WASHINGTON – Blanca Calderon’s Silver Spring apartment is small but immaculately kept
Filling the Gap: Maryland Community Finance Institutions Help Communities Battered by the Recession
WASHINGTON – A day care center in Salisbury; an ezStorage Unit in Brentwood; a senior housing village in northwest Baltimore; a waste removal company in Easton; affordable apartments in Silver Spring — none of these enterprises would exist without the help of Community Development Financial Institutions
Feds Give Maryland’s Health Care Quality Mixed Reviews
WASHINGTON – Maryland excels in some areas of health care, like breast cancer screening and in-home care, but lags in others, such as pneumonia treatment and the number of HIV-related deaths, according to a new study
Md. Small Businesses Skeptical About Health Care Reforms
WASHINGTON – Rick Mollica, owner of the Wishy Wash Laundromat in Silver Spring, searched for affordable health insurance several times in the last few years for his eight employees without any luck
Congressional Report: Health Care Reform to Help 1 Million Md. Families
WASHINGTON – As many as 261,000 uninsured Marylanders could receive health care coverage and approximately 1 million families and 122,100 small businesses could receive tax credits to offset health care costs, under the current health care reform plan, according to a new congressional study
Businesswomen Dispute Survey, Say They Are Serious About Growth
WASHINGTON – The American public’s attitude toward women business owners hasn’t changed much in recent decades, according to a new national survey, with 94 percent saying women only want to contribute to the family income and not grow a business
Maryland Gets Ready for Smart Grid Technology
WASHINGTON – Imagine you left town for a weekend vacation, accidentally leaving the air conditioning set on high
Metro Officials Called on Carpet to Explain Actions Surrounding Fatal Accidents
WASHINGTON – Metrorail representatives said at a public hearing Tuesday that despite budget constraints they are making changes to prevent future collisions like the June Red Line accident that killed nine people
Maryland’s Road Stimulus Projects Rolling Along
WASHINGTON – Maryland commuter Phil Previti travels every day between Boonsboro and Bethesda on Interstate 270, and says he has yet to see the benefit of federal stimulus dollars for Maryland roads
Report Lends Momentum to High-speed Rail Bandwagon
COLLEGE PARK – High-speed rail is the right transit for the nation, the Northeast Corridor and Maryland, says a new report on high speed rail released by a Maryland research organization