ANNAPOLIS – Members of a House panel Wednesday dissected the costs and fairness of Gov
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Lawmakers Push to Get Teachers in Summer School
ANNAPOLIS – In an attempt to alleviate the teacher shortage and improve summer school programs by attracting better instructors, state lawmakers introduced a bill to allow teachers to extend their contracts to a full year
FEMA Oversight Could Turn the Tide on Flood Deaths, Rescue Crews Say
WASHINGTON – When floodwaters from Hurricane Floyd swept through North Carolina in September, Maryland emergency workers with special training in moving-water rescue watched from the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department
House Approves $1.2 Billion For NIH Informational Technology Research
WASHINGTON – The National Institutes of Health would receive $1
Lawmakers Consider Exposing Telemarketer Numbers on Caller ID
ANNAPOLIS – Blocking telephone numbers from display on caller identification systems would be forbidden under two bills in the Maryland General Assembly this session
Lawmakers Want to Require College Student Meningitis Inoculations
ANNAPOLIS – The illness of a University of Maryland student last year has prompted lawmakers to consider requiring meningitis vaccinations for college students
Prince George’s Lawmakers Want Naming Rights to Parks’ Facilities
ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County Delegates may decide today whether Prince George’s officials can sell or lease the naming rights to two stadiums and an equestrian center
Maryland High Court Rules Kids Have Say in Termination of Parental Rights
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned four Baltimore Circuit Court decisions to terminate parental rights and place the children in permanent foster care
Record-High Fuel Oil Prices Hit Low-Income Families, But Relief May be Near
WASHINGTON – Heating oil prices in Maryland have jumped almost 72 percent since December, forcing some low-income households to choose between food, medicine and heating their homes, in the words of one lawmaker
Calvert Lawmakers Want Student-Led Prayers
ANNAPOLIS – Two state lawmakers from Calvert County – where a high school graduation last spring turned into a protest against a prayer ban – proposed a bill to allow student-led prayers at school-sponsored events