Maryland

Board of Regents Hikes Tuition at Nine UMS Schools

BALTIMORE – The University of Maryland Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve a $1

Citizens’ Group Criticizes Truck Provision

WASHINGTON – Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways on Thursday denounced legislation that could grant medium-sized trucks immunity from federal commercial safety regulations

Maryland Workplaces Smoke-Free?

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s new workplace smoking law got some legal teeth Wednesday, though no one got bitten by fines

Board Approves Contract for New BWI Fire Station

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Board of Public Works Wednesday paved the way for Baltimore-Washington International Airport to get a new rescue and fire fighting station

Federal Government Shutdown Would Cost Maryland Millions

WASHINGTON – A shutdown of the federal government would cost Maryland’s economy more than $109 million a week in lost pay and purchases, a federal employees’ union estimated

Supreme Court Set to Decide Gay Rights Case; Md., Va., D.C., Take Sides

WASHINGTON – The area’s homosexual community and the governments of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia have taken sides in the controversy over a Colorado state amendment limiting gay rights

Baltimore Woman Burned by Acid Will Get Jury Trial, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Baltimore woman burned by sulfuric acid in an on- the-job railroad accident two years ago must be given a jury trial in her case against CSX Transportation Inc

Federal Economic Aid Cuts Would Trickle Down to Md. Programs

WASHINGTON – Hagerstown Junior College used $1

Eligible Not Applying to DALP Replacement Program, Report Says

ANNAPOLIS – Before he even opened the letter with “Baltimore City Court Document” stamped across it, Robert Barzyk knew what it meant: eviction