devolved into a bizarre bit of political theater on Wednesday when the committee's Republican chairman closed down the proceeding before the ranking Democrat, Baltimore Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, was given an opportunity to speak.

H.R. 3120 would provide funding to improve access to dental care through health clinics, school-based services and other options for underserved populations. It would also extend comprehensive dental coverage to Americans on Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits; increase the number of oral health professionals in communities in need; and help support research and education to better integrate oral health with regular care

Brian England and Pete Mangione both own businesses that have been Howard County institutions for three decades. They both say they care deeply about employees.

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings urged state lawmakers Monday to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $10.10, arguing that lower wages will continue to strain government programs that help the poor.

Sticker shock over price hikes is causing review of a law passed two years ago to shore up the finances of the National Flood Insurance Program.

Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland alleged this week that more than 100 universities, including Goucher College and Loyola University Maryland, are violating federal law by requiring applicants to fill out extra forms that determine their eligibility for financial aid.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen marked Friday, the first day his agency started to accept 2013 returns, by urging Baltimore families to seek free tax prep.

Bernstein has more than $300,000 in Baltimore State's Attorney race

Gov. Martin O'Malley on CNN Sunday continued to defend what host Candy Crowley described as a health exchange rollout "disastrous by most accounts," prompting criticism from some skeptical lawmakers.

Baltimore mayor's second appearance in as many months

Gov. Martin O'Malley said on national television Sunday he is still evaluating whether to run for president, that the state¿s minimum wage should be $10 an hour, and that he considered moving Maryland¿s troubled health exchange to the federal site as far back as June.

The 2013 State of Housing in Black America report found that African-American homeownership dropped from 48 percent in 2007 to 43 percent today and foreclosure rates were higher among African Americans and Latinos. NAREB President Donnell Spivey said he is concerned that the recession has made many people in the African American community wary of homeownership, traditionally a safe investment and a route to the middle class.

Emergency unemployment benefits will expire Saturday for more than 25,000 out-of-work Marylanders, with thousands more projected to run out of the insurance in the first half of the year unless Congress decides to reverse course and approve an extension.

Hours after Congress passed a range of proposals to combat sexual assaults in the armed forces, President Barack Obama ordered military leaders on Friday to conduct a yearlong review of their progress in eliminating rape from the ranks — and threatened further changes if he is not satisfied.

Congress was poised late Thursday to pass new legal protections for victims of sexual assault in the military, but victims and their advocates already were looking ahead to what they see as the larger battle: The contentious campaign to overhaul the military justice system.

Some Democrats have begun sharpening criticism of Maryland's troubled health exchange. On Friday, two Maryland congressmen urged the state to consider any means necessary to speed progress, including using the federal exchange to reach an estimated 800,000 uninsured residents

Members of Maryland's congressional delegation, citing frustration with the state's glitch-prone health exchange, said Friday the state should consider all options to help people buy insurance, including by allowing the federal government to take over the site.

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings is in South Africa for Nelson Mandela's memorial, but that doesn't mean he's abandoned domestic policy debates. In fact, Cummings said he and other Democrats in the official delegation have used the trip to engage with Sen. Ted Cruz on Obamacare.

City officials are set to consider $113,000 in payments to settle two lawsuits alleging police brutality, including a case in which a well-known 77-year-old barber's arm was broken during an arrest.

Baltimore city, like many other cities around the country is dependent on a comprehensive, multi-year Farm bill that addresses the current needs of local farmers, low-income residents, and consumers who want access to healthy foods grown nearby.

Standing in a warehouse full of food for needy families, three Democratic lawmakers called Monday for Congress to avoid sharp cuts to food stamps included in a pending $500 billion farm bill.

Champion of the port, former congresswoman honored for service

Partisan redistricting in Maryland and elsewhere undermines representative democracy.

Julius Henson, who served 30 days in jail in connection with a "robocall" scheme, is planning his own run for public office. He is taking on state Sen. Nathaniel McFadden of Baltimore.

Obama is an incompetent and deceptive president — and people have started to notice

Without including a word in the bipartisan budget deal that reopened federal agencies on Thursday, Maryland Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin paved the way for a 1 percent pay raise for federal workers — the first such increase in three years.

Congress Wednesday night approved a bipartisan deal to reopen the government and extend the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling into early next year, a measure that will send tens of thousands of federal employees in Maryland back to work.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday that the deal approved by Congress to reopen the federal government would also allow President Barack Obama to go foward with his plan to offer a 1 percent pay raise to federal employees.

"OMG to AARP," is the sixth annual Choose Civility Symposium set for 7 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 9 at the Miller branch library in Ellicott City. The public is invited and admission is free.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties in Congress dug in to their positions Tuesday, obscuring a path to a budget deal as federal agencies in Maryland and elsewhere prepared for the second day of a government shutdown.

As the Oct. 11 release date of the new movie "Captain Phillips" approaches, Baltimore-based officials with the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots hope to capitalize on the publicity to highlight the importance of the merchant marine — and full funding of their mission.

Congressman's outrage at AIG head who equated criticism of pay to Deep South lynchings was more than justified but answer lies in industry reforms, not resignation

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called for the head of AIG to resign over comments he made comparing outrage over executive bonuses to lynchings that took place in the South.

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will jump into the 2014 race for governor Tuesday, setting the stage for what is likely to be a fiercely competitive contest for the Democratic nomination.

Sarbanes joins parade of Brown endorsers

U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski threw her support behind Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown Sunday in the 2014 Maryland governor¿s race, praising him as ¿a man of honor and a man of commitment¿

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore gave $64,000 in bonuses to its employees since 2010, even as the percentage of backlogged disability claims for Maryland veterans outpaced the national average by double digits.

Congress should know that an attack on Syria will only hurt civilians, not Assad

Electrify Africa

The resignation of NAACP president Benjamin Jealous left the nation's most influential advocacy group for equality in search of a new leader at a particularly sensitive time for U.S. race relations, setting off a debate Monday about his potential successor.

Vice President Joseph Biden joined state officials on Monday to praise a new $10 million federal grant to expand the port of Baltimore, saying the funding will help bring the port to a "new level."

Several dozen protesters rallied in Rockville and Ellicott City on Wednesday to deliver the message that even in Democratic Maryland — where six in 10 voted to re-elect President Obama last year — there are deep misgivings about U.S. involvement in another Middle East war.

Marylanders, with the help of a catchy jingle and the Baltimore Ravens, will urge their peers to sign up for new health insurance coverage available through federal reforms in an advertising campaign launching this month, health officials said Tuesday.

Members of Maryland's congressional delegation said Saturday they welcome a debate on whether the U.S. should launch a military strike against Syria but said they want to review classified intelligence reports — and hear about the scope of President Barack Obama's plan — before deciding whether to sign off.

Baltimore's Elijah Cummings is the voice of reason on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the chief restraint on chairman Darrell Issa