Maryland

Senate Approves Governor’s Gun Plan, Without `Smart Gun’ Requirement

ANNAPOLIS –

The Maryland Senate approved most of Gov

Small-Market Airports Hope to Boost Service With Increased Federal Funds

WASHINGTON – Maryland airports will get $21 million in federal funding over the next three years, up to double the current level of support for some facilities, under a bill awaiting President Clinton’s signature

Anthropologists Find Farmers, Environmentalists, Not So Far Apart After All

WASHINGTON – Maryland farmers and environmentalists, two groups often perceived as adversaries, are in fact “natural allies” who should be working together, according to a new study by a university team of anthropologists

Glendening’s Gun Proposal Awaits Senate Vote

ANNAPOLIS – A threatened Maryland Senate filibuster by opponents of Gov

National Survey Shows Maryland Residents Have Generally Healthy Lifestyles

WASHINGTON – Maryland residents have relatively healthy habits, placing among the top 10 in the nation when it comes to limiting several harmful behaviors and getting some types of preventive care, according to a study released Friday

30 Years Down, 35 To Go: Neighbors Reflect Kindly on Calvert Cliffs’ Tenure

LUSBY – For Randy Radeackar’s three dogs, the best thing in life is the fenced baseball field near his home in Calvert County

As National Talks Falter, Calvert Cliffs Prepares to Keep More Nuclear Waste

WASHINGTON – While Congress and the White House battle over where to put used radioactive fuel rods from the nation’s nuclear power plants, Maryland’s only nuclear plant is preparing to increase on-site storage capacity up to 150 percent

Campus Officials, Student Groups, Hail High Court Ruling on Mandatory Fees

WASHINGTON – Maryland university officials welcomed last week’s Supreme Court ruling that said colleges can collect mandatory fees from students, even if the money funds campus groups that the students may disagree with

Senator Begs Off Budget for Grandbaby

ANNAPOLIS – With the General Assembly’s 90-day cutoff barely two weeks away and the fate of hundreds of bills still undecided – including the state’s $19

House Backs Moratorium on Site 104 Dumping, Dredge Alternatives

ANNAPOLIS – After a bitter debate Friday, the Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill to temporarily bar the Baltimore Port Administration from dumping dredge spoil into the Chesapeake Bay’s Site 104