Maryland

State, Businesses Square Off Over Cost of Electronic Data

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

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

Rosapepe Sails Through Nomination Hearing For Ambassadorship

WASHINGTON – Maryland Del

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