Maryland

FEC Fines,385

WASHINGTON – A Chevy Chase millionaire and former state senator has paid the government $4,000 in fines for violating campaign laws, the Federal Election Commission reported

Court Rules Workers’ Comp May Cover Post-Traumatic Stress

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that workers may receive compensation if they developed post-traumatic stress disorder from their jobs

Toxic Safety Information Act Gets First Airing

ANNAPOLIS – Proponents of a bill to expand the public’s right to know about toxic chemical use in their neighborhoods got an easy reception from a Senate committee Tuesday

Morella Calls Hearing to Probe Ethics of Cloning

WASHINGTON – A congressional panel headed by Rep

Maryland Inspector Settles Neighbors’ Noise Disputes

BALTIMORE – David Jarinko’s friends like to tease him about his job

Court Asked To Rethink Parents’ Responsibility In Son’s Crash

ANNAPOLIS – A lawyer has asked the Maryland Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision not to hold parents responsible for their adult son’s accident in a car they gave him

More Veterans May Get Boost in Government Jobs

WASHINGTON – A bill is moving through Congress that would give more veterans an advantage in getting federal government jobs and provide a mechanism to combat hiring discrimination against them

Jobs Are Key to General Assembly’s ’97 Welfare Efforts

ANNAPOLIS – With new federal welfare laws in effect, Maryland’s Legislature now faces the responsibility of moving welfare recipients into jobs before they are pushed from the rolls

House Committee Approves AIDS Task Force Bill

ANNAPOLIS – The House Environmental Matters Committee Friday recommended passage of a bill to establish a task force to study HIV in state prisons