WASHINGTON – The U
Floyd Concedes Nothing in Aggressive Campaign to Unseat Van Hollen
WASHINGTON – Eighth District candidates Charles “Chuck” Floyd and Rep
Home-Based Workers Boomed in Maryland in 1990s, Census Report Shows
WASHINGTON – Leslie Barkley briefly considered moving her family-run tax and accounting firm back in 1990, but ultimately decided she and her clients enjoyed the comfortable atmosphere too much to give it up
Federal Spending Increased in Counties Across the State in 2003, Report Says
WASHINGTON – Federal spending grew in almost all of the state’s jurisdictions between 2002 and 2003, driven by an increase in procurement contracts to the private sector, the Census Bureau reported this month
Local Governments Say They Don’t Always Share in Federal Largesse
WASHINGTON – When Baltimore City official Yolanda Winkler learned that the federal government spent more than $9
Federal Government Spent $10,464 Per Person in Maryland in Fiscal 2003
WASHINGTON – The federal government spent more than $57
Bill Would Make Foreign Fund Transfers Easier to Understand for Immigrants
WASHINGTON – Advocacy groups applauded a Senate bill Thursday that would require money-transfer businesses to clearly disclose the cost of wiring payments abroad — fees that they said can eat up as much as 20 percent of a transfer
Asians, Hispanics Make Sizable Gains in New State Population Figures
WASHINGTON – The numbers of Asians and Hispanics in Maryland grew by more than 13 percent between 2000-2003, raising their total population in the state to more than half a million, according to Census data released Thursday
Health Insurance Premiums Rose Faster Than Income in Maryland, Report Says
WASHINGTON – Health insurance costs for Maryland workers rose almost 37 percent over the last four years, more than twice as fast as the state’s average 15 percent income increase during the same period, according to a national report released Tuesday
Workplace Deaths Dropped Slightly in Maryland in 2003
WASHINGTON – Maryland workplace fatalities fell slightly last year to 92 deaths, down from 102 the year before, according to numbers released this week by the U