Battle Against Rural Road Carnage Focuses on Drivers, Not Roads Themselves

WASHINGTON – Road design is only partly to blame for the relatively high number of alcohol-related fatalities on the state’s rural roads

Rural Roads Continue to Register Most Alcohol-Related Crashes in Maryland

WASHINGTON- Alcohol-related fatal accidents are more likely to occur on rural roads in Maryland than on urban roads, according to a Capital News Service analysis of fatal crash statistics from 1995-1999

Judge Rejects Inmate’s `Frivolous’ Claim That Smoking Ban Violates Rights

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an inmate who said a new state prison tobacco ban violates his constitutional right to smoke and that his nicotine addiction is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Maryland Lawmakers See Good, Bad, Ugly in President’s Proposed Budget

WASHINGTON- President Bush’s fiscal 2002 budget will be hit and miss for Maryland, which will benefit in areas such as health research and education, but may suffer from environmental and transportation spending cuts, lawmakers said

Maryland Official Urges Congressional Caution on Health Care Tax Credits

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s insurance commissioner warned Congress Wednesday that tax credits are not the panacea for the 43 million Americans who lack health insurance

Ombudsman for Insurance Disputes Finds No Lack of Work, as Office Expands

WASHINGTON – Marylanders trying to appeal their insurance company’s denial of their health claims have a state agency to help them

Maryland’s GOP House Members, One Democrat, Back Bush’s `Marriage Tax’ Cut

WASHINGTON- Maryland representatives voted 5-3 Thursday to eliminate the so-called “marriage tax penalty,” with one Democrat joining all four Republicans in support of the bill

Maryland’s Healthcare Ombudsman Praised, Senate Urged to Expand Program

WASHINGTON – Bernadette Warren was at wit’s end

Crownsville Grandmother Brings Prescription Plea, and Prayer, to Congress

WASHINGTON- Helen Frederick isn’t a lobbyist and doesn’t have any connections