Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – To produce students better equipped for the workforce after graduation, the state’s top education organizations are trying to establish common goals for all schools, from kindergarten to the post-secondary level

WASHINGTON – At the Arrow and Bullet store in Hagerstown, owner Bill Scally said he doesn’t see much good that can come out of President Clinton’s proposal to require a license to buy a handgun

WASHINGTON – President Clinton’s $50 billion proposal to expand state children’s health insurance programs could help close an enormous gap in coverage for low-income parents in Maryland, say advocates in the state

WASHINGTON – The Maryland Department of Human Resources already has 11 programs aimed at bolstering fatherhood, but officials said they were still “elated” to see President Clinton propose a similar program nationally

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ANNAPOLIS – Legislation expanding courts’ ability to sentence criminals to home confinement passed the Maryland Senate Monday over the objections of the state prosecutor, public defender’s office and Mothers Against Drunk Driving

ANNAPOLIS – Teachers would be taught how to use computers through a volunteer army, and classrooms would be fully digitally equipped under legislation proposed by U

ANNAPOLIS – Environmentally conscious consumers and utility companies not only can cut pollution when they buy electric cars, solar powered equipment or generate energy from poultry litter, but soon they might save a little cash

ANNAPOLIS – Jean Johnson, director of Somerset County’s four public libraries, said she came to Annapolis this week because there will always be someone out there who can’t afford to get on-line

WASHINGTON – Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation on Thursday called President Clinton’s eighth and final State of the Union address everything from “irresponsible” to a “very dynamic agenda