Maryland

House Passes AIDS Task Force Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Without debate, Maryland delegates approved a bill Thursday to establish a task force to study HIV in state prisons

HMO Regulation Bill Finds Support from Doctors

ANNAPOLIS – Can’t get through to your HMO doctor? Do you wait two hours to see the doctor once you have an appointment? Do you think you didn’t have a test run because of its cost?

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Changes In Toxic Waste Cleanup Program Could Harm States, Says Md. Official

WASHINGTON – Congress should not force the states to pay for cleaning up the worst toxic waste sites, Maryland’s top environmental official told a House committee

Panel Of Experts Says Cloning Of Humans Unlikely

WASHINGTON – A panel of experts speaking Wednesday before a congressional committee expressed doubts that the cloning of humans would ever take place

Washingtonians Not Surprised 24 Percent of Them are Obese

WASHINGTON – Washingtonians don’t seem to be too surprised to learn that close to 24 percent of them are obese

Court Rules Workers’ Comp May Cover Post-Traumatic Stress

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that workers may receive compensation if they developed post-traumatic stress disorder from their jobs

Toxic Safety Information Act Gets First Airing

ANNAPOLIS – Proponents of a bill to expand the public’s right to know about toxic chemical use in their neighborhoods got an easy reception from a Senate committee Tuesday

Morella Calls Hearing to Probe Ethics of Cloning

WASHINGTON – A congressional panel headed by Rep