WASHINGTON – A District Heights mother brought her crusade for justice to Capitol Hill Wednesday, seven years after she said police officers wrongfully shot and killed her son
Maryland
Prominent Atheist’s Son Backs Maryland School Prayer Bill
ANNAPOLIS – Several community groups and church representatives supported a bill to permit student-led prayers at school-sponsored events, while the American Civil Liberties Union told lawmakers it was contradictory and probably unconstitutional
Maryland’s Tax Structure Shelters Working Poor, Study Shows
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland comes out better than other states in how it taxes the income of its poorest citizens, according to a new study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Glendening, Key Senator Revise Gun Bill for Passage
ANNAPOLIS – With his smart gun proposal facing its first and biggest hurdle next week, Gov
Legislator Fights for Banking Access
ANNAPOLIS – Though Maryland sports the second highest family income and the lowest unemployment in the country, many lower-income residents still can’t afford basic checking accounts and end up paying a good chunk of their money just to cash a check
Lawmakers Working to Solve Maryland Dental Dilemma
ANNAPOLIS – With a growing dental-care crisis in rural Maryland, lawmakers are trying to find ways to attract dentists to underserved areas – and keep them there
Special Education Extension Passes Unanimously in House
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Friday unanimously approved a plan to standardize graduation times for special education students
Booming Southern Maryland Led State in Population Gains in 1990s
WASHINGTON – Calvert County’s population leaped by 44 percent in the 1990s, the biggest growth rate in the state, according to the U
Inventive Student,450
WASHINGTON – Nicole Shannon-Lass can remember working with her hands as long ago as age 7, when she helped her dad fix up his old Volkswagen Bug
Maryland Quarter Expected to Bring Cheap Thrill to Coin Dealers, Collectors
WASHINGTON – Not one exciting thing has happened in the coin industry in all the years Fred Miller has been collecting