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Census Return Rate Falling Short of Goal in Maryland, With Days to Deadline
WASHINGTON – Just 59 percent of Maryland residents had mailed in their census forms by Wednesday, well shy of the 75 percent return rate that officials hoped to have next week, state and federal officials said
Maryland General Assembly OKs Lobbyist-Lawmaker Business Disclosure
ANNAPOLIS – A bill requiring lobbyists to disclose business transactions with lawmakers passed the Maryland General Assembly Thursday, but critics said it’s not inclusive enough and called it a “feel good” measure
Federal Grant Will Help Target Cancer on Eastern Shore, Among Urban Blacks
WASHINGTON – Blacks in Baltimore and poor residents on the Eastern Shore will be targeted under a cancer research and education program unveiled Thursday by the National Cancer Institute
Catonsville Dad Asks Congress to Help Families as Autism Cases Rise
WASHINGTON – Kenneth Curtis of Catonsville talks for a living, but the radio personality said it was difficult to tell a congressional committee Thursday about his son’s autism and ask for more government research and support
Despite Progress on Water Quality, Maryland Gets ‘D’ on Green Report Card
WASHINGTON – An environmental group on Wednesday gave Maryland a D for its efforts to meet federal clean water standards, even though an author of the report said the state “has actually made some pretty good progress
Aberdeen, NRC Team Up to Remove Traces of Uranium Littering Firing Range
WASHINGTON – A firing range at Aberdeen Proving Ground remains contaminated with depleted uranium from the 1970s and needs to be cleaned up before the land can be used for other purposes, officials said
Religious Freedom Has a Prayer in Washington After Waldorf Man’s Court Win
WASHINGTON – Maryland evangelist Pierre Bynum said he will return to the Capitol to lead tourists in prayer aimed at the government, after a federal judge this week upheld his First Amendment right to do so
Maryland Hospitals Anxious Over House Action on Organ Transplants
WASHINGTON – All eight members of Maryland’s congressional delegation voted against a bill Tuesday that would derail a Clinton administration plan to send more organs to areas where they are most urgently needed for transplant