Maryland

NRC Head Sees ‘No Concerns’ After Personal Tour of Calvert Cliffs

LUSBY – The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said he has “no concerns” about safety or other issues at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant after touring the Lusby facility Friday

Dentist Dearth Gives Rural Maryland Toothache

ANNAPOLIS – TLC Community Health Center’s two dentists handle a patient load nearly double that of the average dentist and receive dozens more crisis calls about children with so much tooth decay they need surgery

Rappaport Captures GOP Nomination by Raising Less, Spending Less

WASHINGTON – Republican Senate nominee Paul Rappaport won Tuesday’s primary election by spending less and raising less than any of the top four finishers

20 Years After Scandal, Bauman Comes Back to Congress — Briefly

WASHINGTON – Former Maryland Rep

Lawmakers Hope to Bridge `Digital Divide’ with $1.3 Billion Program

WASHINGTON – Before the Living Classroom Weinberg Education Center opened, some disadvantaged youth in the heart of Baltimore had never sat in front of a computer, let alone surfed the Web

Senate Votes for Task Force to Study Nursing Shortage

ANNAPOLIS – An overwhelming majority of Maryland senators agreed Thursday to find the cure for the disease that’s infecting the state’s entire health care industry – the increasing shortage of qualified nurses

Postal Service, Maryland Food Bank Aim for Record Food Collection

BALTIMORE – Inside the dingy warehouse of the Maryland Food Bank, shelves that were once crowded with cans of soup, boxes of cereal and other foods are bare

Glendening: Cancer, Anti-Smoking Initiatives Non-Negotiable

ANNAPOLIS – With legislators haggling for a piece of the state’s $4 billion tobacco settlement, Gov

Maryland Delegation Votes 6-2 for $1-an-Hour Increase in Minimum Wage

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation voted 6-2 Thursday night to raise the minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years, after splitting along party lines on an offsetting tax break for businesses

Campaign Clone,720

WASHINGTON – Voters in half of Maryland’s congressional districts may feel a sense of deja vu this fall, after Tuesday’s primary set up November rematches of the 1998 election in four of the state’s eight districts