Maryland

Maryland Poor Face One of Lowest Income Tax Burdens, Study Says

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s working poor face one of the lightest income tax burdens in the nation, according to a report scheduled to be released Thursday

Proposed Sulfur Reductions Spark Fuel Feud

ANNAPOLIS Environmentalists and proponents of air pollution control are facing off against petroleum industry representatives over proposed legislation to reduce sulfur in gasoline in Maryland

House, Senate Committees Near Vote on Domestic Violence Bills

ANNAPOLIS A bill to broaden police powers to seize guns from domestic abusers came under fire in the General Assembly last week

Schaefer Supported Glendening’s Campaign; Now Spars With Him

ANNAPOLIS- Comptroller William Donald Schaefer and Gov

RESEND for all needing

ANNAPOLIS A dozen Maryland legislators accused a Baltimore Catholic weekly newspaper of fueling violence and extremism after it published an editorial cartoon depicting abortion rights legislators boiling in a pot

RESEND for all needing

ANNAPOLIS Prompted by constituent complaints about managed care and the rising number of Marylanders without health insurance, two lawmakers have introduced legislation to design a universal health care plan for the state

Anti-Glendening Website Urges Assembly Approval of Ethics Reforms

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Amish Child Labor Exemption Passes House

WASHINGTON – The House Tuesday passed a bill that would let Amish teen- agers work in sawmill and carpentry jobs, an exception to child labor laws that opponents said could endanger children

Crackdown on Trash Haulers Forces 87 Trucks Off the Road

WASHINGTON – Maryland police and environmental officials took 87 trash trucks off the road this month, 13 percent of the total that they stopped as part of a nine- state crackdown