Maryland

WASHINGTON – Maryland hospitals face a shortage of experienced registered nurses in specialty care areas such as emergency and operating rooms and critical care, at a time when nursing groups say skilled care is needed most

ANNAPOLIS – Pearl Lewis cannot sit or stand for long periods of time

WASHINGTON – Delmarva lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday that would provide federal tax credits to power companies that use chicken manure as a fuel to generate power

WASHINGTON – Boosted by more than $1

WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave two thumbs up to the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant this week in unrelated safety reports on the facility

ANNAPOLIS – Some 600,000 Marylanders filed their federal and state tax returns Thursday – the last day to file without penalties

WASHINGTON – Rep

ANNAPOLIS – Although its opposition was not unanimous, leaders of the Women Legislators of Maryland consider the defeat of a bill to ban partial birth abortions one of their proudest accomplishments this session

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus failed to win recognition as an official delegation in this year’s General Assembly, but members were heartened by the passage of a Martin Luther King Jr

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County won $159 million in direct operating aid for education and $108 million in capital projects funding during the 1999 General Assembly session, prompting county leaders to call it their best showing yet