Maryland

House Approves School Voucher Plan By A Single Vote

WASHINGTON – By a single vote, the House of Representatives late Thursday passed a Republican plan to allow some District students to attend suburban and private schools with government vouchers

Maryland Lawmakers Split on “Partial-Birth” Abortion Ban

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep

Women Entrepreneurs Face Obstacles In Getting Loans, Contracts

WASHINGTON – Women entrepreneurs continue to have problems in getting loans and government contracts even though they own 35 percent of U

Federal Workers To See Major Jump In Health Insurance In ’98

WASHINGTON – Federal workers will pay an average of 15

Montgomery County Gets Open Space Funds for Upper Paint Branch

ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County will get about $1 million for three new community parks and an expanded conservation area surrounding the Upper Paint Branch, the Board of Public Works announced Wednesday

House OKs Latest In Series Of Federal Funds For Pfiesteria

WASHINGTON – The House approved $3 million Wednesday to fight Pfiesteria – the third and latest federal effort to secure money to combat the fish-killing microbe

Tobacco Companies Fight Use of Private Counsel in State Lawsuit

ANNAPOLIS – The nation’s biggest tobacco firms, led by Philip Morris Inc

Maryland Crime Down From Last Year

WASHINGTON – Crime in Maryland dipped 3

Maryland State Bar Association Releases Plan To Fight Violence

TOWSON – In the 1995-’96 school year, 23,647 students were suspended for physically attacking fellow students and 1,697 for attacking teachers, according to the Maryland State Department of Education

University of Md. Defends Privacy of Parking Ticket Records

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Tuesday sought to determine whether the University of Maryland’s records of on- campus parking violations should be made public like law enforcement records or kept private like educational data