Maryland

Make Drug Offenders Punishable By Death

ANNAPOLIS – House Judiciary Committee members heard testimony Tuesday on two bills aimed at preventing crime – using the death penalty to deter drug murders and seizing cars to deter prostitution

Proposed Litter Law Gives Counties Some Teeth

ANNAPOLIS – You’d want to think twice before tossing a tissue onto the highway or sneaking out to dump a sofa into a streambed if a bill in the state Legislature becomes law

Educated Workers More Important Than Tax Cut, Rivlin Says

ANNAPOLIS – An educated work force is more likely to attract businesses to Maryland than a change in the personal income tax rate, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board told lawmakers Tuesday

Maryland Turf Growers Bask in Their Share of Super Bowl Glow

Maryland growers of Kentucky bluegrass and ryegrass are getting attention for shaping Super Bowl history

EDS: This is a write-thru of a story moved Jan. 24, with better explanations of the data and the trends throughout.

WASHINGTON – The FBI is seeking the capability after October 1998 to conduct electronic surveillance on as many as 890 telephone calls of Marylanders on any given day, an agency study says

Army’s New Plan For Mustard Gas Cleanup Applauded

WASHINGTON – Community activists and lawmakers are applauding the Pentagon’s plan to get rid of millions of pounds of World War II-era mustard gas at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in northeastern Maryland

Area H.S. Has 9 in Prestigious Westinghouse Semifinals

It must be something in Silver Spring’s water

School Nurses Poke and Probe a Student’s Life

ANNAPOLIS – Each day, Sandra Bell deals with bandages and ice packs, inhalers and tissues

Public Airs Concerns on Prison Sentencing

ANNAPOLIS – Making criminals serve their full sentences should be a priority in restructuring the state’s sentencing guidelines

Speaker Emphasizes Growth of High Tech Industries

ANNAPOLIS – Reduce the personal income tax, lift regulations and improve the skills of the work force if you want to make Maryland more attractive to high-tech business, economic experts told lawmakers Friday