WASHINGTON – Although last summer’s severe weather kept average prices down for the second year in a row at the Maryland tobacco market, foreign buyers continued to pay a premium for top-grade leaf, industry officials said
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Study Shows Low-Income Maryland Taxpayers Face More IRS Audits
WASHINGTON – For the first time in modern history, low-income Maryland taxpayers have a greater chance of being audited than higher-income individuals, according to a study released this week
Maryland Rakes In Federal Cash
WASHINGTON – The federal government spent an average of $8,119
St. Mary’s County Earns Most Per Capita Federal Spending in Maryland
WASHINGTON – Federal spending in Maryland totaled more than $8,100 per person in fiscal 1999, the third-highest level of spending among the states
PEPCO and BGE Make Environmentalist’s List of Top 100 Dirtiest Older Power Plants
ANNAPOLIS – Two of Maryland’s largest power providers own generating stations targeted by an environmental group as among the top 100 older polluting plants for their release of tons of pollutants through purported abuses of loopholes in the Clean Air Act
Moms Who Lost Their Children Fight to Keep Their Rights on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – Roberta Roper and Teresa Baker had already lost their most precious possessions when their children were murdered in separate incidents
Court Supports Earlier Decision Denying Killer Access to FBI Files
ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals Wednesday upheld the denial of access to FBI files for a Maryland man convicted of killing two prominent tax lawyers
Prince George’s Lawmakers Boast Successful Legislative Session
ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County residents will get new schools, revitalized communities, better roads and a fancy new Potomac River development, thanks to unified work by county lawmakers, County Executive Wayne Curry said Wednesday