ANNAPOLIS – Gov
State Announces New Washington-style Rail System in Baltimore
BALTIMORE – A Maryland Department of Transportation committee released an ambitious rail transit plan Friday to connect five counties and Baltimore and allow train travel virtually anywhere in the Baltimore region
Promise of DNA Testing Dim For All But a Few Prisoners
WASHINGTON – Bernard Webster walked free this month after spending 20 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, the first man to benefit from a new law allowing post-conviction reviews of DNA evidence in murders and rapes
Report Says Maryland, Most Other States, Need Tougher Drugged-Driving Laws
WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of 42 states lacking “zero-tolerance” drugged-driving laws and one of only two states that limits the type of drug testing police can do on drivers, according a nationwide drug policy analysis released Thursday
Wilson Bridge Contract Cost Eases State Transportation Worries
ANNAPOLIS – Wilson Bridge construction costs are not as likely to break the state’s transportation budget after the winning bid for the most difficult section of the bridge in the second round of bidding was only $18 million over estimates, according to the state transportation secretary
State Merchants Expect Low Prices, Promotions to Bring 2% Sales Increase
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland merchants, responding to cautious consumers and a shortened shopping season, are expecting holiday sales to rise a scant 2 percent over 2001, according to a Maryland Retailers Association survey released Tuesday
Committee Sets State Spending Level
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislative staff presented a key budget committee with a bleak financial picture Tuesday night, but they’d already expected the worst
Auto Sales Hit Skids After Record Year
ANNAPOLIS – Stuart Brooks, a Baltimore auto dealer, has had an incredible year, riding the boom in car sales that have made Altimas, Cavaliers and Impalas zoom out of showroom floors
Prison Officials Fear Lurking Crisis in Hepatitis C Infection Among Inmates
WASHINGTON – Maryland prison and health officials say a looming hepatitis C epidemic will be a bigger, and potentially more expensive, health crisis than HIV and AIDS, but they still do not have a comprehensive policy in place to address it