ANNAPOLIS Police this week asked state legislators for more tools in their increasingly high-tech war against child pornography, but critics warned that quirks in Internet technology could unfairly subject innocent people to prosecution
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Maryland Turns Focus on Lead Paint to Individual Homes
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials said they will use a federal grant to turn lead paint abatement programs away from large apartment complexes, focusing instead on individual’s homes and small rental units
Women’s Caucus Chooses Legislative Focus
ANNAPOLIS The Women Legislators of Maryland will focus this legislative session on issues such as substance abuse and treatment, women and children’s health, gender bias, domestic violence and economic empowerment
Talented Teacher Labeled “Provisional” Despite Qualifications
COLUMBIA – Josh Cramer starts his second-period class by pulling out a single pink long-stemmed rose
Push to Drop `Provisional’ Teachers Could Leave State Short
WASHINGTON – President Clinton wants them gone within five years
Anti-Abortion Internet Site Turns Focus on Maryland Doctors
WASHINGTON – Abortion-rights supporters in Maryland had little time last week to celebrate a $107 million Oregon verdict against an anti-abortion web site that has now turned its focus on doctors here
Infrequent Hospice Inspections Miss Disturbing Problems
ANNAPOLIS State inspectors visiting hospice programs have uncovered long-standing and serious problems that the current 10-year inspection cycle allows to continue for too long, the licensing director of the state health department told the General Assembly this week
Legislators, Retailers Seek Tax-Free Week
ANNAPOLIS- Back-to-school clothes may be five percent cheaper next year if some legislators win General Assembly approval for a bill creating a sales tax-free week in Maryland