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Maryland
Foster Care Report Proposes Sweeping Changes
ANNAPOLIS – The system that deals with nearly 12,000 children in foster care daily needs more judicial resources and training, an improved information system and a revised foster care law, according to a report released Wednesday
W. Md. Co-op Begins Distribution of Rabbit Meat
ANNAPOLIS – Get ready for the new other white meat: rabbit
Federal Court Upholds Convictions of Immigrant Smugglers
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of two men found guilty of participating in an alien-smuggling ring that held and tortured illegal immigrants in Prince George’s County
Federal Workers May Be Able To Donate Leave To Disaster Victims
WASHINGTON – Federal workers would be able to donate leave time to colleagues suffering from disasters in other parts of the country under a proposed Clinton administration plan
Judges Can’t Ignore Sentencing Guidelines in Drug Cases: Court
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday overturned the supervised probation and mandatory drug treatment prescribed for a Prince George’s County man, ruling that the trial judge neglected strict sentencing guidelines in his decision
State Senate Reexamines Long-Term Care Insurance Credit
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, which considered and rejected two proposed tax credits for long-term care insurance last session, is looking at the issue again
Diplomatic Nominations of Maryland’s Rosapepe, King Approved
WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved President Clinton’s nominations of a Maryland lawmaker as ambassador to Romania and a Bethesda woman to a top United Nations post