Maryland

Low Blue Crab Harvest Concerns Officials

ANNAPOLIS – The blue crab harvest in the Chesapeake Bay was well below average last year and the outlook for this year suggests little improvement, say state officials

Legislators Focus on DWI Offenders

ANNAPOLIS With 12 House bills and five Senate bills proposed this session, drunken driving law reform seems certain for Maryland

Senate Passes Bill To Benefit Patients

ANNAPOLIS A bill endorsed by Gov

Second Nursing Home In Three Months Forced to Remove Residents

ANNAPOLIS-The state revoked the Medicare and Medicaid certification of its second nursing home in three months – part of a larger crackdown on such facilities

Appeals Court Upholds Quick-Evict Policy for Criminals in Public Housing

The Baltimore City Housing Authority can continue its speedy eviction proceedings against tenants charged with certain criminal activity, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday

Reaction to Judge’s Decision on Proposition 16 Mixed

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland college and high school coaches are uncertain what the effect on their programs will be after Monday’s court ruling striking down test-score requirements for freshman athletes as unfair to blacks

Study Says Maryland Could Not Weather an Economic Downturn

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s “rainy day fund” is already too small to keep the state afloat through an economic recession and it is being shrunk further to pay for an income tax cut, according to a report released Thursday

Fliers Relate Tales of Unfriendly Skies to Congressional Subcommittee

WASHINGTON – For Frederick resident Patricia Shank, it was bad enough that she had to sit on a grounded Virgin Atlantic jet for nine hours in an ice storm in January