WASHINGTON – Federal employees got a raise this week, good news for the more than 100,000 civil servants who live in Maryland and will be taking home an additional $2,867 a year, on average, with the increase
Federal Tax Plan Could Hit State Revenues; Backers Say Cuts Help in Long Run
WASHINGTON – Maryland could lose $345 million in corporate taxes over the next three years under an economic stimulus package being pushed in Congress, according to one budget policy group
President Pitches Economic Stimulus Plan to Glen Burnie Factory Workers
GLEN BURNIE – President Bush touted his economic stimulus package to a Glen Burnie factory full of workers Wednesday, reassuring them that he will not allow the American economy to become a victim of terrorism
Federal Judge Upholds Charles County’s Downzoning of Potomac Development
WASHINGTON – A federal judge found that Charles County was within its rights when it rezoned a tract of land on the Potomac River to allow 43 homes instead of the originally approved 252
Colleges Fear Visa Measures Could Slam the Door on Deserving Foreign Students
WASHINGTON – Local universities and language schools are anxiously waiting to see how stricter immigration policies likely to come in the wake of the Sept
Shares of Maryland Companies Begin to Inch Back Up in Month After Attacks
WASHINGTON – One month after the terrorist attacks of Sept
Police Get Cold Shoulder From FBI; Feds Say Time Not Right for Local Help
WASHINGTON – The FBI has refused to cooperate with local police in the war on terrorism, even though “the life of the nation may depend on it,” Baltimore officials said Friday
Affordable Rent Out of Reach of Low-Income Earners, Gap Widening, Study Says
WASHINGTON – Affordable housing remains far out of the reach of Maryland workers who earn the minimum wage, and the gap between income and housing costs just keeps getting wider, according to a new report
Federal Judge Rules State Care of Mentally Disabled Patients Adequate
WASHINGTON – Maryland did the best it could in caring for brain-damaged or developmentally disabled patients over the past decade and cannot be forced to provide community placement for those patients, a federal court has ruled