WASHINGTON – The percent of Maryland college students who defaulted on their school loans fell below the national average in fiscal 1997, an improvement that state officials believe was helped by a thriving economy
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Archives Begins Release of Complete Conversations from Nixon White House
WASHINGTON – It was Feb
Children Form the Bulk of Marylanders Who Lost Health Insurance
WASHINGTON – More than half of the 160,000 people who joined the ranks of the uninsured in Maryland last year were children under 18, according to the latest Census Bureau figures
Federal Workers Complain that 4.8 Percent Raise Won’t Let Them Keep Up
WASHINGTON – Don’t tell Elsie Jones to celebrate the 4
Adoptions of Foster Children Hits All-Time High, But So Does Need
WASHINGTON – More Maryland foster children are being adopted than ever before, but advocates say the need for adoptive families is also higher than ever
Hunters Chafe at Social Stigma That Has Befallen Their Sport
WASHINGTON – Bill Schell felt forced to sneak around his own house
Sales of Maryland Hunting Licenses Is on Steady Decline
WASHINGTON – Sales of hunting licenses have fallen steadily in Maryland in recent decades, a decline in a traditional sport that has also led to a drop in revenues for state wildlife programs
Maryland Has 4th-Highest New AIDS Rate in Nation, Despite Advances
WASHINGTON – Maryland had the fourth-highest rate of new AIDS cases in the nation in 1998, up from sixth the year before, according to state and federal health officials
Maryland Income Among Highest in Nation, Poverty Rate Among Lowest
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s poverty rate is among the lowest in the nation and its median household income is one of the highest, the Census Bureau reported Thursday
Maryland, Virginia Push Feds to Fund $1.5 Billion of New Wilson Bridge
WASHINGTON – Maryland and Virginia officials said they can only pay $400 million of the projected $1