Maryland

Bereano Will Speak to Lobbyist Reform Panel

ANNAPOLIS – Lobbyist Bruce C

Medicinal Marijuana Users Watch, Hope for D.C. Bill to Legalize Use

WASHINGTON – If medicinal marijuana becomes legal in Washington, D

Despite Prohibition, Some State Doctors, Patients Swear by Marijuana Use

WASHINGTON – Possession of marijuana is illegal in Maryland, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000

Appeals Court Orders Maryland Ambulance Company to Recognize Union

A federal appeals court has upheld a union vote and ordered a Maryland ambulance company to begin bargaining with the Teamsters local that was elected to represent workers at the company in 1997

Texas Shooting Has Churches Asking if They Must Be A Mighty Fortress

ROCKVILLE – Music and laughter filled the chapel at Redland Baptist Church as a rambunctious group of teen-agers in jeans and sneakers gathered Wednesday for PreFix, the church’s weekly youth night

Maryland Woman At Head of `Million Mom March’ for Gun Control

WASHINGTON – Rosemary McLain is looking for a few good moms — 999,999 of them

State Teachers, Schoolkids, Rally for Federal Help for Homeless Students

WASHINGTON – Alexis Mack wanted to go to school in Dundalk, where she landed with her mother and sister last summer after they escaped an abusive situation in their home in New York

State Educator Says Teachers Need Training to Make Technology Work

WASHINGTON – Computers in classrooms are not enough if teachers are not properly trained to use them, a Montgomery County school official told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday

EPA Says Tipton Airport Cleanup Complete, `Superfund’ Status Should End

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to remove Tipton Airport from the “Superfund” cleanup list, a step that Anne Arundel County officials say is crucial to their operation of the airfield

Report Shows Which Maryland HMOs Are Making the Grade

ANNAPOLIS – Fewer than half of Marylanders enrolled in the state’s largest health maintenance organizations said they always got care quickly when they needed it, according to a state report card issued Tuesday