WASHINGTON – Former Maryland Rep
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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
Universities Say Late School Start Could Cost Millions
ANNAPOLIS – The University System of Maryland would have to cancel winter term, a $4
12 Maryland High Schools Rank Nationally
ANNAPOLIS – A dozen Maryland high schools ranked among Newsweek magazine’s top public secondary schools in the country based on the size of their rigorous academic programs
Wilson Bridge Project Officials Sink Tunnel Proposal a Second Time
WASHINGTON – An effort to revive plans for a tunnel to replace the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge was shot down Wednesday by project officials who favor moving ahead with a 12-lane bridge approved three years ago