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Federal employees would get six weeks of paid family leave under legislation introduced Jan. 26 by a group of Democratic lawmakers.

December 18 represents a crucial deadline for Marylanders. In order to obtain coverage through the Maryland Health Connection that begins on January 1, individuals and families need to enroll by midnight on Thursday.

There are just four days left for House Republicans to allow a vote that will prevent funding for DHS from expiring, and a failure to do so would put the safety of Maryland families at risk during a time of increased threats.

The largest federal employee union drew a pack of strong and influential friends to a cold-weather Capitol Hill rally Tuesday, but unfortunately for the workers, the powerful aren't as powerful as they used to be.

Federal legislation has been introduced in Congress that would provide a pay hike of 3.8 percent to all federal employees in 2016, which would affect the thousands of employees in Southern Maryland who work at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Naval Support Facility Indian Head and other federal government entities.

The lawmakers who visited Under Armour's global headquarters in Locust Point on Monday saw employees lifting weights in a two-level gym and chatting over lunch in the Humble and Hungry Cafe.

When Brenda Oliver would have sinus problems, she'd usually tough it out for days in bed, taking Tylenol and lozenges and hoping the severe pain in her throat would disappear. She went without health insurance for about seven years.

University officials unveiled a new cybersecurity lab in Prince Frederick Hall on Thursday, which they said will further the collaborative relationship between the university and defense conglomerate Northrop Grumman and will give ACES students access to an advanced center for research.