Maryland

Federal Worker Groups Take Clinton To Task For Proposing A Delay In Retiree Pay Increases

WASHINGTON – Federal worker groups told a congressional panel Thursday that President Clinton’s budget unfairly targets retired civilian federal employees for delays in cost-of-living increases

Maryland Announces Wetlands, Environmental Benchmarks

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland officials hope to increase the state’s wetlands acreage by ten percent as part of a new plan to set “benchmarks” that measure environmental progress

Legislators, Juvenile Justice Department Target Young Offenders

ANNAPOLIS – What’s the best way to deal with young criminal offenders? Should they be punished? Or should authorities try to turn around their lives?

Those are the questions being debated at the Statehouse this legislative session as Maryland’s juvenile crime rate continues to rise

Area Anti-Apartheid Activists Go to South Africa

WASHINGTON – Two area anti-apartheid activists fulfilled dreams of exploring their African heritage Thursday when they left for the first-ever Peace Corps mission to South Africa

Montgomery Advertising Restrictions Ruled Unconstitutional

ANNAPOLIS – The owners of a Rockville furniture store, fined when they advertised for a liquidation sale before moving across the street, will not have to pay due to a unanimous ruling Thursday from the Maryland Court of Appeals

Aids Activists Criticize Clinton’s Medicaid Proposal

WASHINGTON – Marylanders with AIDS and the AIDS virus who are now insured under Medicaid could lose access to health care if new federal rules are implemented, activist groups say

Proposed Cemetery Regulations Prompt Heated Debate

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers and cemetery operators clashed frequently during a marathon hearing on proposed regulations Wednesday

Lawmakers Debate Election by Mail

ANNAPOLIS – Advocates of election by mail learned their lesson last year and are taking the tortoise track during the current General Assembly session