Maryland

Strengthened Bartlett Plans On Serving Into Next Century

WASHINGTON – At age 71, Rep

Maryland, Nation Are Not Meeting Education Goals

WASHINGTON – Maryland has come closer than most states to meeting the government’s education goals, but it still has far to go, according to a congressionally mandated study released Wednesday

Foster Care Report Proposes Sweeping Changes

ANNAPOLIS – The system that deals with nearly 12,000 children in foster care daily needs more judicial resources and training, an improved information system and a revised foster care law, according to a report released Wednesday

Students Give Caesar Achievement Award At Latin Day

COLLEGE PARK – Alea Iacta Est

Federal Court Upholds Convictions of Immigrant Smugglers

A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of two men found guilty of participating in an alien-smuggling ring that held and tortured illegal immigrants in Prince George’s County

Federal Workers May Be Able To Donate Leave To Disaster Victims

WASHINGTON – Federal workers would be able to donate leave time to colleagues suffering from disasters in other parts of the country under a proposed Clinton administration plan

Judges Can’t Ignore Sentencing Guidelines in Drug Cases: Court

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Tuesday overturned the supervised probation and mandatory drug treatment prescribed for a Prince George’s County man, ruling that the trial judge neglected strict sentencing guidelines in his decision

State Senate Reexamines Long-Term Care Insurance Credit

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, which considered and rejected two proposed tax credits for long-term care insurance last session, is looking at the issue again

Diplomatic Nominations of Maryland’s Rosapepe, King Approved

WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved President Clinton’s nominations of a Maryland lawmaker as ambassador to Romania and a Bethesda woman to a top United Nations post