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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland schools are having trouble finding enough teachers, and with a growing minority population, the state is even further behind hiring minority teachers

ANNAPOLIS – As the General Assembly closed out its 1999 session, Republicans say their successes this year show a resurgence of their minority party in the legislature

ANNAPOLIS – Tobacco giant Philip Morris will meet with growers in Atlanta next week to discuss alternatives to the auction system – a move that some reports say could affect a $5

State and congressional officials vowed Friday to get the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement quickly back on track to avoid a “traffic nightmare,” after a federal judge ordered further study of the project

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s second highest court denied Ruth M

ANNAPOLIS – If the 1999 General Assembly session was the education session, Marylanders ain’t seen nothing yet

COLUMBIA – Howard County has one of the best records in the state on hiring minority teachers

FROSTBURG – After almost 25 years in an old campus cafeteria, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Appalachian Laboratory has a new $17

WASHINGTON – Check-cashing businesses in Maryland routinely charge fees of up to 20 percent and levy interest on cash advances that can run as high as 300 percent on an annual basis, say community and consumer rights advocates