ANNAPOLIS – As more public records become available in electronic format, state agencies are hard-pressed to provide information affordably and still make ends meet, officials say
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Plan Would Impose Smoking Ban On All Federal Work Sites
WASHINGTON – Smoking is not a privilege extended equally to all federal employees
Md. Activists Oppose Changes to Endangered Species Act
ANNAPOLIS – Changes to the Endangered Species Act now under consideration in the U
Survey Results Show Graduates Need Additional Skills
BALTIMORE – Young people who enter the work force immediately after graduation from high school have poor writing, reading and communication skills, according to findings of a new survey by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
House Panel OKs More Life Insurance Coverage For Fed Workers
WASHINGTON – A House panel voted Wednesday to offer more life insurance coverage to federal workers and their families
Poll Shows Cigarette Tax May Help Legislative Candidates
ANNAPOLIS – Voter support for an increase in the state sales tax on cigarettes may be stronger than party loyalty, according to poll results released Wednesday by an anti-tobacco coalition
Western Maryland Counties Get New Open Space Funds
ANNAPOLIS – Three Western Maryland counties will get about $500,000 to maintain and expand local parks, the Board of Public Works announced Wednesday
Black Workers, NAACP Rep Demand Interior Chief’s Resignation
WASHINGTON – NAACP officials and black federal workers, calling the Interior Department racist and “the whitest of all federal agencies,” Tuesday demanded Secretary Bruce Babbitt’s resignation