WASHINGTON – Payments to federal workers injured on the job are ballooning, nearly doubling since 1981, congressional critics said Tuesday
Maryland
Governor, Safety Advocates Promote New Seat Belt Law
ANNAPOLIS – Howard County Police Officer Matthew Tanis has many difficult memories of telling families that a loved one has died in a car crash, but never thought he’d have that talk with his own wife
Senate Rejects Voucher Plan For DC Students
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday rejected a plan to allow some Washington elementary and secondary school students to attend school in suburban Maryland and Virginia at government expense
Maryland First To Track Status of Closed Welfare Cases
ANNAPOLIS – Welfare reform has successfully moved Maryland recipients to jobs and independence without harming children and families, according to preliminary results of the nation’s first study in the wake of new federal policies
Rosapepe Nominated as Ambassador to Romania
WASHINGTON – Prince George’s County Delegate James C
Maryland Prepares For Cancer Awareness Month
WASHINGTON – Fund-raising road races, victims’ photo exhibits and the dedication of a park honoring cancer survivors highlight activities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month beginning Wednesday in Maryland
State Puts High Priority on Immunization This Fall
ANNAPOLIS – Persuading small children to hold still for their shots sounds like one of the hardest jobs a nurse could have
Woman Injured in Icy Fall Should Get a Trial, Court Rules
ANNAPOLIS – A Prince George’s County judge erred when he dismissed a county woman’s $60,000 negligence suit, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Friday
Government, Industry Weigh Soccer Goal Standards
WASHINGTON – A soccer goal fell on top of a 7-year-old Frederick girl in 1994 after a smaller child tried to hang from the goal’s iron crossbar