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Bills to Protect Bay, Save Nation’s Estuaries, Advance in House Committee
WASHINGTON – A House committee voted Thursday to extend a Chesapeake Bay restoration program for five years and to create a new program aimed at renewing 1 million acres of estuary habitat nationwide
Maryland Senate Backs Grants for Professionals-Turned-Teachers
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a bill Friday to provide state grants for people returning to college for teacher certification, one of a series of proposals this session to help alleviate the teacher shortage
Luck of the Irish May Not Cover Clover, As New Weevil Comes to State
WASHINGTON – Maryland agriculture officials will be looking over leaves of clover a little more carefully this spring, after discovering a new clover- eating weevil in four counties last year
Senate Preserves Textbook Aid to Private Schools in State Budget
ANNAPOLIS – Private schools moved a step closer to getting millions in state aid for books Wednesday as the Maryland Senate finalized its version of the state’s $19
Governor Plans End Run to Get Smart Guns Passed
ANNAPOLIS – With a crucial Senate committee poised to dilute his smart gun proposal, Gov
Satellites Will Keep an Eye on Potomac River Levels, Under New Program
WASHINGTON – Potomac River levels will be monitored with the help of satellites that should help give better and earlier warning of floods, under a stream-gauge improvement program outlined Wednesday on Capitol Hill
Maryland Mom Still Fighting, Seven Years After Police Fatally Shot Her Son
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