ANNAPOLIS – Two former Anne Arundel County nursing home employees who were fired for neglecting an ailing patient must pay back unemployment benefits they received as a result, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled
Trucker Gets Workers Comp Hearing Despite Positive Cocaine Test
ANNAPOLIS – A Virginia truck driver who tested positive for cocaine after crashing his rig on a Maryland highway will be allowed to file for Maryland worker’s compensation
Opticians Locked in Stare Down Over Proposed Regulations
ANNAPOLIS – Barbers have to be certified in Maryland, but the people who fill eyeglass prescriptions don’t even need a high school diploma
Female Circumcision Ban Urged, Despite Scant Details
ANNAPOLIS – The sponsor of a bill to ban female genital mutilation in Maryland said the practice simply must be stopped – – even as he conceded that he does not know how often it occurs
Lawmakers Chuckle Over Milk and Cookies During Bill Hearing
ANNAPOLIS – Members of a House committee were beneficiaries of a clever lobbying ploy Wednesday: free milk and cookies
Partial-Birth Abortion Bill Moves On Despite Sabotage Attempt
ANNAPOLIS – A bill to ban partial-birth abortions passed the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee easily Friday and was sent to the full Senate, where pro-choice advocates predicted a harsher reception
Emotions Run High on Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
ANNAPOLIS – Four years ago Wednesday, Maureen Britell was a 27-year-old pro-life activist and pregnant mother when she learned her next child would be born without a brain
State Lawmakers Busy Telling HMOs How to Run Their Business
ANNAPOLIS – Both houses of Maryland’s General Assembly have been busy this session telling health insurers how to run their businesses
House Bill Devised to Help Disabled Could Disrupt Hyatt Project
ANNAPOLIS – A Dorchester County official is worried that a House bill urging companies to hire disabled people could interfere with Hyatt Hotels’ plans for a $152 million resort in Cambridge
Montgomery Lawmaker Tells Rural Seniors to Take Their Medicine
ANNAPOLIS – A Montgomery County legislator has a message for Eastern Shore, Western and Southern Maryland seniors in a huff over new, $75-a-month Medicare premiums: get over it