WASHINGTON – State lawmakers fear Washington, D
State Officials Worry Over Welfare Cuts Being Weighed by Congress
WASHINGTON – The Senate is scheduled to take up a bill Wednesday that would cut social services funding to the states by $859 million next year, a cut that state officials warned could have a “direct impact on families in Maryland
Fewer Than One Student in Four Writes Above Basic Level, Study Says
WASHINGTON – Only 1 percent of Maryland students write at an “advanced” level and 77 percent had skills that were basic or worse, according to a national report card on students’ writing abilities
College Park Student Hospitalized with Meningitis-Like Symptoms
WASHINGTON – A University of Maryland student was hospitalized Tuesday with what appeared to be a bacterial form of meningitis and College Park officials were seeking anyone who may have been in close contact with him
Appeals Court Orders Maryland Ambulance Company to Recognize Union
A federal appeals court has upheld a union vote and ordered a Maryland ambulance company to begin bargaining with the Teamsters local that was elected to represent workers at the company in 1997
Despite Prohibition, Some State Doctors, Patients Swear by Marijuana Use
WASHINGTON – Possession of marijuana is illegal in Maryland, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000
Medicinal Marijuana Users Watch, Hope for D.C. Bill to Legalize Use
WASHINGTON – If medicinal marijuana becomes legal in Washington, D
Study Confirms What Working Poor Know: Maryland’s a Costly State
WASHINGTON – While Congress struggles with a proposal to raise the minimum wage, thousands of Maryland workers continue to wrestle with the area’s high cost of living
Maryland Woman At Head of `Million Mom March’ for Gun Control
WASHINGTON – Rosemary McLain is looking for a few good moms — 999,999 of them